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Civilisations by Laurent Binet EN
FranceDescription:
It's world history. But not as we know it. c.1000AD: Erik the Red's daughter heads south from Greenland 1492: Columbus does not discover America 1531: the Incas invade Europe Freydis is the leader of a band of Viking warriors who get as far as Panama. Nobody knows what became of them. Five hundred years later, Christopher Columbus is sailing for the Americas, dreaming of gold and conquest. Even when captured, his faith in his mission is unshaken. Thirty years after that, Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor, arrives in a Europe ready for revolution. Fortunately, he has a recent guidebook to acquir... continue
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Colonel Lágrimas by Carlos Fonseca Suárez EN
Country: North America / 
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
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“Beware, reader, in these pages you will experience vertigo, anxiety and joy. You will become a ghostly presence in a Borgesian world, a camera obscura, where mathematics is a secret weapon, and memory the object of an archaeological pursuit. Loosely inspired by the eventful life of the French mathematician Alexander Grothendieck, Fonseca has created a gorgeous opera prima.” —Valerie Miles, The New York Times Book Review Holed away in a cabin in the Pyrenees, the world-famous and enigmatic mathematician Alexander Grothendieck is working furiously on a final project. But what exactly is this mo... continue
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Drawing comparisons with Shadow of the Wind, The Name of the Rose and The Reader, and an instant bestseller in more than 20 languages, Confessions is an astonishing story of one man s life, interwoven with a narrative that stretches across centuries to create an addictive and unforgettable literary symphony. I confess. At 60 and with a diagnosis of early Alzheimer s, Adri� Ard�vol re-examines his life before his memory is systematically deleted. He recalls a loveless childhood where the family antique business and his father s study become the centre of his world; where a treasured Storioni vi... continue
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Consejos de un discípulo de Morrison a un fanático de Joyce : seguido de Diario de bar by Roberto Bolaño, A. G. Porta, Antoni García Porta ES
Country: South America / 
Chile
Chile
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Consejos de un discípulo de Morrison a un fanático de Joyce supuso el debut literario de Roberto Bolaño y A.G. Porta en 1984. Armada como novela policíaca, en ella se relatan las andanzas de Ángel Ros, joven barcelonés enamorado a partes iguales de una delincuente sudamericana y de la literatura, de la vida al límite y de la música de Morrison. Con estas coordenadas, pues, en las que el protagonista trata de sobrevivir en una realidad que le supera a cada paso que da, Bolaño y Porta trazan un mapa descarnado de la juventud, del país que éramos entonces y que probablemente seguimos siendo aún h... continue
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Culture Shock! : Spain by Marie Louise Graff EN
SingaporeDescription:
Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or a combination of the two, the ever-popular "Culture Shock!" series belongs in your backpack or briefcase. Get the nuts-and-bolts information you need to survive and thrive wherever you go. "Culture Shock!" country guides are easy-to-read, accurate, and entertaining crash courses in local customs and etiquette. "Culture Shock!" practical guides offer the inside information you need whether you're a student, a parent, a globetrotter, or a working traveler. Each "Culture Shock!" title is written by someone who's lived and worked in the country, and ea... continue
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Das Labyrinth der Lichter by Carlos Ruiz Zafón DE
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Spanien in den bleiernen Tagen des Franco-Regimes: Ein Auftrag der Politischen Polizei führt die eigenwillige Alicia Gris von Madrid zurück in ihre Heimatstadt Barcelona. Unter größter Geheimhaltung soll sie das plötzliche Verschwinden des Ministers Mauricio Valls aufklären, dessen dunkle Vergangenheit als Direktor des Gefängnisses von Montjuïc ihn nun einzuholen scheint. In seinem Besitz befand sich ein geheimnisvolles Buch aus der Serie ›Das Labyrinth der Lichter‹, das Alicia auf schmerzliche Weise an ihr eigenes Schicksal erinnert. Es f... continue
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Das Spiel des Engels by Carlos Ruiz Zafón DE
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Barcelona im turbulenten Jahrzehnt vor dem Spanischen Bürgerkrieg: Der junge David Martín fristet sein Leben als verkannter Schriftsteller. Der mysteriöse Verleger Andreas Corelli scheint an ihn zu glauben macht ihm ein Angebot.