Book type: fiction (6167)
1811.
Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea EN
Country: North America / 
Mexico
Mexico
Description:
An Instant New York Times Bestseller This “powerful, uplifting, and deeply personal novel” (Kristin Hannah, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Four Winds), at once “a heart-wrenching wartime drama” (Christina Baker Kline, #1 NYT bestselling author of Orphan Train) and “a moving and graceful tribute to heroic women” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), asks the question: What if a friendship forged on the front lines of war defines a life forever? In the tradition of The Nightingale and Transcription, this is a searing epic based on the magnificent and true story of courageous Red Cross women. “U... continue
1812.
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
The world will end on Saturday. Next Saturday. Just before dinner, according to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies written in 1655. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing and everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist. Put New York Times bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett together . . . and all Hell breaks loose.
1813.
Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto EN
JapanDescription:
"An elegiac story of two young cousins coming of age at the Japanese seaside, Goodbye, Tsugumi is an enchanting novel"
1814.
Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Presents thirteen years of field research on the endangered mountain gorilla of the African rain forest.
1815.
Gostaria que você estivesse aqui by Fernando Scheller PT
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Quando a década de 1980 começa a dar as caras no Rio de Janeiro, o tempo é de contradições. À efervescência musical e a uma febril vontadede viver, unem-se a instabilidade política, a aterrorizadora epidemia de aids e o aumento do tráfico nas favelas. E cinco personagens, de idades diferentes, aspirações diferentes, mundos diferentes, veem a vida mudar completamente. Inácio, apaixonado por Baby, larga a faculdade de engenharia quando conhece César, produtor musical gay que, como Baby, busca encontrar o próprio lugar no mundo. Selma, mãe de César, lida com o abandono do marido e o medo de perde... continue
Spain
1818.
Gran sertón : veredas by João Guimarães Rosa ES
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Grande Sertão: Veredas es la compleja historia de Riobaldo, un ex yagunço (mercenario o bandido) del interior pobre y estepa del río São Francisco, conocido como Sertão, de los estados de Minas Gerais y Bahía en los albores del siglo XX. Ya viejo y campesino, Riobaldo cuenta su larga historia a un oyente anónimo y silencioso de la ciudad. El libro está escrito en una sección larga, sin secciones ni saltos de capítulo.
1819.
Granada : A Novel by Radwa Ashour EN
EgyptDescription:
Radwa Ashour skillfully weaves a history of Granadan rule and an Arabic world into a novel that evokes cultural loss and the disappearance of a vanquished population. The novel follows the family of Abu Jaafar the bookbinder—his wife, widowed daughter-in-law, her two children, and his two apprentices—as they witness Christopher Columbus and his entourage in a triumphant parade featuring exotic plants, animals, human captives from the New World. Embedded in the narrative is the preparation for the marriage of Saad, one of the apprentices, and Saleema, Abu Jaafar's granddaughter—which is elegant... continue
1820.
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) Vol. 5 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu EN
ChinaDescription:
Foes, allies, and one reassembled fierce corpse converge on the Guanyin Temple for a climactic showdown. With decades-long schemes finally unveiled, and dark secrets unearthed, the events of this rain-battered night will decide not just the fate of the entire cultivation world--but also that of a love story two lifetimes in the making. Also included are eight short stories that focus on the future and the past. From magical incense burners to tense banquets, to lotus-pod hunting and nighttime expeditions with the juniors, these stories span from dawn to dusk and so much more!