Books written by male authors (3592)
2311.
Snares Without End by Olympe Bhêly-Quénum EN
BeninDescription:
A novel, also a philosophical tale in which destiny entraps the innocent protagonist and holds him fast. Some readers have found an affinity in it with Camus' notion of the absurd, while others have preferred to dwell on its evocation of country life in northern Dahomey and the importance of music in the farmers' daily life. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
2312.
NorwayDescription:
Als in een buitenwijk van Oslo de lijken van twee 11-jarige jongens worden aangetroffen, onderzoekt het team van Holger Munch de zaak.
2313.
Snow by Orhan Pamuk EN
TurkeyDescription:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Touching, slyly comic, and humming with cerebral suspense—a masterful novel of "political intrigue and philosophy, romance and noir" (Vogue) and the lethal chemistry between secular doubt and Islamic fanaticism from the Nobel Prize winner. An exiled poet named Ka returns to Turkey and travels to the forlorn city of Kars. His ostensible purpose is to report on a wave of suicides among religious girls forbidden to wear their head-scarves. But Ka is also drawn by his memories of the radiant Ipek, now recently divorced. Amid blanketing snowfall and universal suspicion, Ka fin... continue
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Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata EN
JapanDescription:
Widely considered a masterpiece from the Nobel Prize-winning author and acclaimed writer of Thousand Cranes: a powerful tale of wasted love set amid the desolate beauty of western Japan. • “Kawabata’s novels are among the most affecting and original works of our time.” —The New York Times Book Review At an isolated mountain hot spring, with snow blanketing every surface, Shimamura, a wealthy dilettante meets Komako, a lowly geisha. She gives herself to him fully and without remorse, despite knowing that their passion cannot last and that the affair can have only one outcome. In chronicling the... continue
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Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson EN
IcelandDescription:
Taut and terrifying, a startling debut from an extraordinary new talent, taking Nordic Noir to soaring new heights Siglufjorour: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors, and which is accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thor Arason: a rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik, with a past that he s unable to leave behind. When a young woman is found lying half-naked in the snow, bleeding and unconscious, and a highly esteemed, elderly writer falls to his death in the local theater, Ari is dragged str... continue
2316.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Reluctant galactic wanderer Arthur Dent finds himself back on Earth, which has been restored after having been demolished for a hyperspace bypass, and again sets out on his travels with a girl who went mad at the Earth's destruction.
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Soñé con elefantes by Ivica Đikić ES
Country: Europe / 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Description:
Andrija Sučić, ex soldado y antiguo miembro de la Guardia personal del primer presidente de Croacia, ha sido ejecutado delante de su casa. Hablaba fosas comunes, asesinatos de civiles… y además estaba el extraño asunto de los elefantes. Se había vuelto loco y era peligroso para quienes habían hecho negocios durante la guerra e intentaban afianzar su carrera política en la nueva Croacia. Su muerte no parece importar a nadie, excepto a su hijo secreto Boško, que trabaja en el Servicio de Seguridad Nacional y decide investigar por su cuenta. Las pe... continue
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Sociedade do cansaço by Byung-Chul Han PT
Country: Asia / 
South Korea
South Korea
Description:
Os efeitos colaterais do discurso motivacional, O mercado de palestras e livros motivacionais está crescendo desde o início do século XXI e não mostra sinais de desaquecimento. Religiões tradicionais estão perdendo adeptos para novas igrejas que trocam o discurso do pecado pelo encorajamento e autoajuda. As instituições políticas e empresariais mudaram o sistema de punição, hierarquia e combate ao concorrente pelas positividades do estímulo, eficiência e reconhecimento social pela superação das próprias limitações. Byung-Chul Han mostra que a sociedade disciplinar e repressora do século XX des... continue
Germany