Books written by female authors (3328)
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Catilinaires : by Amélie Nothomb FR
BelgiumDescription:
La solitude à deux, tel était le rêve d'Emile et de Juliette. Une maison au fond des bois pour y finir leurs jours, l'un près de l'autre. Etrangement, cette parfaite thébaïde comportait un voisin. Un nommé Palamède Bernardin, qui d'abord est venu se présenter, puis a pris l'habitude de s'incruster chez eux chaque après-midi, de quatre à six heures. Sans dire un mot, ou presque. Et cette présence absurde va peu à peu devenir plus dérangeante pour le couple que toutes les foules du monde... C'est une comédie très noire, d'une lucidité tour à tour drôle et dévastatrice, que nous offre ici la roma... continue
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Celebrations : Rituals of Peace and Prayer by Maya Angelou EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
"Celebrations is a collection of timely and timeless poems that are an integral part of the global fabric. Several works have become nearly as iconic as Angelou herself: the inspiring 'On the Pulse of Morning', read at President William Jefferson Clinton's 1993 inauguration; the heartening 'Amazing Peace, ' presented at the 2005 lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House; 'A Brave and Startling Truth, ' which marked the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations; and 'Mother, ' which beautifully honors the first woman in our lives. Angelou writes of celebrations public and priv... continue
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Country: Europe / 
San Marino
San Marino
Description:
L'enigma della vita e della morte rappresenta l'oggetto della ricerca dell'autrice declinato nella vicenda della protagonista. Una donna tenace, soggetta alle costrizioni di una mentalità maschilista che la sottopone a violenze e forti limitazioni della libertà. Celesta combatte strenuamente e la sua vita diventa simbolo della lotta di liberazione di tutte le donne. Come afferma Alessandro Quasimodo nella introduzione, 'nel romanzo si ricongiungono le aspirazioni delle donne del mondo'. Nelle righe di Milena Ercolani si ritrova il plasma che dà for... continue
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Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi EN
OmanDescription:
An elegantly structured story of the history and people of modern Oman told through one family's losses and loves.
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Celles qui subissent : Nouvelles by Ohoulou m’Onsonguet FR
CongoDescription:
Ce recueil de nouvelles brosse le tableau des discriminations et des difficultés que rencontrent les femmes africaines en général et congolaises en particulier. A l'époque où l'on parle de l'émancipation des femmes, ces dernières restent encore soumises au silence. Malgré la loi, la société pèse encore très lourd sur les veuves qui sont dépossédées de l'héritage du mari au profit d'une belle-famille cupide. Au sein de certains foyers, non seulement les filles vivent le calvaire, avec des parents qui préfèrent nettement leurs frères mais elles doivent aussi subir des abus de la part des pères, ... continue
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Cereus Blooms at Night : A Novel by Shani Mootoo EN
Country: North America / 
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Description:
Set on a fictional Caribbean island in the town of Paradise, Cereus Blooms at Night unveils the mystery surrounding Mala Ramchandin and the tempestuous history of her family. At the heart of this bold and seductive novel is an alleged crime committed many years before the story opens. Mala is the reclusive old woman suspected of murder who is delivered to the Paradise Alms House after a judge finds her unfit to stand trial. When she arrives at her new home, frail and mute, she is placed in the tender care of Tyler, a vivacious male nurse, who becomes her unlikely confidante and the storyteller... continue
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Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia EN
Country: North America / 
Mexico
Mexico
Description:
From Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic, comes Certain Dark Things, a pulse-pounding neo-noir that reimagines vampire lore. Welcome to Mexico City, an oasis in a sea of vampires. Domingo, a lonely garbage-collecting street kid, is just trying to survive its heavily policed streets when a jaded vampire on the run swoops into his life. Atl, the descendant of Aztec blood drinkers, is smart, beautiful, and dangerous. Domingo is mesmerized. Atl needs to quickly escape the city, far from the rival narco-vampire clan relentlessly pursuing her. Her plan doesn... continue
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Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure. Cinnamon Gardens Nursing Home is nestled in the quiet suburb of Westgrove, Sydney - populated with residents with colourful histories, each with their own secrets, triumphs and failings. This is their safe place, an oasis of familiar delights - a beautiful garden, a busy kitchen and a bountiful recreation schedule. But this ordinary neighbourhood is not without its prejudices. The serenity of Cinnamon Gardens is threatened by malignant forces more interested in what makes this refuge different rather than... continue
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Changes : A Love Story by Ama Ata Aidoo EN
GhanaDescription:
Esi decides to divorce after enduring yet another morning's marital rape. Though her friends and family remain baffled by her decision (after all, he doesn't beat her ), Esi holds fast. When she falls in love with a married man--wealthy, and able to arrange a polygamous marriage--the modern woman finds herself trapped in a new set of problems. Witty and compelling, Aidoo's novel, "inaugurates a new realist style in African literature."