Books written by male authors (3609)
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Switzerland1502.
La vida breve by Juan Carlos Onetti ES
Country: South America / 
Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
La vida breve is the novel that introduces Santa Maria, the mythical land in Onettian narrative. Brausens wife was crippled after a complicated surgery. To make up for the void left by her forgotten caresses, he creates stories. He dreams up Santa Maria and the life of Doctor Diaz Grey. He listens to a conversation between a man and a woman, happening on the other side of a wall, he imagines their gestures, their feelings. He wants to break the barriers of imagination, he wants to become another.
1503.
La Vida Descalzo by Alan Pauls ES
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Mezcla de autobiografía, ensayo cultural y documento imaginario, La vida descalzo es un homenaje al lugar común donde seguimos siendo felices sin miedo. Mar, arena, sol y la euforia de estar legalmente semidesnudos: la playa sigue vendiendo virtudes de paraíso natural, pero esa utopía salvaje es también el objeto eminentemente cultural, preñado de sentidos y valores sociales, que moldean la literatura, el cine y la comunicación de masas. Con un pie en la memoria personal y otro en el análisis cultural, Alan Pauls revisa las caras mú... continue
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La vida nueva by Orhan Pamuk ES
TurkeyDescription:
Novela ubicada en Turquía acerca de un grupo de estudiantes obsesionados con un libro. Uno de ellos aún ha abandonado sus estudios para hacer copias a mano para poder compartirlo con otra gente. Nunca se aclara el contenido el libro, pero aunque los jóvenes se entusiasman, sus ancianos creen que el contenido es degenerado, otro ejemplo de la influencia extranjera que está arruinando el país.
Denmark1506.
La vorágine by José Eustasio Rivera ES
Country: South America / 
Colombia
Colombia
Description:
The novel is set in at least three different bioregions of Colombia during the rubber boom. This novel narrates the adventures of Arturo Cova, a hot-headed proud chauvinist and his lover Alicia, as they elope from Bogotá, through the eastern plains and later, escaping from criminal misgivings, through the amazon rainforest of Colombia. In this way Rivera is able to describe the magic of these regions, with their rich biodiversity, and the lifestyle of the inhabitants. However, one of the main objectives of the novel is to reveal the appalling conditions that workers in the rubber factories exp... continue
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Laberinto de sueño y angustia by Atiq Rahimi ES
Country: Asia / 
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Description:
El Farhad, el enamorado, el amigo, el hijo, el hermano, el esposo y el padre, víctima de una represión injustificada y atroz, recuerda y revive en su agonía sus amores, temores y desesperanzas. En este largo delirio nos descubre con magistrales imágenes y minuciosas descripciones sus sentimientos, deseos y luchas, bajo el terror y la angustia provocados por una opresión que sólo conduce a la muerte y a la destrucción. Su deseo de quedarse con los que ama se confunde con el anhelo de escapar hacia un lugar en el que los cañones de los kalashnikov no le apunten a cada paso y en el que la amenaza... continue
Spain1509.
Labyrinth : A Novel by Burhan Sönmez EN
Description:
Notable International Crime Novel of the Year – Crime Reads / Lit Hub From a prize-winning Turkish novelist, a heady, political tale of one man’s search for identity and meaning in Istanbul after the loss of his memory. A blues singer, Boratin, attempts suicide by jumping off the Bosphorus Bridge, but opens his eyes in the hospital. He has lost his memory, and can't recall why he wished to end his life. He remembers only things that are unrelated to himself, but confuses their timing. He knows that the Ottoman Empire fell, and that the last sultan died, but has no idea when. His mind falters w... continue
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Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges EN
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Forty short stories and essays have been selected as representative of the Argentine writer's metaphysical narratives.