Book type: fiction (4077)
3771.
Tongolele no sabía bailar / Tongolele Did Not Know How to Dance by Sergio Ramírez ES
Country: North America / 
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Description:
«El que hace sombra, pierde el cuerpo y pierde la sombra —dijo Lord Dixon—. Apunte esa frase, camarada, que es de mi propia cosecha.» Estamos en pleno siglo XXI, en una Nicaragua en la que se están viviendo unas revueltas populares que son reprimidas brutalmente por el gobierno, apoyado en el siniestro brazo ejecutor del jefe de los servicios secretos. El inspector Dolores Morales debe enfrentarse en la distancia con ese ser terrible apodado Tongolele, responsable último de su exilio en Honduras, que mueve con frialdad y cinismo, en parte gracias a los consejos adivinatorios de su madre, mucho... continue
3772.
Tonoharu: Part One SC by Lars Martinson EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Daniel Wells begins a new life as an assistant junior high school teacher in the rural Japanese village of Tonoharu. Isolated from those around him by cultural and language barriers, he leads a monastic existence, peppered only by his inept pursuit of the company of a fellow American who lives a couple towns over. But contrary to appearances, Dan isn't the only foreigner to call Tonoharu home. Across town, a group of wealthy European eccentrics are boarding in a one-time Buddhist temple, for reasons that remain obscure to their gossiping neighbors.
3773.
Too Loud a Solitude by Bohumil Hrabal EN
Country: Europe / 
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Description:
TOO LOUD A SOLITUDE is a tender and funny story of Hant'a - a man who has lived in a Czech police state - for 35 years, working as compactor of wastepaper and books. In the process of compacting, he has acquired an education so unwitting he can't quite tell which of his thoughts are his own and which come from his books. He has rescued many from jaws of hydraulic press and now his house is filled to the rooftops. Destroyer of the written word, he is also its perpetuator. But when a new automatic press makes his job redundant there's only one thing he can do - go down with his ship. This is an ... continue
3774.
Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE These are beguiling, provocative stories about manipulative men and the women who outwit them, about destructive marriages and curdled friendships, about mothers and sons, about moments which change or haunt a life. Alice Munro's stories surprise and delight, turning lives into art, expanding our world and shedding light on the strange workings of the human heart.
3775.
Too Much Lip : A Novel by Melissa Lucashenko EN
AustraliaDescription:
A gritty and darkly hilarious novel quaking with life--winner of Australia's Miles Franklin Award--that follows a queer, First Nations Australian woman as she returns home to face her family and protect the land of their ancestors. Wise-cracking Kerry Salter has spent her adulthood avoiding two things: her hometown and prison. A tough, generous, reckless woman accused of having too much lip, Kerry uses anger to fight the avalanche of bullshit the world spews. But now her Pop is dying and she's an inch away from the lockup, so she heads south on a stolen Harley for one last visit. Kerry plans t... continue
3776.
Torturaţi-l pe artist by Joey Goebel RO
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Joey Goebel e considerat in lumea literara noul Chuck Palahniuk, iar romanul lui Torturati-l pe artist a castigat Kentucky Literary Award (2004), a fost nominalizat la Dylan Thomas Prize (2006) si a fost tradus pana in prezent in peste cincisprezece tari.
"Am gasit un barbat care ne dadea speranta. I-am legat mainile si picioarele cu bucati de funii blonde si brunete. L-am torturat pe artist. L-am torturat bine. Si i-am vandut suferinta la Hollywood."
Intr-o America in pana de capodopere, desprinsa parca din filmele lui Tarantino, arta e o marfa pe taraba divertismentului. Salvar... continue
3777.
Toute une vie ne suffirait pas pour en parler : nouvelles by Adélaïde Fassinou FR
AlgeriaDescription:
Ah! les femmes et l' amour ... Toute une vie ne suffirait pas pour en parler. Sinon comment comprendre que Maguy veuille en finir avec la vie parce que J.J. ne voulait plus d' elle. elle était devenue trop grosse ... Et Nani alors! La jalousie au singulier pluriel. Huit récits tirés de l' imaginaire de l' auteur, reflet de l' existence humaine, forment la trame de ce recueil de nouvelles.
3778.
Trafalgar by Angélica Gorodischer EN
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
In the cafes and bars of Rosario, Argentina, there are sure to be many tall tales told. But none, perhaps, quite as spectacular as those recounted by Trafalgar Medrano. With a coffeepot and a pack of cigarettes to hand, he will nonchalantly tell you all about his otherworldly adventures- from studying dancing troglodytes on a mucky planet, to befriending the only chaotic man in a perfectly arranged society, to a close shave in 15th century Spain. The things Trafalgar has seen . . . Cosmopolitan, wildly imaginative and, above all else, pure fun, Angelica Gorodischer's Trafalgar is an utterly un... continue
3779.
Train Dreams : A Novella by Denis Johnson EN
GermanyDescription:
A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 One of The Economist's 2011 Books of the Year One of NPR's 10 Best Novels of 2011 From the National Book Award-winning author Denis Johnson (Tree of Smoke) comes Train Dreams, an epic in miniature, and one of Johnson's most evocative works of fiction. Suffused with the history and landscapes of the American West—its otherworldly flora and fauna, its rugged loggers and bridge builders—this extraordinary novella poignantly captures the disappearance of a distinctly American way of life. It tells the story of Robert Grainer, a day laborer in the American Wes... continue
3780.
Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila EN
Country: Africa / 
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Description:
Two friends, one a budding writer home from Europe, the other an ambitious racketeer, meet in the only nightclub, the Tram 83, in a war-torn city-state in secession, surrounded by profit-seekers of all languages and nationalities. Tram 83 plunges the reader into the modern African gold rush as cynical as it is comic and colorfully exotic, using jazz rhythms to weave a tale of human relationships in a world that has become a global village. Fiston Mwanza Mujila (b. 1981, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo) is a poet, dramatist, and scholar. Tram 83 is his award-winning and raved-about deb... continue