Book type: fiction (6541)
6031.
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.
6032.
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
6033.
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.
6034.
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
6035.
Tormento by John Boyne PT
IrelandDescription:
Apesar de sentir falta do irmão mais velho, que estava fazendo faculdade em outro país, Danny aproveitava o tempo livre das férias para andar de bicicleta e jogar bola com seu melhor amigo, Luke Kennedy. Até que um dia volta para casa e, estranhamente, não vê sinal de sua mãe. Quando a sra. Delaney finalmente chega, vem acompanhada de dois policiais. Ela havia se envolvido em um acidente - atropelara um garotinho que agora estava em coma, com poucas chances de sobreviver. A sra. Delaney se afoga em culpa e se isola de todo mundo, inclusive do marido e de Danny. O garoto, por sua vez, não enten... continue
6036.
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
Belgium6038.
Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko Kuroyonagi EN
JapanDescription:
This engaging series of childhood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an extraordinary man-its founder and headmaster, Sosaku Kobayashi--who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity. In real life, the Totto-chan of the book has become one of Japan's most popular television personalities--Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. She attributes her success in life to this wonderful school and its headmaster. The charm of this account has w... continue
6039.
Touba and the Meaning of Night by Shahrnush Parsipur EN
IranDescription:
An Iranian woman forges her own path through life in this “stylishly original contribution to modern feminist literature” (Publishers Weekly). After her father’s death, fourteen-year-old Touba takes her family’s financial security into her own hands by proposing to a fifty-two-year-old relative. But, intimidated by her outspoken nature, Touba’s husband soon divorces her. When she marries again, it is to a prince with whom she experiences tenderness and physical passion and bears four children—but their relationship sours when he proves unfaithful. Touba is granted a divorce, and as her unconve... continue
6040.
Touch by Adania Shibli EN
PalestineDescription:
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