Book type: fiction (6159)


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Tell No-one about this : Collected Short Stories 1975-2017 by Jacob James Ross EN

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This substantial collection brings together stories written over a span of forty years, including from Song for Simone (1986) and A Way to Catch the Dust (1999) and more than a dozen new stories. The previously published pieces have been extensively revised. They range from stories set in Grenada at different periods from the 1970s onwards, to stories set in the UK. --

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Temporary People by Deepak Unnikrishnan EN

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"Guest workers of the United Arab Emirates embody multiple worlds and identities and long for home in a fantastical debut work of fiction, winner of the inaugural Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing.… The author's crisp, imaginative prose packs a punch, and his whimsical depiction of characters who oscillate between two lands on either side of the Arabian Sea unspools the kind of immigrant narratives that are rarely told. An enchanting, unparalleled anthem of displacement and repatriation." —Kirkus Reviews In the United Arab Emirates, foreign nationals constitute over 80 percent of ... continue

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Ten Women by Marcela Serrano EN

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Award-winning Chilean author Marcela Serrano weaves a beautiful story about the universal connections between women. For nine Chilean women, life couldn't be more different. There is the teenage computer whiz confronting her sexual identity. A middle-aged recluse who prefers the company of her dog over that of most humans. A housekeeper. A celebrity television personality. A woman confronting the loneliness of old age. Of disparate ages and races, these women represent the variety of cultural and social groups that Chile comprises. On the surface, they seem to have nothing in common...except f... continue

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Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica EN

Rating: 4 (46 votes)
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Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans—though no one calls them that anymore. His wife has left him, his father is sinking into dementia, and Marcos tries not to think too hard about how he makes a living. After all, it happened so quickly. First, it was reported that an infectious virus has made all animal meat poisonous to humans. Then governments initiated the “Transition.” Now, eating human meat—“special meat”—is legal. Marcos tries to stick to numbers, consignments, processing. Then one day he’s given a gift: a live specimen of the finest q... continue

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Tenderloin by Joy Sorman EN

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Country: Europe / France flag France
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Can killing be an act of love? Hypnotic, gruesome, and exultant, Joy Sorman's macabre ballet whirls from industrial slaughterhouses to the boutique butcher shops of Paris. Pim is a delicate youth--stringy, solemn, and prone to bouts of unexplained weeping. When he enrolls in trade school as an apprentice butcher, his mentors have low expectations, but his lanky body conceals a peculiar flame: a passionate devotion to animals. In an industry that strives to distance the chopping block from the dinner plate, his ardor might seem like a handicap, but Pim rises through the knife-wielding ranks wit... continue


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Tentacle by Rita Indiana EN

Rating: 4 (3 votes)
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An electric tale of apocalypse, sex and time travel from one of the Caribbean's most extraordinary cultural figures.

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Teoría general del olvido by José Eduardo Agualusa ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Angola flag Angola
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Desde hace tiempo Ludovica Fernández Mano se niega a salir a la calle. Vive puertas adentro con su hermana. Pero su hermana se enamora y se casa, y entonces ambas se mudan con el nuevo marido. El departamento es maravilloso, repleto de libros, sólido, protector. Una noche la pareja sale a una fiesta. En la ciudad, en todo el país, Angola, la revolución y la independencia avanzan. Pasan las horas, pasan los días y la pareja no regresa. Ludovica quita la puerta y levanta una pared. Se encierra, sin pensar como será el mañana. Solo la acompa&ntild... continue

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Terms and conditions by Lauren Asher EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
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Couldn't get enough of The Fine Print? Fall in love with the next book in Lauren Asher's hot and sexy Dreamland Billionaires series . . . Declan I'm destined to become the next CEO of my family's media empire. The only problem? My grandfather's inheritance clause. Fulfilling his dying wish of getting married and having an heir seemed impossible until my assistant volunteered for the job. Our marriage was supposed to be the perfect solution to my biggest problem. But the more we act in love for the public, the more unsure I feel about our contract. Caring about Iris was never part of the deal. ... continue

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Termush (Faber Editions) : Introduced by Jeff VanderMeer by Sven Holm EN

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Country: Europe / Denmark flag Denmark
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Introduced by Jeff VanderMeer, welcome to a luxury hotel at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic 1967 dystopia ...