Book type: fiction (6211)


2901.

Memories of Philippine Kitchens by Amy Besa, Romy Dorotan EN

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Country: Asia / Philippines flag Philippines
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The owners and chef at Soho's popular Cendrillon restaurant present a fascinating look at Filipino cuisine and culture. They document dishes and culinary techniques that are rapidly disappearing and offer more than 100 unique recipes.

2902.

Memories, Dreams and Nightmares : A Short Story Anthology by Belizean Women Writers by Gay Alden Wilentz EN

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"This collection of short stories by Belizean women writers reflects the memories, dreams and nightmares of women. From accounts of abuse and stories of strength to memories of history, this collection tells untold tales of women’s lives in Belize. The stories present the voices of young girls, mothers, and grandmothers, women who give up and women who stand up. From well known to young, emergent women writers, this unique collection of short stories adds to the literary voice of Belize through a woman’s perspective."--publisher.

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Memory of Departure by Abdulrazak Gurnah EN

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Country: Africa / Tanzania flag Tanzania
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**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021** Vehement, comic and shrewd, Abdulrazak Gurnah's first novel is an unwavering contemplation of East African coastal life Poverty and depravity wreak havoc on Hassan Omar's family. Amid great hardship he decides to escape. The arrival of Independence brings new upheavals as well as the betrayal of the promise of freedom. The new government, fearful of an exodus of its most able men, discourages young people from travelling abroad and refuses to release examination results. Deprived of a scholarship, Hassan travels to Nairobi to stay with a ... continue

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Memory of Water : A Novel by Emmi Itäranta EN

Rating: 4 (5 votes)
Country: Europe / Finland flag Finland
Description:
An amazing, award-winning speculative fiction debut novel by a major new talent, in the vein of Ursula K. Le Guin. Global warming has changed the world’s geography and its politics. Wars are waged over water, and China rules Europe, including the Scandinavian Union, which is occupied by the power state of New Qian. In this far north place, seventeen-year-old Noria Kaitio is learning to become a tea master like her father, a position that holds great responsibility and great secrets. Tea masters alone know the location of hidden water sources, including the natural spring that Noria’s father te... continue

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Men in the Sun by Ghassan Kanafani EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Asia / Palestine flag Palestine
Description:
This collection of important stories by novelist, journalist, teacher and Palestinina activist Ghassan Kanafani includes 'Men in the Sun,' the basis of the film 'The Deceived.' Also in the volume are 'The Land of Sad Oranges', 'If You Were A Horse', 'The Falcon' and 'Letter from Gaza.'
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Men Without Women : Stories by Haruki Murakami EN

Rating: 3 (3 votes)
Country: Asia / Japan flag Japan
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Including the story "Drive My Car”—now an Academy Award–nominated film—this collection from the internationally acclaimed author "examines what happens to characters without important women in their lives; it'll move you and confuse you and sometimes leave you with more questions than answers" (Barack Obama). Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are lovesick doctors, students, ex-boyfriends, actors, bartenders, and even Kafka’s Gregor Samsa, brought together to ... continue

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Mendelssohn en el tejado by Jiri Weil ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
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Mendelssohn en el tejado ofrece una mirada satírica de la vida cotidiana en una Praga asolada por la ocupación nazi. En el año 1.942, cuando la capital checa se encontraba ocupada por el ejército nazi, Julius Schlesinger, aspirante a oficial de las SS, ha recibido de sus superiores la orden de retirar del tejado del Rudolfinum la estatua del judío Felix Mendelssohn. Pero ¿cuál de las efigies es la del insigne compositor? Schlesinger decide llevar a la práctica las enseñanzas recibidas en un curso de «ciencia racial», y ... continue

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Mendelssohn is on the Roof by Jiri Weil EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
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SS Officer Juliyus Schlesinger is ordered to remove the statue of the Jewish composer Mendelssohn from the roof of the Prague Academy of Music before an official concert. Unsure which of the statues is Mendelssohn, he tells his men to remove the one with the biggest nose. Unfortunately, this is the statue of Wagner.

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Menino de Engenho by José Lins do Rego PT

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Primeiro romance de José Lins do Rego, Menino de engenho traz uma narrativa cativante composta pelas aventuras e desventuras da meninice de Carlos, garoto nascido num engenho de açúcar. No livro, o leitor se envolverá com as alegrias, inquietações e angústias do garoto diante de sensações e situações por ele vivenciadas pela primeira vez. Publicado originalmente em 1932, o romance comprova, sem sombra de dúvidas, o talento monumental de um escritor, cuja obra nortearia os rumos do moderno regionalismo brasileiro.

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Menneskefluene (The human flies) by Hans Olav Lahlum NO

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
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This is the first mystery in the hugely compelling, bestselling Norwegian crime series. Oslo, 1968. Ambitious young detective Inspector Kolbjorn Kristiansen is called to an apartment block, where a man has been found murdered. The victim, Harald Olesen, was a legendary hero of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation and at first it is difficult to imagine who could have wanted him dead. But as Detective Inspector Kolbjorn Kristiansen (known as K2) begins to investigate, it seems clear that the murderer could only be one of Olesen's fellow tenants in the building. Soon, with the help of ... continue