Adult genre books (426)
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Coeur tambour by Scholastique Mukasonga FR
RwandaDescription:
"Personne ne savait plus trop qui était cette présumée princesse africaine appelée Nyabinghi. Son nom était venu s'échouer sur les plages de la Jamaïque en d'étranges circonstances... Le 12 décembre 1935, peu de temps avant l'invasion de l'Ethiopie par l'Italie fasciste, paraissait dans le journal Jamaïca Times un article intitulé "Une société secrète pour détruire les Blancs" : vingt millions de nègres, au nom d'une mystérieuse reine appelée Nya-Binghi, allaient déferler sur l'Europe et l'Amérique, Nya-Binghi signifiant "mort aux Blancs". Les rastas, qui adoptèrent le nom de nyabinghi, n'avai... continue
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Cometierra by Dolores Reyes ES
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Electrifying and provocative, visceral and profound, a powerful literary debut novel about a young woman whose compulsion to eat earth gives her visions of murdered and missing people--an imaginative synthesis of mystery and magical realism that explores the dark tragedies of ordinary lives. Set in an unnamed slum in contemporary Argentina, Earth-eater is the story of a young woman who finds herself drawn to eating the earth--a compulsion that gives her visions of broken and lost lives. With her first taste of dirt, she learns the horrifying truth of her mother's death. Disturbed by what she w... continue
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Convenience Store Woman : A Novel by Sayaka Murata EN
JapanDescription:
Meet Keiko. Keiko is 36 years old. She's never had a boyfriend, and she's been working in the same supermarket for eighteen years. Keiko's family wishes she'd get a proper job. Her friends wonder why she won't get married. But Keiko knows what makes her happy, and she's not going to let anyone come between her and her convenience store... *Convenience Store Woman comes in three different colours; the colour you receive will be chosen at random*
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Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan EN
SingaporeDescription:
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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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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Dans les eaux du lac interdit by Hamid Ismaïlov FR
Country: Asia / 
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Description:
Un voyageur anonyme a pris place à bord d’un train pour un interminable voyage à travers les steppes kazakhes. Le train s’arrête dans une toute petite gare et un garçon monte à bord pour vendre des boulettes de lait caillé. Il joue Brahms au violon de manière prodigieuse, sortant les passagers de leur torpeur. Le voyageur découvre que celui qu’il avait pris pour un enfant est en fait un homme de vingt-sept ans. L’histoire de Yerzhan peut alors commencer... À travers ce conte envoûtant, l’auteur nous livre une parabole glaçante sur la folie destructrice des hommes et la résistance acharnée d’un... continue
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Days at the Morisaki Bookshop : A Novel by Satoshi Yagisawa EN
Description:
The wise and charming international bestseller and hit Japanese movie about a young woman who loses everything but finds herself--a tale of new beginnings, romantic and family relationships, and the comfort that can be found in books. Translated By Eric Ozawa Twenty-five-year-old Takako has enjoyed a relatively easy existence--until the day her charming boyfriend Kashikoi, the man she expected to wed, casually announces he's been cheating on her and is marrying the other woman. Suddenly, Takako's life is in freefall. She loses her job, her friends, and her acquaintances, and spirals into a dee... continue
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Egypt
Spain70.
De waarheid over de zaak Harry Quebert by Joe͏̈l Dicker NL
Country: Europe / 
Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Een jonge Amerikaanse schrijver gaat op zoek naar de waarheid achter de beschuldiging van aanranding en moord tegen zijn leermeester.