Books written by female authors (3328)
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China Cry : The Nora Lam Story by Nora Lam, Richard H. Schneider EN
ChinaDescription:
Tells the true story of the love, courage, and struggles of one woman, Nora Lam, whose Christian faith led her to make the ultimate choice between life and death
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China Witness : Voices from a Silent Generation by Xinran EN
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In 1912, 5000 years of feudal rule ended in China. In 1949, Mao Zedong came to power. This book is a personal testimony from a normally silent generation, a huge major work of oral history which sums up, in their own words, the vast changes which have overtaken China and its people over a century.
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Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah EN
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Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph and courage in the face of despair.
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Chronicle of a Last Summer : A Novel of Egypt by Yasmine El Rashidi EN
EgyptDescription:
A young Egyptian woman recounts her personal and political coming of age in this brilliant debut novel. Cairo, 1984. A blisteringly hot summer. A young girl in a sprawling family house. Her days pass quietly: listening to a mother’s phone conversations, looking at the Nile from a bedroom window, watching the three state-sanctioned TV stations with the volume off, daydreaming about other lives. Underlying this claustrophobic routine is mystery and loss. Relatives mutter darkly about the newly-appointed President Mubarak. Everyone talks with melancholy about the past. People disappear overnight.... continue
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Chronos erntet by Mojca Kumerdej DE
SloveniaDescription:
Ein Renaissance-Roman, der aus Fakten und Fiktionen ein faszinierendes Bild vergangener Zeiten webt - und wie nebenbei wird klar, dass alle Fragen absolut gegenwärtig und lebendig sind. Eine junge Frau ist schwanger und kann keinen Vater vorweisen; in ihrer Not erzählt sie eine phantastische Geschichte, in der der Teufel eine Rolle spielt. Eine Bauerntochter rebelliert gegen das patriarchalische System. Ein Bischof auf Visitation in den innerösterreichischen Erbländern streitet mit seinem alten Freund, einem protestantischen Grafen, über Macht und Sünde. Als er mi... continue
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Churchill's Secret War : The British Empire and the Ravaging of India during World War II by Madhusree Mukerjee EN
IndiaDescription:
A dogged enemy of Hitler, resolute ally of the Americans, and inspiring leader through World War II, Winston Churchill is venerated as one of the truly great statesmen of the last century. But while he has been widely extolled for his achievements, parts of Churchill's record have gone woefully unexamined.As journalist Madhusree Mukerjee reveals, at the same time that Churchill brilliantly opposed the barbarism of the Nazis, he governed India with a fierce resolve to crush its freedom movement and a profound contempt for native lives. A series of Churchill's decisions between 1940 and 1944 dir... continue
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Cigarette Girl by Ratih Kumala EN
IndonesiaDescription:
Pak Raja is gravely ill. On his deathbed, he calls the name of a woman who isn’t his wife: Jeng Yah. His three sons, the heirs to the Djagad Raja Clove Cigarette dynasty, are thrown into an uproar and their mother is consumed by jealousy. Racing against time, Lebas, Karim and Tegar go to the most remote corners of Java to fi nd Jeng Yah before death comes to claim their father. The journey takes them on a winding path as they uncover business and family secrets. Lebas, Karim, and Tegar discover the origins of Djagad Raja Clove Cigarettes and how it came to be the number one kretek in Indonesia... continue
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Cinco Voltas Na Bahia E Um Beijo Para Caetano Velo by Alexandra Lucas Coelho PT
PortugalDescription:
O terceiro livro dedicado ao Brasil da premiada escritora e jornalista portuguesa Alexandra Lucas Coelho parte de uma provocação de Caetano Veloso. Ao elogiar, em ocasião do lançamento da edição brasileira do romance Deus-dará, em 2019, os livros anteriores da autora, o compositor baiano declarou: “falta Bahia”. Alexandra concordou e resolveu mergulhar nas suas experiências em terras baianas para escrever este novo livro, uma combinação de ensaio, reportagem e crônica. A partir das viagens realizadas em épocas distintas (primeira volta: 1997, segunda volta: 2016, terceira volta: 2017, quarta v... continue