Book type: fiction (6203)
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Nana by Émile Zola EN
FranceDescription:
"Nana is probably the most famous character in Les Rougon-Macquart. The novel that bears her name, published in 1880, is the ninth volume in the series. It consists of a number of episodes, or tableaux, in the short but spectacular life of Ana Coupeau, the fourth child of Gervaise Macquart. We first saw her as a young girl in L'Assommoir (1877), her father an abusive alcoholic, her mother Gervaise reduced to a similar degraded state. She works as a milliner's assistant and dabbles in casual street prostitution. She has a child by an unknown father when she is sixteen. Having escaped from the s... continue
Malta
Japan3114.
Naomi by Junichiro Tanizaki EN
Description:
A hilarious story of one man’s obsession and a brilliant reckoning of a nation’s cultural confusion—from a master Japanese novelist. When twenty-eight-year-old Joji first lays eyes upon the teenage waitress Naomi, he is instantly smitten by her exotic, almost Western appearance. Determined to transform her into the perfect wife and to whisk her away from the seamy underbelly of post-World War I Tokyo, Joji adopts and ultimately marries Naomi, paying for English and music lessons that promise to mold her into his ideal companion. But as she grows older, Joji discovers that Naomi is far from the... continue
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Napoleon's Beekeeper by José Luis de Juan EN
SpainDescription:
Winner of the prestigious ‘Premio Novela Breve Juan March Cencillo’ May 1814. On the island of Elba, the beekeeper Andrea Pasolini awaits the arrival of the defeated, exiled emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte. Pasolini is a self-taught disciple of the Enlightenment, whose first love is reading books on philosophy and apiculture – a secret, illicit activity he undertakes in his cellar at night. The defeated emperor is likewise fascinated, with the swarming of bees and the beauty of honey. From a distance, an obsessive interest develops between the two men, as anticipation builds around a visit by the ... continue
Germany3117.
Nascido do crime: histórias da minha infância na África do Sul by Trevor Noah PT
Country: Africa / 
South Africa
South Africa
Description:
A jornada extraordinária de Trevor Noah ― da infância sob o apartheid, na África do Sul, à bancada de um dos mais importantes talk shows dos Estados Unidos ― começou com um ato criminoso: seu nascimento. Trevor nasceu de pai branco e mãe negra, numa época em que essa união era punível com cinco anos de prisão. Prova viva de um crime, ele era mantido em segredo, uma das medidas extremas que sua mãe era obrigada a tomar para escondê-lo do governo, que a qualquer momento poderia levá-lo. Finalmente livres com... continue
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United States of America3119.
Natasha and Other Stories by David Bezmozgis EN
LatviaDescription:
National Bestseller Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year New York Times Notable Book of the Year Winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book (Canada and Caribbean Region) Winner of the Canadian Jewish Book Award, Fiction Category Winner of the Toronto Book Award Winner of the Jewish Quarterly Wingate Literary Prize for Fiction Winner of the Danuta Gleed Literary Award Finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Fiction Finalist for CBC’s Canada Reads Finalist for the Guardian First Book Award Finalist for the Borders Books and Music 2004 Original Voices Award Finalist for t... continue
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NATIVE DANCE : An African Story by GERVÁSIO KAISER EN
Country: Africa / 
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
Description:
Settlers are ruling the islands. Makengo takes care of Tino, a native child a bully beats up, and this help brings trouble. It turns out the price Makengo pays comes along with a dance with Tino's mother and her change toward him. Relish voices of native Africans from the fingers of a gifted African writer.