Book type: fiction (6541)
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Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
First published in 1952 and immediately hailed as a masterpiece, Invisible Man is one of those rare novels that have changed the shape of American literature. For not only does Ralph Ellison's nightmare journey across the racial divide tell unparalleled truths about the nature of bigotry and its effects on the minds of both victims and perpetrators, it gives us an entirely new model of what a novel can be.
As he journeys from the Deep South to the streets and basements of Harlem, from a horrifying "battle royal" where black men are reduced to fighting animals, to a Communist ... continue
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Invisible Planets by Ken Liu EN
ChinaDescription:
Here are thirteen short stories from the new frontiers of Chinese science fiction, selected and translated by Hugo, Nebula, Locus and World Fantasy Award-winner Ken Liu. Hao Jingfang's Hugo-Award-Winning 'Folding Beijing' takes place in a near-future dystopia where the title city's buildings fold into and out of the earth, allowing three different strata of society to spend part of the day above ground. Xia Jia's 'Night Journey of the Dragon-Horse' describes a post-apocalyptic world where machines have outlived the humans who engineered them. In 'Taking Care of God' by Liu Cixin - author of Th... continue
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Invitaţia la vals by Mihail Drumeş RO
Country: Europe / 
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Description:
Kærlighedsroman om de to studerende Todor og Micaela, som bliver forelskede i hinanden. Deres kærlighed kan kun overleve, hvis de hver især ofrer noget og kæmper for kærligheden
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Io sono vivo, voi siete morti by Emmanuel Carrère IT
FranceDescription:
«Da adolescente» scrive Emmanuel Carrère nel "Regno" «sono stato un lettore appassionato di Dick e, a differenza della maggior parte delle passioni adolescenziali, questa non si è mai affievolita. Ho riletto a intervalli regolari "Ubik", "Le tre stimmate di Palmer Eldritch", "Un oscuro scrutare", "Noi marziani", "La svastica sul sole". Consideravo – e considero tuttora – il loro autore una specie di Dostoevskij della nostra epoca». A trentacinque anni, spinto da questa inesausta passione, Carrère decise di raccontare la vita, vissuta e sognata, di Philip K. Dick. Il risultato fu questo libro, ... continue
Romania2326.
Iona : teatru by Marin Sorescu RO
Description:
„Daca as avea mijloace, n-as face nimic altceva decat o banca de lemn in mijlocul marii. Constructie grandioasa de stejar geluit, sa respire pe ea, in timpul furtunii, pescarusii mai lasi. Si sa zica asa, gandindu-se la mine: “N-a facut nimic bun in viata lui decat aceasta banca de lemn, punandu-i de jur imprejur marea”. M-am gandit bine, lucrul asta l-as face cu draga inima.”
Inspirata din mitul biblic al omului inghitit de un peste, drama Iona da nastere, de-a lungul celor patru tablouri, la interogatii existentiale grave, privitoare la: viata, moarte, singuratate,... continue
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Iowa : Ein Ausflug nach Amerika by Stefanie Sargnagel DE
AustriaDescription:
Das neue Buch der österreichischen Bestsellerautorin ("Dicht"). Stefanie Sargnagels Blick auf die USA ist so unverwechselbar wie ihr Schreiben: Sarkastisch, schonungslos ehrlich und doch voll Sympathie bringt sie uns das ländliche Amerika nahe und berichtet nebenbei herzerwärmend über die Lebensnotwendigkeit von Frauenfreundschaften.
2022 tauscht Stefanie Sargnagel widerstrebend das bequeme Wiener Sofa gegen ein Flugticket in die USA ein. In Iowa soll sie an einem College mitten im Nirgendwo Creative Writing unterrichten. In der Kleinstadt Grinnell mit ihren 8000 Ei... continue
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Iphigenia : (The Diary of a Young Lady who Wrote Because She was Bored) by Teresa de la Parra EN
Description:
The story of Maria Eugenia Alonso, a girl brought up in France and forced to return to Venezuela when her father dies. Having had her inheritance stolen by an uncle, the family puts her up for marriage. Written in 1924.
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Ireland : A Novel by Frank Delaney EN
IrelandDescription:
“Dramatic, adventurous, heroic, romantic. . . these historical chronicles, legends, myths, tall tales and fables, featuring warriors, kings, monks, explorers and clever common folk, imaginatively tell the history of Ireland.” — Philadelphia Inquirer This New York Times bestselling epic is an unforgettable tour de force that marries the intimate, passionate texture of the Irish spirit with a historical scope that is sweeping and resplendent. Storyteller extraordinaire Frank Delaney takes his readers on a journey through the history of Ireland, stopping along the way to evoke the dramatic events... continue
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Iron Curtain : A Love Story by Vesna Goldsworthy EN
SerbiaDescription:
'A piercingly evocative East-West love story' The Times This is a story of East and West. A story of love, betrayal, and lost illusions... The end of the Cold War seems unimaginable for Milena, a Red Princess trapped in a lifetime of limitless luxury. Yet when she meets Jason, a confident British poet, it's not long before she's secretly planning her escape to Britain. 1980s London defies her privileged expectations. And when she discovers Jason's concept of freedom confronts her deepest-held beliefs, the very ideas of family and state come into question... 'A wonderful, perfectly-pitched nove... continue