Book type: fiction (6131)
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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is most well known for his detective novels and the development of crime novels. Creating one of the most well known detectives of all time Doyle was a prolific writer creating many other tales that has intrigued and inspired generations with science fiction, romances and historical novels. The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third novel written by Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes.
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The Hounds of the Morrigan by Pat O'Shea EN
Description:
When a ten-year-old boy finds an old book of magic in a bookshop in Ireland, the forces of good and evil gather to do battle over it.
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The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector EN
UkraineDescription:
The Hour of the Star, Clarice Lispector's consummate final novel, may well be her masterpiece.
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The Hour of the Star (Second Edition) by Clarice Lispector EN
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Clarice Lispector died of cancer at the age of fifty-six on 9th December 1977. "The Hour of the Star" was published that same year and acclaimed by the critics as 'a regional allegory' of extraordinary awareness and insight. Lispector herself defined "The Hour of the Star" as a book 'made without words ... a mute photograph ... a silence ... a question'. The tale of Macabea can be read at different levels and lends itself to various interpretations. The book's subtle interplay of fiction and philosophy sums up Lispector's unique talent as a writer and her lasting influence on contemporary Braz... continue
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The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Lambda Literary Award-winning author TJ Klune’s bestselling, breakout contemporary fantasy that's "1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in." (Gail Carriger) A USA Today Bestseller! An Indie Next Pick! One of Publishers Weekly's "Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2020" One of Book Riot’s “20 Must-Read Feel-Good Fantasies” A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends hi... continue
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The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea EN
Country: North America / 
Mexico
Mexico
Description:
The quintessential story of what it means to be the first generation to live two lives across one border, The House of Broken Angels is Pulitzer Prize finalist Luis Alberto Urrea's unforgettable portrait of the De La Cruz family as they celebrate the lives of two of their most beloved members over the course of one raucous and bittersweet weekend. National Bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist A New York Times Notable Book / One of the Best Books of the Year from National Public Radio, American Library Association, San Francisco Chronicle, BookPage, Newsday, BuzzFeed, Kirk... continue
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The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng EN
MalaysiaDescription:
From the bestselling, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Garden of Evening Mists, a spellbinding novel about love and betrayal, colonialism and revolution, storytelling and redemption.
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The House of Nire by Morio Kita EN
JapanDescription:
The House of Nire will come as a surprise to readers who expect a Japanese novel to be a mixture of gloom and sensitivity. This one is unashamedly comic, and its view of human life derives from a warm curiosity that accepts the world as it is and wastes no time complaining about it. Readers will feel themselves in the company of somebody who understands with intelligence, judges with generosity, and often, sometimes uproariously, laughs and enjoys. The book relates the history of the Nire family from the end of the First World War to the end of the Second. We meet Kiichiro Nire, founder not on... continue
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The House of Rust : A Novel by Khadija Abdalla Bajaber EN
KenyaDescription:
The first Graywolf Press Africa Prize winner, a story of a girl’s fantastical sea voyage to rescue her father The House of Rust is an enchanting novel about a Hadrami girl in Mombasa. When her fisherman father goes missing, Aisha takes to the sea on a magical boat made of a skeleton to rescue him. She is guided by a talking scholar’s cat (and soon crows, goats, and other animals all have their say, too). On this journey Aisha meets three terrifying sea monsters. After she survives a final confrontation with Baba wa Papa, the father of all sharks, she rescues her own father, and hopes that life... continue