Contemporary fiction genre books (516)
Cuba
Moldova203.
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul by Khaled Hosseini FR
Country: Asia / 
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Description:
En plus de nous révéler l'Afghanistan contemporain, le romancier réussit une très belle histoire d'amour en ce lieu difficile. [SDM].
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Les Malaquias by Andréa Del fuego FR
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Nuit d’orage dans la Serra Morena - la « montagne impraticable » du Brésil. La foudre s’abat sur une maison, ne laissant aucune chance au couple endormi. Leurs trois enfants, en revanche, survivent. L’aîné est embauché dans l’exploitation de café voisine. La fille est adoptée par une riche Arabe de Rio de Janeiro. Pour le benjamin, les difficultés ne font que commencer : se révélant atteint de nanisme, il ne quittera jamais l’orphelinat tenu par des religieuses françaises. Une fois adulte, la fratrie va chercher à se retrouver. Leurs vies se construisent, se croisent et se chevauchent, bouscul... continue
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Less (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize) : A Novel by Andrew Sean Greer EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A struggling novelist travels the world to avoid an awkward wedding in this hilarious Pulitzer Prize-winning novel full of "arresting lyricism and beauty" (New York Times Book Review). WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE National Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book of 2017 A Washington Post Top Ten Book of 2017 A San Francisco Chronicle Top Ten Book of 2017 Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, the Lambda Award and the California Book Award "I could not love LESS more."--Ron Charles, Washington Post "Andrew Sean Greer's Less is excellent company. It's no less than bedazzling, ... continue
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Lichtungen : Roman by Iris Wolff DE
RomaniaDescription:
Shortlist Deutscher Buchpreis 2024
»Du hättest zurücksehen müssen, dachte er, allein um zu wissen, ob sie sich nach dir umgewandt hat.«
Zwischen Lev und Kato besteht seit ihren Kindertagen eine besondere Verbindung. Doch die Öffnung der europäischen Grenzen weitet ihre Lebensentwürfe und verändert ihre Beziehung für immer. Voller Schönheit und Hingabe erzählt Iris Wolff in ihrem großen neuen Roman von zeitloser Freundschaft und davon, was es braucht, um sich von den Prägungen der eigenen Herkunft zu lösen.
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Costa Rica208.
Little Family by Ishmael Beah EN
Country: Africa / 
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Description:
From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of A Long Way Gone. A powerful novel about young people living at the margins of society, struggling to replace the homes they have lost with the one they have created together. Hidden away from a harsh outside world, five young people have improvised a home in an abandoned airplane, a relic of their country’s tumultuous past. Elimane, the bookworm, is as street-smart as he is wise. Clever Khoudiemata maneuvers to keep the younger kids—athletic, pragmatic Ndevui, thoughtful Kpindi, and especially their newest member, Namsa—safe and fed. When Eliman... continue
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Little Rot : A Novel by Akwaeke Emezi EN
NigeriaDescription:
NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY HARPER'S BAZAAR, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BOOKPAGE AND MORE! "Emezi unspools a web of erotic danger in their entertaining latest...readers in search of a decadent good time will find it here."–Publishers Weekly A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning, visionary Akwaeke Emezi One weekend. The elite underbelly of a Nigerian city. A party that goes awry. A tangled web of sex and lies and corruption that leaves no one unscathed. Aima and Kalu are a longtime couple who have just split. When Kalu, reeling from the breakup, visits an exclusive ... continue
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Long Live The Post Horn! by Vidgis Hjorth EN
NorwayDescription:
A “gripping, inspiring, and politically revolutionary” novel about loneliness, inadequacy, and connection, set against the backdrop of the Norwegian postal service—for fans of Nicole Krauss and Sheila Heti (Vanity Fair). From the prize-winning Norwegian author of Will and Testament, longlisted for the National Book Award. Ellinor, a 35-year-old media consultant, has not been feeling herself; she’s not been feeling much at all lately. Far beyond jaded, she picks through an old diary and fails to recognize the woman in its pages, seemingly as far away from the world around her as she’s ever been... continue