Book type: fiction (6211)



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Malpertuis by Jean Rey EN

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Country: Europe / Belgium flag Belgium
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The prison-like edifice of a mysterious ancient townhouse and the gloom-laden landscape of Flanders form the backdrop to this intense, unrelenting, but beautifully crafted fantasy by Belgian author Jean Ray. What ghastly message is the slowly dying Cassave (played by Orson Welles in the screen adaptation) trying to bring us? MALPERTIUS is considered one of the greatest Gothic novels ever written.

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Mama Hissa's Mice by Saud Alsanousi EN

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Country: Asia / Kuwait flag Kuwait
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From the winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction comes an apocalyptic and caustically funny novel about the power of friendship in a war-torn world that NPR calls "rich and resonant." Growing up together in the Surra section of central Kuwait, Katkout, Fahd, and Sadiq share neither ethnic origin nor religious denomination--only friendship and a rage against the unconscionable sectarian divide turning their lives into war-zone rubble. To lay bare the ugly truths, they form the protest group Fuada's Kids. Their righteous transgressions have made them targets of both Sunni and Shi'a ... continue


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Man Tiger : A Novel by Eka Kurniawan EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Asia / Indonesia flag Indonesia
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Winner of the Financial Times Emerging Voices Award, and longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize A wry, affecting tale set in a small town on the Indonesian coast, Man Tiger tells the story of two interlinked and tormented families and of Margio, a young man ordinary in all particulars except that he conceals within himself a supernatural female white tiger. The inequities and betrayals of family life coalesce around and torment this magical being. An explosive act of violence follows, and its mysterious cause is unraveled as events progress toward a heartbreaking revelation. Ly... continue
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Man's Search For Meaning : The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust by Viktor E. Frankl EN

Rating: 5 (10 votes)
Country: Europe / Austria flag Austria
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Over 16 million copies sold worldwide 'Every human being should read this book' Simon Sinek One of the outstanding classics to emerge from the Holocaust, Man's Search for Meaning is Viktor Frankl's story of his struggle for survival in Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps. Today, this remarkable tribute to hope offers us an avenue to finding greater meaning and purpose in our own lives.

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Manalive by G. K. Chesterton EN

Rating: 4 (3 votes)
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Light-hearted work introduces Innocent Smith, a bubbly, eccentric gentleman of questionable character, into the lives of a group of young disillusioned people -- and the result is inspired, high-spirited nonsense.

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Manantial by Akwaeke Emezi , Damián Tullio (Translator) ES

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Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
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Durante su infancia en Nigeria, Ada siente que hay algo en ella que la hace diferente, distinta a los demás, ni siquiera sus padres consiguen descifrarla del todo. Su mudanza a Estados Unidos y la repentina pérdida de sus raíces no hace más que profundizar esa sensación. ¿Cómo se sobrevive en un cuerpo habitado por dioses? ¿Cómo se construye una identidad mientras se lidia con tormentos mentales y metafísicos? Esas son las preguntas que recorren este libro oscuro y conmovedor. En Manantial, su primera novela, basada en su experiencia personal, Emezi nos sumerge en el inquietante universo de qu... continue
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Manchester Happened by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Uganda flag Uganda
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE HEARST BIG BOOK AWARDS 2019 AN AMBITIOUS AND ASSURED COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF KINTU If there's one thing the characters in Jennifer Makumbi's stories know, it's how to field an uncomfortable question. 'Let me buy you a cup of tea...what are you doing in England?' 'Do these children of yours speak any Luganda?' 'Did you know that man Idi Amin?' But perhaps the most difficult question of all is the one they ask themselves- 'You mean this is England?' Told with empathy, humour and compassion, these vibrant, kaleidoscopic stories ... continue

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Mândrie şi prejudecată by Jane Austen RO

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
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Elizabeth Bennet, una dintre cele cinci fiice ale unui gentleman din mediul rural al Angliei secolului al XIX-lea, se afla in fata unei dileme privind viitorul ei si al surorilor sale: in cazul eventualei morti a parintelui lor, neavand drept la mostenire, fetele trebuie sa-si asigure o existenta decenta, printr-o casatorie convenabila si sigura. Acest lucru devine o obsesie pentru mama lor, care se arata dispusa la orice compromisuri numai ca sa obtina garantia ca fetele vor avea un viitor stabil si sigur. O oportunitate neasteptata se iveste in clipa cand in vecinatate se intaleaza domnul Da... continue