Books written by male authors (3578)
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Una novelita lumpen by Roberto Bolaño ES
Country: South America / 
Chile
Chile
Description:
«Ahora soy una madre y también una mujer casada, pero no hace mucho fui una delincuente». Así inicia Bianca el relato de su dura entrada a la edad adulta en Roma, en Una novelita lumpen. Tras la temprana muerte de sus padres en un trágico accidente automovilístico, Bianca, poco más que una adolescente, protagonista y voz por medio de la cual se hilvana la narración, se descubre avocada al abismo de su indiferente existencia, dirigida irremediablementea un camino que no conduce a ningún futuro. Desde entonces dedica sus horas a lavar, tintar y cortar pelo mientras su hermano menor se mezcla con... continue
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Una soledad demasiado ruidosa by Bohumil Hrabal ES
Country: Europe / 
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Description:
Desde hace treinta y cinco años, Haňťa trabaja en una trituradora de papel destruyendo libros y reproducciones de cuadros. En cada una de las balas de papel que prepara conviven libros, litografías, ratoncillos aprisionados y su propio esfuerzo. Pero para él, esos libros son mucho más que papel para prensar: son toneladas de saber que la humanidad ha ido acumulando a lo largo de los siglos y que Hanta ha ido adquiriendo con su trabajo. Mientras deambula por Praga, repasa su vida a la vez que reflexiona sobre las enseñanzas de los grandes maestros, Lao Tse, Ni... continue
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Una vida en juego by Albert Salvadó ES
AndorraDescription:
Víctor Pons, un hombre de clase obrera, trabaja como jefe de seguridad del casino de La Rabassada, que se inauguraría en Barcelona en 1911. A partir de ese momento, Pons vivirá dos hechos trascendentales en su vida: se enamorará perdidamente de Carla Torr
3394.
Under the Frog by Tibor Fischer EN
HungaryDescription:
Set in post-war Hungary between 1944 and 1956, the story follows the lives of two young men and in particular their careers in a travelling basketball team. They spend most of their time in the avoidance of work and army service and in the pursuit of sex.
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Under the Glacier by Halldor Laxness EN
IcelandDescription:
Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness’s Under the Glacier is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, a wryly provocative novel at once earthy and otherworldly. At its outset, the Bishop of Iceland dispatches a young emissary to investigate certain charges against the pastor at Snæfells Glacier, who, among other things, appears to have given up burying the dead. But once he arrives, the emissary finds that this dereliction counts only as a mild eccentricity in a community that regards itself as the center of the world and where Creation itself is a work in progress. What is the emissary to make, for example, of ... continue
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Under the Tripoli Sky by Kamal Ben Hameda, Adriana Hunter EN
LibyaDescription:
This title provides a fascinating portrait of a pre-Gaddafi society on the verge of change. Tripoli in the 1960. A sweltering, segregated society. Hadachinou is a lonely boy. His mother shares secrets with her best friend Jamila while his father prays at the mosque. Sneaking through the sun drenched streets of Tripoli, he listens to the whispered stories of the women. He turns into an invisible witness to their repressed desires while becoming aware of his own.
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Under the Yoke by Ivan Vazov EN
BulgariaDescription:
Under the Yoke is a novel by Ivan Vazov written in 1888. It depicts the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria and is the most famous piece of classic Bulgarian literature. The tranquillity in a Bulgarian village under Ottoman rule is only superficial: the people are quietly preparing for an uprising. The plot follows the story of Boicho Ognyanov, who, having escaped from a prison in Diarbekir, returns to the Bulgarian town of Byala Cherkva to take part in the rebellion. There he meets old friends, enemies, and the love of his life. The plot portrays the personal drama of the characters, their emotions, mot... continue
France3399.
Undine by Friedrich de La Motte Fouqué EN
GermanyDescription:
Undine is a novel by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque concerning Undine, a water spirit who marries a Knight named Huldebrand in order to gain a soul. It is an early German romance, which has been translated into English and other languages. During the nineteenth century the book was very popular and was, according to The Times in 1843, "a book which, of all others, if you ask for it at a foreign library, you are sure to find engaged."
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