Political genre books (296)
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De aardappels en de staat by Oleg Pavlov NL
RussiaDescription:
Een grimmige, hilarische parabel in de traditie van Boelgakov, Dostojevski en Gogol. De boeken van Pavlov hebben de hedendaagse Russische literatuur duidelijk beïnvloed en benadrukken de verantwoordelijkheid van het individu, nog steeds een revolutionaire houding in Poetins Rusland. De Sovjet-heilstaat loopt op zijn laatste benen. In de onherbergzame steppe van Kazachstan moet een compagnie goelagbewakers zien te overleven op de rotte aardappels die het verre regimentshoofdkwartier hun heeft toebedeeld. De kapitein komt op een lumineus idee: als ze dat rantsoen nu in de grond stoppen, eten ze ... continue
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Egypt
Belarus64.
Dead Aid – Why Aid is Not Working by Dambisa Moyo EN
ZambiaDescription:
A national bestseller, Dead Aid unflinchingly confronts one of the greatest myths of our time: that billions of dollars in aid sent from wealthy countries to developing African nations has helped to reduce poverty and increase growth. In fact, poverty levels continue to escalate and growth rates have steadily declined—and millions continue to suffer. Debunking the current model of international aid promoted by both Hollywood celebrities and policy makers, Dambisa Moyo offers a bold new road map for financing development of the world's poorest countries. Much debated in the United States and th... continue
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Death is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa EN
SyriaDescription:
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE A dogged, absurd quest through the nightmare of the Syrian civil war Khaled Khalifa’s Death Is Hard Work is the new novel from the greatest chronicler of Syria’s ongoing and catastrophic civil war: a tale of three ordinary people facing down the stuff of nightmares armed with little more than simple determination. Abdel Latif, an old man from the Aleppo region, dies peacefully in a hospital bed in Damascus. His final wish, conveyed to his youngest son, Bolbol, is to be buried in the family plot in their ancestral village of Anabiya... continue
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Decolonising the Mind : The Politics of Language in African Literature by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o EN
KenyaDescription:
Ngugi wrote his first novels and plays in English but was determined, even before his detention without trial in 1978, to move to writing in Gikuyu.
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Departing at Dawn : A Novel of Argentina's Dirty War by Gloria Lisé EN
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Gloria Lise describes a terrifying period in her nation's history with a touch that is light yet penetrating. This book is a powerful portrait of Argentineans caught up in traumas that have haunted the country ever since."
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GreeceDescription:
Platons »Politeia«, deren zehn Bücher vermutlich um 370 v. Chr. fertiggestellt wurden, gilt bis heute als eins der wirkungsmächtigsten und zugleich streitbarsten Werke der abendländischen Philosophie. Der große griechische Denker entwirft darin die Züge einer utopischen, von Grund auf gerechten Gemeinschaft, eines Staatswesens, das auf den strengen Prinzipien politisch-philosophischer Bildung beruht. Erzieher, Vordenker und Staatenlenker sind die Philosophen, die sich ganz dem Gemeinwohl verschrieben haben und auf ihr Wissen um die Idee des Guten stüt... continue
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Descent into Night by Edem Awumey EN
TogoDescription:
With a nod to Samuel Beckett and Bohumil Hrabal, a young dramatist from a West African nation describes a student protest against a brutal oligarchy and its crushing aftermath. Edem Awumey gives us a darkly moving and terrifying novel about fear and play, repression and protest, and the indomitable nature of creativity.
Poland