Adult genre books (242)


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Las estrellas son negras by Arnoldo Palacios ES

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Irra o Israel, el protagonista de este clásico recobrado, publicado por primera vez en la Colombia del año 49, después del Bogotazo, sueña con matar al intendente de una Quibdó que es la de los años cuarenta. Una ciudad cosmopolita y pequeña; una ciudad con casaquintas coloniales y miseria. Y un río: el río que ve Irra desde su casa en la orilla de la desembocadura del Quito, tal como lo nombra en la novela y que es el mismo Atrato. Esta es una novela ambiciosa desde su concepción: en día y medio un hombre da cuenta de un mundo desconocido hasta hoy por propios extraños. Una ciudad construida ... continue


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Leave the World Behind : A Novel by Rumaan Alam EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Asia / Bangladesh flag Bangladesh
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"A ... novel about two families--strangers to each other--who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong"--



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Letters to a Young Muslim by Omar Saif Ghobash EN

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**A New York Times Editor's Pick** From the Ambassador of the UAE to Russia comes Letters to a Young Muslim, a bold and intimate exploration of what it means to be a Muslim in the twenty-first century. In a series of personal and insightful letters to his sons, Omar Saif Ghobash offers a vital manifesto that tackles the dilemmas facing not only young Muslims but everyone navigating the complexities of today’s world. Full of wisdom and thoughtful reflections on faith, culture and society. This is a courageous and essential book that celebrates individuality whilst recognising it is our shared h... continue

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Links by Nuruddin Farah EN

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Country: Africa / Somalia flag Somalia
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Returning to Mogadishu, Somalia, from New York after a twenty-year exile, Jeebleh finds a troubled and devastated city ruled by clan warlords and patrolled by violent gangs of thugs, as he works to settle his late mother's outstanding accounts and aids an old friend whose youngest child has been abducted. Reprint.

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Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin EN

Rating: 4 (7 votes)
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A visionary novel about the collision of technology and play, horror and humanity, from a master of the spine-tingling tale. They've infiltrated homes in Hong Kong, shops in Vancouver, the streets of Senegal, town squares of Oaxaca, schools in Tel Aviv, bedrooms in Ohio. They're following you. They're everywhere now. They're us. In Samanta Schweblin's wildly imaginative new novel, Little Eyes, "kentukis" have gone viral across the globe. They're little mechanical stuffed animals that have cameras for eyes, wheels for feet, and are connected to an anonymous global server. Owners of kentukis hav... continue

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Love by Hanne Orstavik EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
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A single mother, Vibeke, and her son Jon, have just moved to a small, remote town in the north of Norway. It is the day before Jon's birthday, but Vibeke, preoccupied with concerns of her own, has forgotten this. With a man on her mind, she ventures to the local library and then a fairground, while Jon goes out to sell lottery tickets for his sports club. We follow the two characters on their separate journeys through a cold winter's night as Orstavik weaves together their two separate worlds - a sense of uneasiness grows.

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Love Marriage : A Novel by Monica Ali EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Bangladesh flag Bangladesh
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Set in London now, Love Marriage marks the magnificent return of Monica Ali, the Booker Prize shortlisted, "splendid, daring, brilliant, refreshing" novelist (The New Republic) "with an inborn generosity that cannot be learned" (The New York Times Book Review). Yasmin Ghorami in twenty-six, in training to be a doctor (like her Indian-born father), and engaged to the charismatic, upper-class Joe Sangster, whose formidable mother, Harriet, is a famous feminist. The gulf between families is vast. So, too, is the gulf in sexual experience between Yasmin and Joe. As the wedding day draws near, misu... continue