Books written by male authors (3222)


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The Cairo Trilogy : Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street by Najīb Maḥfūẓ EN

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Country: Africa / Egypt flag Egypt
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A series of historical fiction based on the life of a family living in Cairo during the British Colonial period and afterward.

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The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft EN

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H P Lovecraft is credited with reinventing the horror genre in the twentieth century. In this volume, Lovecraft's preeminent interpreter, S T Joshi, presents a selection of the master's fiction. These stories reveal the development of Lovecraft's mesmerizing narrative style and establish him as a canonical - and visionary - American writer.

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The Captive Mind by Czesław Miłosz EN

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Country: Europe / Poland flag Poland
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The Captive Mind examines the moral and intellectual conflicts faced by men and women living under totalitarianism of the left or right.

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The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion by Kei Miller EN

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A collection of poetry by acclaimed Jamaican novelist and poet Kei Miller.

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The Castle by Franz Kafka EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
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From the author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial—one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century—the haunting tale of K.’s relentless, unavailing struggle with an inscrutable authority in order to gain access to the Castle. Translated and with a preface by Mark Harman. Arriving in a village to take up the position of land surveyor for the mysterious lord of a castle, the character known as K. finds himself in a bitter and baffling struggle to contact his new employer and go about his duties. The Castle's original manuscript was left unfinished by Kafka in 1922 and not published until 19... continue

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The Cat by Georges Simenon EN

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Country: Europe / Belgium flag Belgium
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Psychological novel of a husband and wife, both past 70, whose affection has turned to hate.

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The Cat who Saved Books : A Novel by Sosuke Natsukawa EN

Rating: 4 (5 votes)
Country: Asia / Japan flag Japan
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"Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he has inherited from his beloved bookworm grandfather. However, one day, a talking cat named Tiger appears and asks Rintaro to save books with him. Of course, "ask" is putting it politely -- Tiger is demanding Rintaro's help. The world is full of lonely books, left unread and unloved, and only Tiger and Rintaro can liberate them from their neglectful owners. And so, the odd couple begin an amazing journey, entering different mazes to set books free. Through their travels, Tiger and Rintaro meet a man who l... continue

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The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje EN

Rating: 4 (4 votes)
Country: Asia / Sri Lanka flag Sri Lanka
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In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy boards a huge liner bound for England - a 'castle that was to cross the sea'. At mealtimes, he is placed at the lowly 'Cat's Table' with an eccentric group of grown-ups and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin. As the ship makes its way across the Indian Ocean, through the Suez Canal, into the Mediterranean, the boys become involved in the worlds and stories of the adults around them, tumbling from one adventure and delicious discovery to another, 'bursting all over the place like freed mercury'. And at night, the boys spy on a shackled prisoner - his... continue

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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger EN

Rating: 3 (2 votes)
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The "brilliant, funny, meaningful novel" (The New Yorker) that established J. D. Salinger as a leading voice in American literature--and that has instilled in millions of readers around the world a lifelong love of books. "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth." The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient chi... continue

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The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht EN

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Country: Europe / Germany flag Germany
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Written in exile during the Second World War, the story of Brecht's classic play subverts an ancient Chinese tale - echoed in the Judgement of Solomon - in which two women claim the same child. The message of Brecht's parable is that resources should go to those who will make best use of them. Thanks to the rascally judge, Azdak, one of Brecht's most vivid creations, this story has a happy outcome: the child is entrusted to the peasant Grusha, who has loved and nurtured it. Published in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series, this edition features an extensive introduction, Brecht's own notes ... continue