Book type: fiction (6138)
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Crónicas abisinias by Moses Isegawa ES
UgandaDescription:
Al igual que Hijos de la medianoche de Salman Rushdie y Cien años de soledad de Gabriel García Márquez, Cronicas abisinias de Moses Isegawa cuenta una fascinante historia del África del siglo XX que tiene una visión apasionante y un alcance impresionante.
En el centro de esta inolvidable historia está Mugezi, un joven que logra superar el reino infernal de Idi Amin y experimenta de primera mano los aspectos más aplastantes de Uganda. Resiste la opresión de su distante padre y la crueldad de su madre en nombre del celo católico. So... continue
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Cracking India : A Novel by Bapsi Sidhwa EN
PakistanDescription:
During the 1947 Partition of India, young Lenny Sethi suffers from polio and spends her days with Ayah, her beautiful nanny, who exposes her to the differences among the Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs, but when Ayah is kidnapped, Lenny's world erupts into religious, ethnic, and radical violence. Reprint.
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Craii de Curtea-Veche by Mateiu Ion Caragiale RO
RomaniaDescription:
Subiectul romanului e greu de povestit. Sunt în fond aproape tot atâtea povestiti câte personaje principale. Şi chiar dacă nu e un Decameron ori un Hanu-Ancuţei, unde povestitorii se perindă în faţa ascultătorilor, Craii e la fel de variat epic precum acestea şi aşază întâmplările istorisite în cele mai variate perspective: unele întâmplări par a coborî din timpuri vechi, altele, din spaţii îndepărtate, destule ţâşnesc din viaţa de toate zilele a unor oameni cu stare şi cu poftă de a trăi dintr-un Bucureşti de la sfâ... continue
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Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan EN
Description:
Envisioning a summer vacation in the humble Singapore home of a boy she hopes to marry, Chinese American Rachel Chu is unexpectedly introduced to a rich and scheming clan that strongly opposes their son's relationship with an American girl.
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Crimenes Imperceptibles by Guillermo Martínez ES
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Pocos dias despues de haber llegado a Oxford, un joven estudiante argentino encuentra el cadaver de una anciana que ha sido asfixiada con un almohadon. El asesinato resulta ser un desafio intelectual lanzado a uno de lo logicos mas eminentes del siglo, Arthur Seldom, y el primero de una serie de crimenes Mientras la policia investiga a una sucesion de sospechosos, maestro y discipulo llevan adelante su propia intestigacion, amenazados por las derivaciones cada vez mas riesgosas de sus conjeturas.Crimenes imperceptibles, que conjuga a los sombrios hospitales ingleses con lo juegos de lenguaje d... continue
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Crimson by Niviaq Korneliussen EN
DenmarkDescription:
'Effortlessly cool, funny yet sad, breezy but thoughtful - this is an edgy and unputdownable work of modern literature' Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti 'Crimson is written with immense courage - there's no faking the feeling of honesty on each page. It is a brave novel reminiscent of Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting' Laline Paull, author of The Bees The island has run out of oxygen. The island is swollen. The island is rotten. The island has taken my beloved from me. The island is a Greenlander. It's the fault of the Greenlander. In Nuuk, Greenland . . . Fia breaks up with her long-term boyfriend an... continue
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Critical Role: Bells Hells--What Doesn't Break by Cassandra Khaw EN
MalaysiaDescription:
Uncover the lost years of Critical Role’s unrelentingly upbeat undead spellcaster in this original prequel novel to Laudna’s adventures with Bells Hells. For as long as she can remember, Laudna has had a friend. A mentor. A little voice whispering in her cropped ear, promising that, no matter how monstrous she becomes or how far she wanders, there will always be someone to guide her. And so, Laudna is content. But the thought of more—of life, of love, of the magic stirring in her still veins—is unrelenting in its familiarity. More is the dream of the young girl trapped behind the bloodstained ... continue
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Crónica de una muerte anunciada by Gabriel García Márquez ES
Country: South America / 
Colombia
Colombia
Description:
Un hombre regresa al pueblo donde ocurri un asesinato desconcertante 27 aos atrs, con la determinacin de descubrir la verdad. Todos parecen estar de acuerdo en que Bayardo San Romn, slo unas horas despus de su matrimonio con la bella Angela Vicario, la devuelve por deshonrada a la casa paterna. La atribulada familia fuerza a la novia a revelar el nombre de su primer amante; y los hermanos gemelos de ella anuncian su intencin de matar a Santiago Nasar por haber deshonrado a su hermana. Sin embargo, si todos saban que se iba a cometer un asesinato, por qu nadie trat de impedirlo? Cuanto ms se sa... continue