Book type: fiction (6541)
2921.
SwedenDescription:
70 år gamle Ulf Norrstig er pensjonert skogvokter og formann i det lokale jaktlaget. Han bor med kona Inga, som han har vært gift med i nesten to tiår. De to snakker ikke nødvendigvis så mye, men de deler en kjærlighet for både bøker og naturen. Et møte med en ulv i skogen en tidlig morgen skal vise seg å få store konsekvenser for alle i den svenske bygda, ikke minst Ulf selv. Boka er nominert til Nordisk Råds Litteraturpris og har blitt kåret til årets beste bok av Dagens Nyheter i Sverige. Omtalen er utarbeidet av BS.
Romania2923.
Luci nella notte by Georges Simenon IT
BelgiumDescription:
Quarantacinque milioni di auto. Tante ne sono previste sulle strade americane in questo primo week-end di settembre. Come altre migliaia di newyorchesi, Steve e Nancy Hogan partono per il Maine, dove i loro due figli hanno trascorso le vacanze in un campeggio chiamato Walla Walla. Una coppia come tante, con una bella casa a Long Island e un più che discreto tenore di vita. Ma anche con la rabbiosa scontentezza di un amore logorato dai risentimenti. Né l’uno né l’altro sospettano che questa volta il ponte del Labor Day segnerà nella loro esistenza una svolta drammatica, e al tempo stesso, forse... continue
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Luciernaga : Premio Lumen de novela 2024 by Natalia Litvinova ES
BelarusDescription:
Natalia Litvinova, escritora bielorrusa afincada en Buenos Aires (Argentina), ha sido galardonada con el II Premio Lumen de novela 2024 por la obra Luciérnaga. El jurado ha destacado: «Una voz deslumbrante y conmovedora, con la difícil cualidad de la sencillez. En la tradición de la mejor literatura rusa, pasa del realismo a lo mítico con naturalidad y sabe recurrir al humor y la ironía para narrar una historia que todavía no habíamos leído. La guerra y la emigración, la vida en Bielorrusia (“el país que se rompe... continue
2925.
Lucky Breaks by Yevgenia Belorusets EN
UkraineDescription:
Powerful, off-beat stories about women living in the shadow of the now-frozen, now-thawing war in Ukraine
2926.
Lucky Per by Henrik Pontoppidan EN
DenmarkDescription:
A true neglected classic, this sweeping 1904 novel is a Modernist masterpiece and arguably "the great Danish novel"-- but is only newly available in English. Lucky Per is a bildungsroman about the ambitious son of a clergyman who rejects his faith and flees his restricted life in the Danish countryside for the capital city. Per is a gifted young man who arrives in Copenhagen believing that "you had to hunt down luck as if it were a wild creature, a crooked-fanged beast . . . and capture and bind it." Per's love interest, a Jewish heiress, is both the strongest character in the book and one of ... continue
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Lucy : A Novel by Jamaica Kincaid EN
Country: North America / 
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Description:
Lucy, a teenage girl from the West Indies, comes to America to work as an au pair for a wealthy couple. She begins to notice cracks in their beautiful façade at the same time that the mysteries of own sexuality begin to unravel. Jamaica Kincaid has created a startling new heroine who is destined to win a place of honor in contemporary fiction.
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Luisa in Realityland by Claribel Alegría, Pedro Caubet, Darwin Flakoll, Erik Flakoll EN
Country: North America / 
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Description:
Claribel Alegria combines poetry, fiction, and historical narrative about her early childhood in Santa Ana, El Salvador.
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Luka and the Fire of Life : A Novel by Salman Rushdie EN
IndiaDescription:
“You’ve reached the age at which people in this family cross the border into the magical world. It’s your turn for an adventure—yes, it’s finally here!” So says Haroun to his younger brother, twelve-year-old Luka. The adventure begins one beautiful starry night in the land of Alifbay, when Luka’s father, Rashid, falls suddenly into a sleep so deep that nothing and no one can rouse him. To save him from slipping away entirely, Luka embarks on a journey through the world of magic with his loyal companions, Bear, the dog, and Dog, the bear. Together they encounter a slew of fantastical creatures,... continue
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Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
“A beautiful book. . . . There are phrases in here that will make you laugh out loud, and others that will stop your heart. A definite triumph.” — David Rakoff, author of Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish The international bestseller by Heather O'Neill, the Giller-shortlisted author of Daydreams of Angels and The Girl Who Was Saturday Night. A blend of Girl, Interrupted and Thirteen, Lullabies for Little Criminals is a heartbreaking and wholly original novel about a young girl fighting to preserve a bruised innocence on the feral streets of a big city Baby, all of thirteen years old,... continue