Book type: fiction (5995)


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Vagabonds! : A Novel by Eloghosa Osunde EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
Description:
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE “If you read one debut novel in 2022, this should be it.” —Los Angeles Times In the bustling streets and cloistered homes of Lagos, a cast of vivid characters—some haunted, some defiant—navigate danger, demons, and love in a quest to lead true lives. As in Nigeria, vagabonds are those whose existence is literally outlawed: the queer, the poor, the displaced, the footloose and rogue spirits. They are those who inhabit transient spaces, who make their paths and move invisibly, who embrace appa... continue


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Valley of Ashes : by Aḥmad Ibrāhīm Faqīh EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Libya flag Libya
Description:
A poetic coming of age story by one of the leading contemporary writers of the Arab world, "Valley of Ashes" is the story of a free-thinking woman's clash, and eventual reconcilliation with the traditions and values of her desert village community.

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Vălul pictat by William Somerset Maugham RO

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / France flag France
Description:
Frumoasa Kitty Fane este surprinsa cu alt barbat de sotul ei, un renumit medic bacteriolog pe care-l insoteste in China coloniala. Acesta o va lua cu el intr-o zona devastata de holera, unde medicul incearca sa combata efectele teribilei maladii. O calatorie in timpul careia tanara femeie se va confrunta cu aspecte ale vietii ce-i fusesera total necunoscute pana atunci, ajungand astfel sa se descopere pe sine insasi, dar si pe cel ce-i este tovaras de viata. Romanul a fost transpus cinematografic in 1934, Greta Garbo intruchipand‑o pe Kitty Fane. Noua ecranizare, din 2006, ii are in roluril... continue

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Vamos Comprar Um Poeta by Afonso Cruz PT

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Country: Europe / Portugal flag Portugal
Description:
Numa sociedade dominada pelo materialismo, as famílias têm artistas em vez de animais de estimação. É nesse cenário, onde cada espaço tem um patrocinador, cada passo é medido com exatidão, e até a troca dos afetos é contabilizada, que uma menina pede ao pai um poeta. Com humor e leveza, Afonso Cruz conduz uma narrativa para fazer pensar sobre o utilitarismo e o papel da arte em um mundo onde tudo precisa ser mensurado.

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Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Description:
AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! Vampires and vaqueros face off on the Texas-Mexico border in this supernatural western from the author of The Hacienda. As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters—her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from the north. But something more sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood and leaves them for dead. Something that once attacked Nena nine years ago. Believing Nena dead, Néstor has been on the run from his grief ever since, moving from ranch to ranch ... continue

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Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Philippines flag Philippines
Description:
From the critically acclaimed author of Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune comes a new delightful novel about exploring all the magical possibilities of life in the most extraordinary city of all: Paris. Vanessa Yu never wanted to see people's fortunes—or misfortunes—in tealeaves. Ever since she can remember, Vanessa has been able to see people's fortunes at the bottom of their teacups. To avoid blurting out their fortunes, she converts to coffee, but somehow fortunes escape and find a way to complicate her life and the ones of those around her. To add to this plight, her romance life is s... continue

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Vang de haas by Lana Bastas̆ic̓ NL

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Country: Europe / Croatia flag Croatia
Description:
Een dynamisch en ontroerend verhaal over vriendschap, volwassen worden en de invloed van de Balkanoorlog in de jaren negentig op een hele generatie Twaalf jaar nadat ze elkaar voor het laatst hebben gezien, krijgt Sara een telefoontje van Lejla, haar beste vriendin van vroeger. Sara woont al jarenlang in Dublin terwijl Lejla in hun moederland Bosnië is gebleven. Lejla vraagt haar naar Mostar te komen om samen op zoek te gaan naar Armin, Lejla’s broer die lang geleden vermist is geraakt. Sara twijfelt of ze wel moet gaan, ze noemt Dublin nu eindelijk haar thuis en ze voelt er w... continue

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Vanilla P. by Marc De Bel NL

Rating: 1 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Belgium flag Belgium
Description:
Nadat Vanilla en haar vriend een grote diamant hebben gestolen en weer zijn kwijtgeraakt, begint een doldwaze en spannende zoektocht. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.
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