Adult genre books (563)
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Elixir : In the Valley at the End of Time by Kapka Kassabova EN
BulgariaDescription:
A search for a cure to what ails us in the Anthropocene by the award-winning author of Border In Elixir, in a wild river valley and amid the three mountains that define it, Kapka Kassabova seeks out the deep connection between people, plants, and place. The Mesta is one of the oldest rivers in Europe and the surrounding forests and mountains of the southern Balkans are an extraordinarily rich nexus for plant gatherers. Over several seasons, Kassabova spends time with the people of this magical region. She meets women and men who work in a long lineage of foragers, healers, and mystics. She lea... continue
England123.
Emma by Jane Austen RO
Description:
„Jane Austen avea cel mai minunat dar din câte am întâlnit în a descrie implicaţiile, sentimentele şi caracterele din viaţa obişnuită. Rafinamentul cu care transformă personajele şi situaţiile din banale în interesante, tuşa de veridic pe care o imprimă descrierilor şi sentimentelor sunt lucruri la care eu nu pot decât să aspir.” – SIR WALTER SCOTT
„Domnişoara Austen a înţeles perfect dimensiunea măruntă a vieţii... A fost o mare creatoare, egală – în mica ei sferă – cu Shakespeare…” – ALFRE... continue
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Empire of the Sun by J. G. Ballard EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Jim, an eleven-year-old British schoolboy living in Shanghai in 1941, must learn to survive on his own when he is separated from his parents and sent to a Japanese prison camp
Philippines126.
Esperando un ángel by Helon Habila ES
NigeriaDescription:
Un prisionero político se ve obligado a escribir poemas de amor por encargo. Un ángel toma la forma de un soldado y su mensaje es la muerte, Un adolescente es enviado a la casa de una tía y allí conoce el amor, la lealtad y el valor del compromiso. Un joven universitario enloquece en un mundo donde todo se desmorona. A través de capítulos que funcionan como relatos independientes seguimos a Lamba, un estudiante que con el tiempo se convertirá en periodista y atravesará, junto con otros particulares personajes, los años más oscuros en la historia de Nigeria.
127.
Estrella distante by Roberto Bolaño ES
Country: South America / 
Chile
Chile
Description:
El delirante y perturbador misterio de un impostor El narrador vio por primera vez a aquel hombre en 1971 o 1972, cuando Allende era aún Presidente de Chile. Escribía poemas distantes y cautelosos, seducía a las mujeres y despertaba en los hombres una indefinible desconfianza. Volvió a verlo después del golpe, pero en ese momento ignoraba que aquel aviador, que escribía versículos de la Biblia con el humo de un avión de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y el poeta, eran uno, y el mismo. Y así nos es contada la historia de un impostor, de un hombre de muchos nombres, sin otra moral que la estética, dan... continue
128.
Country: North America / 
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Description:
Côte du Pacifique, Costa Rica. Un Éden où les pinèdes sont massacrées afin de permettre la construction de villas luxueuses pour des investisseurs étrangers... et des caïds de la drogue. Un Éden où il fait terriblement chaud, où l’alcool ne peut faire oublier le sable, la poussière et le vent.C’est là, dans un tranquille village de pêcheurs, qu’est découvert sur la plage le cadavre d’une femme, surnommée l’Argentine.Don Chepe, ancien guérillero qui a lutté aux côtés des sandinistes, décide de retrouver l’assassin de son amie. Une enquête qui le conduit à découvrir les liens obscurs entre pass... continue
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Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Perhaps the best-known and most popular of Edith Wharton's novels, Ethan Frome is widely considered her masterpiece. Set against a bleak New England background, the novel tells of Frome, his ailing wife Zeena and her companion Mattie Silver, superbly delineating the characters of each as they are drawn relentlessly into a deep-rooted domestic struggle. Burdened by poverty and spiritually dulled by a loveless marriage to an older woman. Frome is emotionally stirred by the arrival of a youthful cousin who is employed as household help. Mattie's presence not only brightens a gloomy house but stir... continue
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Ethics : An Early American Handbook by Jacob Abbott EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Much attention has recently been focused on re-instituting ethics and character education. Yet, what is being taught today is simply a re-teaching of traits taught for centuries - traits such as industry, honesty, politeness, gratitude, purity, and duty to God. Because such qualities are timeless in their application, an early 1890 work (based on works from the 1840s) is here reprinted for contemporary use. This work will inspire citizens of all ages to a greater elevation of their own character and therefore of the nation's character.