Memoir genre books (329)
South Africa132.
Into Thin Air : A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly toward the top. No one had noticed that the sky had begun to fill with clouds. Six hours later and 3,000 feet lower, in 70-knot winds and blinding snow, Krakauer collapsed in his tent, freezing, hallucinating from exhaustion and hypoxia, but safe. The following morning, he learned th... continue
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Jihad van liefde by Mohamed El Bachiri, David Van Reybrouck NL
BelgiumDescription:
A heartbreaking plea for tolerance and compassion from Mohamed El-Bachiri, who lost his wife Loubna in the Brussels attack of March 2016.
Mohamed El-Bachiri is a Muslim. He lost his wife Loubna in the Brussels bombing of March 2016 – a young woman murdered by a fanatical jihadist. Mohamed was left to bring up their three sons on his own.
Instead of hating or collapsing into grief, he put together a short book of reflections on love, loss and the ways in which we can live together despite differences of religion and ideology.
It is a plea for tolerance and compassion, a rejection... continue
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Joseph Anton : A Memoir by Salman Rushdie EN
IndiaDescription:
The extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground, moving from house to house, with the constant presence of an armed police protection team. The story of one of the crucial battles, in our time, for freedom of speech.
135.
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
It was the summer Coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in Brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and initiation. Patti Smith would evolve as a poet and performer, and Robert Mapplethorpe would direct his highly provocative style toward photography. Bound in innocence and enthusiasm, they traversed the city from Coney Island to Forty-second Street, and eventually to the celebrated round table of Max's Kansas City, where the Andy Warhol contingent held court. In 1969, the pair set up camp at the Hotel Chelsea and soon entered a co... continue
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Kava in the Blood by Peter Thomson EN
FijiDescription:
Judges report, Montana NZ Book Awards 2000: "This is an excellent story, beautifully written and skillfully mixing the personal with the political."
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Kleiner Bruder : Die Geschichte meiner Suche by Ibrahima Balde, Amets Arzallus DE
GuineaDescription:
Als sein kleiner Bruder verschwindet und alles darauf hindeutet, dass er die gefährliche Reise nach Europa angetreten hat, macht sich Ibrahima auf die Suche. Und erfährt am eigenen Leib, was der Traum von einem Leben in Europa für so viele junge Männer in Afrika bedeutet: Unsicherheit, Gewalt, Ausbeutung, Einsamkeit, Verzweiflung. Ibrahima wird geschlagen, erniedrigt, verkauft, doch zur gleichen Zeit erlebt er den Zusammenhalt, die Hoffnung und die felsenfeste Zuversicht einer Schicksalsgemeinschaft, und schafft es schließlich nach Spanien, wo er seine eigene Stimme f... continue
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Knitting the Fog by Claudia D. Hernández EN
Country: North America / 
Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
A young Guatemalan immigrant's adolescence is shaped by her journey to the US, as she grapples with Chapina tradition and American culture.
139.
Kon-Tiki : Across the Pacific by Raft by Thor Heyerdahl EN
NorwayDescription:
The story of the Pacific journey by six men on a raft in search of the path taken by Kon-Tiki, a white voyager, 1500 years before. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
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L'enfant noir by Camara Laye FR
Description:
Décryptez L’Enfant noir de Camara Laye avec l’analyse du PetitLitteraire.fr ! Que faut-il retenir de L’Enfant noir, le roman autobiographique fondateur de la littérature africaine contemporaine ? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une analyse complète et détaillée. Vous trouverez notamment dans cette fiche : • Un résumé complet • Une présentation des personnages principaux tels que Camara Laye, son père et sa mère • Une analyse des spécificités de l’œuvre : le genre autobiographique et ses caractéristiques, les difficultés de l'autobiographie et les fonctions de celle... continue