Book type: fiction (5357)


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True Biz by Sara Nović EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Croatia flag Croatia
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A “tender, beautiful and radiantly outraged” (The New York Times Book Review) novel that follows a year of seismic romantic, political, and familial shifts for a teacher and her students at a boarding school for the deaf, from the acclaimed author of Girl at War “For those who loved the Oscar-winning film CODA, a boarding school for deaf students is the setting for a kaleidoscope of experiences.”—The Washington Post ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Booklist True biz (adj./exclamation; American S... continue

4992.

True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey EN

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Country: Oceania / Australia flag Australia
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'I lost my own father at 12 yr. of age and know what it is to be raised on lies and silence...' To the authorities in pursuit of him, outlaw Ned Kelly is a horse thief, bank robber and police-killer. But to his fellow ordinary Australians, Kelly is their own Robin Hood. In a dazzling act of ventriloquism, Peter Carey brings the famous bushranger wildly and passionately to life.

4993.

Trust by Hernan Diaz EN

Rating: 5 (3 votes)
Description:
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2023 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022 ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2022 Trust is a sweeping puzzle of a novel about power, greed, love and a search for the truth that begins in 1920s New York. Can one person change the course of history? A Wall Street tycoon takes a young woman as his wife. Together, they rise to the top in an age of excess and speculation. Now a novelist is threatening to reveal the secrets behind their marriage. Who will have the final word in their story of greed, love and betrayal? Compose... continue

4994.

Tu nombre después de la lluvia by Victoria Álvarez ES

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
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Érase una vez en Irlanda... Corren los primeros días de enero de 1903 y el profesor Quills, un hombre sabio y triste, vuelve a su casa de Oxford después de asistir a unas conferencias en Londres; Oliver Saunders, joven y tímido, trabaja en su pequeño cuarto de Balliol College, rodeado de diccionarios y novelas góticas; Lionel Lennox, amante de la buena vida y de las faldas ligeras, está en Egipto, a punto de profanar la tumba de una princesa para llevarse una joya de inestimable valor. Poco tienen en común los tres amigos, excepto el in... continue


4996.

Tudo nela brilha e queima : poemas de luta e amor by Ryane Leão PT

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Estreia em livro de Ryane Leão, criadora da página onde jazz meu coração, com mais de 150 mil seguidores nas redes Livro de estreia de Ryane Leão, mulher negra, poeta e professora, criadora do projeto onde jazz meu coração, com mais de 150 mil seguidores nas redes. “a poesia é minha chance de ser eu mesma diante de um mundo que tanto me silencia. é minha vez de ser crua. minha arma de combate. nossa voz ecoada. nossa dor transformada. nela eu falo sobre amor, desapego, rotina, as cidades que nos atravessam, os socos no estômago que a vida dá, o coração desenfreado, a pulsação que guia as estra... continue

4997.

Tudo O Que Já Nadei : RESSACA, QUEBRA-MAR E MAROLINHAS by Letrux PT

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Textões, poemas e aforismos da maior voz da cena indie brasileira: Letícia Novaes, a Letrux “Aos goles, salgados, doces, etílicos e brandos, as três seções de Tudo que já nadei nos vão entrando pela cabeça, revirando ou se assentando nos nossos estômagos, mas chegam, certamente, ao coração.” – RITA VON HUNTY “Letícia flutua e mergulha, superficial e profunda, como pop music Escrever é uma coisa, fazer querer ler é outra inteiramente diversa Flutue, mergulhe, os textos são suas boias de braço, e nade. De nada.” – LULU SANTOS “Este livro contém 855 aparições da vigésima letra do alfabeto romano:... continue

4998.

Turkish Gambit by Boris Akunin (Grigori Chkhartishvili) EN

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Country: Asia / Georgia flag Georgia
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The Russo-Turkish war is at a critical juncture, and Erast Fandorin, broken-hearted and disillusioned, has gone to the front in an attempt to forget his sorrows. But Fandorin's efforts to steer clear of trouble are thwarted when he comes to the aid of Varvara Suvorova - a 'progressive' Russian woman trying to make her way to the Russian headquarters to join her fiancé. Within days, Varvara's fiancé has been accused of treason, a Turkish victory looms on the horizon, and there are rumours of a Turkish spy hiding within their own camp. Our reluctant gentleman sleuth will need to resurrect all of... continue


5000.

Tuya by Claudia Piñeiro ES

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"Un corazón dibujado con rouge, cruzado por un "te quiero" y firmado "Tuya" le revela a Inés que su marido la engaña. A partir de ahí, una original novela de suspense, un ama de casa dispuesta a todo con tal de conservar su matrimonio y las buenas apariencias. Tuya no es sólo un thriller vertiginoso desde sus primeras líneas, sino un relato devastador e implacable sobre la intimidad más cruda de la clase media."