Adult books from Switzerland
Recommended adult books (7)
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If you are into adult here are some adult books from Switzerland for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
1.
Allmen and the Dragonflies by Martin Suter EN
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
A thrilling--and quite funny--art heist escapade that evokes a world of European high culture and luxury, while providing a glimpse of some of the shadowy characters who people the dark underbelly of the art and antique markets.
2.
De waarheid over de zaak Harry Quebert by Joe͏̈l Dicker NL
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Een jonge Amerikaanse schrijver gaat op zoek naar de waarheid achter de beschuldiging van aanranding en moord tegen zijn leermeester.
3.
Eurotrash by Christian Kracht EN
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Realising he and she are the very worst kind of people, our unnamed middle-aged narrator embarks on a highly dubious road trip through Switzerland with his terminally ill and terminally drunken mother. They try unsuccessfully to give away or squander the fortune she has amassed from investing in armament industry shares. Along the journey they bicker endlessly over the past, throw handfuls of fran[Bokinfo].
4.
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Der rationalitätsgläubige Techniker Faber muß kurz vor seinem Tod erfahren, daß seine Weltorientierung nicht ausreicht, um menschliche Schuld und schicksalshaftem Zufall zu entgehen.
5.
Homo Faber : A Report by Max Frisch EN
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Loneliness and despair invade the world of an engineer who comes to realize that he has failed as a friend, husband, and father.
6.
Mein Name sei Gantenbein by Max Frisch DE
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Der Erzähler erfindet (»Ich stelle mir vor:«) mögliche Lebensgeschichten dreier Personen: Da ist Gantenbein, der einen Blinden spielt, um so genauer seine Umwelt beobachten zu können. Oder da ist Enderlin, der immer »ein fremder Herr« bleibt. Auch Svoboda muß die Erfahrung machen, daß Liebe und Ehe endlich sind. Übrig im Spiel der erdichteten Rollen bleibt: Gantenbein.
7.
Reinventing Love : How the Patriarchy Sabotages Heterosexual Relations by Mona Chollet EN
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
A new work by the author of “In Defense of Witches” that seeks to redefine heterosexual relationships and give women back their voice. As feminist principles have taken wider hold in society, and basic ideas about equality for women can seem a given, many women still struggle in one of the most important areas of life: love. Whether it’s finding a partner, seeking a commitment from one, or struggling in a relationship that is unfulfilling or even potentially abusive, women still find that deeply-engrained notions of gender and behavior can be obstacles to a healthy, loving relationship. In her... continue