Book type: fiction (6169)
3811.
Severance : A Novel by Ling Ma EN
ChinaDescription:
Maybe it’s the end of the world, but not for Candace Chen, a millennial, first-generation American and office drone meandering her way into adulthood in Ling Ma’s offbeat, wryly funny, apocalyptic satire, Severance. "A stunning, audacious book with a fresh take on both office politics and what the apocalypse might bring." —Michael Schaub, NPR.org “A satirical spin on the end times-- kind of like The Office meets The Leftovers.” --Estelle Tang, Elle NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: NPR * The New Yorker ("Books We Loved") * Elle * Marie Claire * Amazon Editors * The Paris Review (Staff Favorite... continue
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Severina by Rodrigo Rey Rosa ES
Country: North America / 
Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
Una perturbadora historia de amor y misterio por uno de los autores ineludibles de la literatura latinoamericana contemporánea. «Un escritor de una originalidad que nos impide encontrarle precedentes o modelos... Todo lo que conocemos de él es igualmente imprescindible y necesario.» J. A. Masoliver Ródenas, La Vanguardia «Leerlo es aprender a escribir y también es una invitación al puro placer de dejarse arrastrar por historias siniestras o fantásticas.» Roberto Bolaño, Entre paréntesis Un delirio amoroso. Así define su autor esta novela, en la que la monótona existencia de un librero se ve co... continue
3813.
Severina by Rodrigo Rey Rosa EN
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
A bookseller becomes infatuated with an alluring woman who shoplifts from his store and finds himself entangled in her mystery, until, disoriented, the border between rational and irrational blurs.
3814.
Sex and Vanity : A Novel by Kevin Kwan EN
SingaporeDescription:
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A Good Morning America Book Club Pick "Kevin Kwan's new book is his most decadent yet." --Entertainment Weekly The iconic author of the bestselling phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians returns with the glittering tale of a young woman who finds herself torn between two men: the WASPY fiancé of her family's dreams and George Zao, the man she is desperately trying to avoid falling in love with. On her very first morning on the jewel-like island of Capri, Lucie Churchill sets eyes on George Zao and she instantly can't stand him. She can't stand it when he gallantly offers to ... continue
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Sexul cireşilor by Jeanette Winterson RO
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Primul ananas este adus în Anglia de către John Tradescant, în timpul domniei lui Charles I. Mulţimea de gură-cască îl priveşte ca pe un miracol, neputând să se hotărască între dubiu înfricoşat şi veneraţie. În aceeaşi zi, un băiat îşi dă seama că va deveni explorator. Aşa începe viaţa lui Jordan, printre mirosurile grele ale Tamisei, pe malul căreia îşi meştereşte micile corăbii de lemn.
Mama lui adoptivă, Femeia cu Câini, este o creatură monstruoasă, cu un vocabular pestriţ şi o slăbiciune pentru prostituate – „si... continue
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Sexus by Henry Miller RO
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Sexus is the first volume of the scandalous trilogy The Rosy Crucifixion, Henry Miller's major life work
Henry Miller called the end of his life in America and the start of a new, bohemian existence in 1930s Paris his 'rosy crucifixion'. His searing fictionalized autobiography of this time of liberation was banned for nearly twenty years. Sexus, the first volume in The Rosy Crucifixion trilogy, looks back to his early sexual escapades in Brooklyn, and his growing infatuation with the playful, teasing dance hall hostess who will become the great obsession of his life.
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Shackles: Novel by Armijn Pane EN
IndonesiaDescription:
Doctor Sukartono, able and devoted to his work, and his wife, Tini, a beautiful and independent woman, find their marriage devoid of communication and warmth. Tini feels herself the victim of her husbands medical practice and refuses to play the role of devoted and self-sacrificing wife. Sukartono is unable to understand his wife's rebellion and, in the mists of this inner confusion, meets Rohayah, a woman who is ready to give him the security he lacks at home. Sukartono, Tini, and Rohayah, the love triangle of this story, illustrate the confusion that was felt by the pre-war and pre-independe... continue
3818.
Shades of Grey by Garth St. Omer EN
Country: North America / 
St. Lucia
St. Lucia
Description:
As Stephenson, who almost accidentally finds himself as a mature student at university, comes closer to his girl-friend Thea, with her easy talk of her family, he has to acknowledge that he has never known his father, not lived with his mother, and cannot remember what his grandparents looked like. He knows, too, that his failure to come clean about a disreputable episode in his past threatens their relationship. The Lights on the Hill, the first of two interdependent short novels in Shades of Grey, is a moving and inward portrait of a man trying in his halting way to construct his own story. ... continue
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Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo EN
IsraelDescription:
Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken from obscurity and her only friend, Mal, to become the protegâe of the mysterious Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold.
3820.
JapanDescription:
Novelist Hiromi Goto effortlessly blends wry, observational slice-of-life literary fiction with elements of the fantastic in the tender and gripping graphic novel Shadow Life, with haunting art from debut artist Ann Xu. When Kumiko’s well-meaning adult daughters place her in an assisted living home, the seventy-six-year-old widow gives it a try, but it’s not where she wants to be. She goes on the lam and finds a cozy bachelor apartment, keeping the location secret even while communicating online with her eldest daughter. Kumiko revels in the small, daily pleasures: decorating as she pleases, e... continue