Books written by female authors (1992)
1861.
Un Lugar Llamado Antaño by Olga Tokarczuk ES
PolandDescription:
La novela narra las pequeñas anécdotas y hechos fantásticos que van ocurriendo en el pueblo ficticio de Antaño, mientras afuera, en el mundo, ocurren guerras y hechos turbulentos que apenas tocan levemente a sus habitantes,y sin que entiendan demasiado de que se trata. Una novela con la poesía de la inocencia.
1862.
Una forma de vida by Amélie Nothomb ES
BelgiumDescription:
Presentación del editor: Todo empieza cuando una novelista llamada Amélie Nothomb recibe una carta de uno de sus lectores, un soldado norteamericano, Melvin Mapple, que le escribe desde Irak. Mapple contrae una enfermedad, común entre los soldados. Y es la existencia de este padecimiento lo que deja al lector en estado de shock, lo hechiza y lo sume en un relato alucinante en el que, como en otras novelas de Nothomb, el protagonista absoluto es el cuerpo. Un cuerpo distinto, repudiado, que, para sobrevivir, alumbrará una nueva identidad, Scherezade, con la que el yo desdoblado de Mapple inicia... continue
1863.
Una mañana perdida by Gabriela Adameşteanu ES
RomaniaDescription:
Una mañana perdida es una novela monumental, al modo de las de Dostoievski o Mann.
Sus 566 páginas son engañosas; si no fuera por su letra pequeña y escasos márgenes, podría tener cerca de mil.
Pero no sólo por eso; la cantidad de personajes y vínculos, en general evocados por los diálogos o relatos en primera persona, conforman un árbol difícil de seguir.
La novela puede dividirse en tres partes: la primera en los años ’70 con el paseo matinal de Vica Delca, que sale de visita, y al no encontrar a nad... continue
1864.
Unbowed: A Memoir by Wangari Maathai EN
KenyaDescription:
Born in a rural Kenyan village in 1940, Wangari Maathai was already an iconoclast as a child, determined to get an education even though most African girls then were uneducated.
1865.
Unburnable : A Novel by Marie-Elena John EN
Country: North America / 
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Description:
Set partly in contemporary Washington, D.C., and post-World War II Dominica, this debut novel deftly intertwines the cultures of blacks in the United States and the West Indies as an extraordinary multigenerational family saga unfolds.
1866.
Uncertain Kin by Janice Lynn Mather EN
Country: North America / 
Bahamas
Bahamas
Description:
From Governor General's Literary Award finalist Janice Lynn Mather comes this mesmerizing collection of linked stories that explores the beauty and brutality of being alive. SET AGAINST THE VIVID backdrop of The Bahamas, these eighteen luminous and haunting stories introduce us to women and girls searching for certainty and belonging as they navigate profound upheaval. The characters are bold and big-hearted, complex and intimately familiar. They grapple with the bonds of kinship and the responsibilities of parenthood, with grief, longing, betrayal, coming of age and what it means to be a woma... continue
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Under a Red Sky : Memoir of a Childhood in Communist Romania by Haya Leah Molnar EN
Description:
The author shares her early memories of being a Jewish child living in postwar Bucharest, Romania, and the eccentric and opinionated adults who surrounded her and who would do anything to keep her safe while living in this communist country.
1868.
Under the Tamarind Tree by Nigar Alam EN
PakistanDescription:
A compellingly heartbreaking debut novel about the echoes of Partition and four friends whose dark secrets lead to a life-changing night that comes back to haunt them decades later. One night. Four friends. Countless secrets. 1964. Karachi, Pakistan. Rozeena is running out of time. She'll lose her home—her parents' safe haven since fleeing India and the terrors of Partition—if her medical career doesn't take off soon. But success may come with an unexpected price. Meanwhile the interwoven lives of her childhood best friends—Haaris, Aalya, and Zohair—seem to be unraveling with each passing day.... continue
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Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta EN
NigeriaDescription:
Inspired by her mother's stories of war and Nigeria's folktale traditions, Under the Udala Trees is Chinelo Okparanta's deeply searching, powerful debut about the dangers of living and loving openly
1870.
Une histoire d'amour africaine by Daphné Sheldrick, Johan Frédérik Hel-Guedj FR
Description:
Daphné Sheldrick, celle qu’on surnommera « la mère des éléphants », voit le jour en juin 1934 dans une ferme de colons britanniques, au Kenya. Tout la prédestine à vivre au plus près de la nature, surtout son extraordinaire empathie envers les animaux. Mais rien n’annonce qu’elle se lancera à corps perdu dans la guerre contre les chasseurs d’ivoire, ni qu’elle consacrera sa vie aux bébés orphelins victimes du braconnage. Le récit de cette femme d’exception traverse le XXe siècle et rend compte des soubresauts de l’histoire : les guerres mondiales, la révolte mau-mau, l’indépendance kényane... ... continue