Book type: fiction (6125)


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Celesta by Milena Ercolani IT

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Country: Europe / San Marino flag San Marino
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L'enigma della vita e della morte rappresenta l'oggetto della ricerca dell'autrice declinato nella vicenda della protagonista. Una donna tenace, soggetta alle costrizioni di una mentalità maschilista che la sottopone a violenze e forti limitazioni della libertà. Celesta combatte strenuamente e la sua vita diventa simbolo della lotta di liberazione di tutte le donne. Come afferma Alessandro Quasimodo nella introduzione, 'nel romanzo si ricongiungono le aspirazioni delle donne del mondo'. Nelle righe di Milena Ercolani si ritrova il plasma che dà for... continue

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Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi EN

Rating: 3 (9 votes)
Country: Asia / Oman flag Oman
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An elegantly structured story of the history and people of modern Oman told through one family's losses and loves.

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Celestial Harmonies : A Novel by Peter Esterhazy EN

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Country: Europe / Hungary flag Hungary
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Princes, counts, commanders, diplomats, bishops, and patrons of the arts, revered, respected, and occasionally feared by their contemporaries, the Esterházy family was among the greatest and most powerful aristocrats in Hungarian history. Celestial Harmonies is the intricate chronicle of this remarkable family, a story spanning seven centuries of epic conquest, tragedy, triumph, and near annihilation. Told by Péter Esterházy, a scion of this populous family, Celestial Harmonies unfolds in two parts, revealing two versions of the Esterházy story. Book One is a compilation of short passages abou... continue
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Celles qui subissent : Nouvelles by Ohoulou m’Onsonguet FR

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Country: Africa / Congo flag Congo
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Ce recueil de nouvelles brosse le tableau des discriminations et des difficultés que rencontrent les femmes africaines en général et congolaises en particulier. A l'époque où l'on parle de l'émancipation des femmes, ces dernières restent encore soumises au silence. Malgré la loi, la société pèse encore très lourd sur les veuves qui sont dépossédées de l'héritage du mari au profit d'une belle-famille cupide. Au sein de certains foyers, non seulement les filles vivent le calvaire, avec des parents qui préfèrent nettement leurs frères mais elles doivent aussi subir des abus de la part des pères, ... continue

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Cementerio de pianos by José Luís Peixoto ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Portugal flag Portugal
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En el corazón de un taller de carpintería se encuentra el cementerio de pianos, un lugar donde los instrumentos, a semejanza de los seres que los rodean, han dejado de funcionar y se encuentran suspendidos entre la vida y la muerte. Es un lugar de lecturas clandestinas, de exilio voluntario donde se reflexiona y se hace el amor, un espacio recóndito de adulterios y un patio de juegos infantiles donde se encadenan las generaciones. Padre e hijo intercalan sus vivencias desde épocas y prismas diferentes y desenmascaran la historia de la familia, relatando historias de... continue

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Censoring an Iranian Love Story : A Novel by Shahriyār Mandanīʹpūr EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Iran flag Iran
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Shahriar Mandanipour, a contemporary and controversial Iranian writer, presents his first novel written in English. Seamlessly entwining two related narratives, Mandanipour unfolds the tale of an Iranian writer attempting to pen a love story set in presen

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Central Station by Lavie Tidhar EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Israel flag Israel
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An NPR Best Book of 2016 An Amazon Featured Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Book A Guardian Best SF & Fantasy Book of 2016 Longlist, British Science Fiction Award 2016, Best Novel 2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee "It's all of science fiction distilled into a single book." —Warren Ellis, author of Transmetropolitan and Gun Machine A worldwide diaspora has left a quarter of a million people at the foot of a space station. Cultures collide in real life and virtual reality. The city is literally a weed, its growth left unchecked. Life is cheap, and data is cheaper. When Boris Chong returns to Te... continue

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Cerco by Carl Frode Tiller ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
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La historia comienza con Jon en una gira de su grupo de rock, sus sarcasmos hacia los lugares donde van, y una crisis inesperada. Con esta apertura, comienza a armarse la estructura de la novela; una historia que gira en parte en torno al ausente David, rodeándolo de memoria, un cerco que pretende rellenar el cerco de su olvido. Cada uno de los tres narradores contará, como a un diario personal, su día a día, su presente, que será presentado en forma alternada con las cartas que le escriben a David: Jon, su amigo de la adolescencia; Arvid>, su padrastro,... continue

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Ceremonia secreta / Secret Ceremony by Marco Denevi ES

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La señorita Leonides se movió sobre su asiento del tranvia, tosió y se volvió hacia la persona ubicada a su lado. La muchachita la miraba fijamente, como a la espera de que sucediera algo. La señorita Leonides apartó la vista. Se sintió amenazada. Aquella joven había comenzado a envolvería, a comprometería, le trasvasaba una carga, un peligro. Hasta la coincidencia de estar vestidas de luto creaba entre ambas un misterioso vinculo que las separaba de los demás y las colocaba juntas y aparte. Pero nadie es llamado gratuitamente por el destino. La señorita Leonides aún no lo sabía, pero desde es... continue

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Cereus Blooms at Night : A Novel by Shani Mootoo EN

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Set on a fictional Caribbean island in the town of Paradise, Cereus Blooms at Night unveils the mystery surrounding Mala Ramchandin and the tempestuous history of her family. At the heart of this bold and seductive novel is an alleged crime committed many years before the story opens. Mala is the reclusive old woman suspected of murder who is delivered to the Paradise Alms House after a judge finds her unfit to stand trial. When she arrives at her new home, frail and mute, she is placed in the tender care of Tyler, a vivacious male nurse, who becomes her unlikely confidante and the storyteller... continue