Adult genre books (563)
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Cartea râsului şi a uitării by Milan Kundera RO
Country: Europe / 
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Description:
„Această carte este în totalitatea ei un roman în formă de variaţiuni. În succesiunea lor, fiecare capitol constituie o etapă diferită a unei călătorii ce duce în interiorul unei teme, în interiorul unei idei, în interiorul unei situaţii unice, a cărei înţelegere se pierde pentru mine în nemărginire. E un roman despre Tamina şi, din clipa în care Tamina părăseşte scena, devine un roman pentru Tamina.Ea este personajul principal şi principalul ascultător, toate celelalte întâmplări fiind o variaţiune a propriei sale poveşti... continue
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Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi EN
OmanDescription:
An elegantly structured story of the history and people of modern Oman told through one family's losses and loves.
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Censoring an Iranian Love Story : A Novel by Shahriyār Mandanīʹpūr EN
IranDescription:
Shahriar Mandanipour, a contemporary and controversial Iranian writer, presents his first novel written in English. Seamlessly entwining two related narratives, Mandanipour unfolds the tale of an Iranian writer attempting to pen a love story set in presen
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Cette aveuglante absence de lumière : roman by Tahar Ben Jelloun FR
MoroccoDescription:
Avec ce roman, Tahar Ben Jelloun donne une interprétation littéraire de l'horreur et de l'oubli où furent tenus, dix-huit années durant, les prisonniers du bagne de Tazmamart, au Sud-Est du Maroc. Incarcérés après l'attentat manqué - et le massacre - de Skhirat en juillet 1971, les prisonniers de Tazmamart furent littéralement ensevelis dans le silence et dans l'obscurité, dans un lointain désert de sable. Enfermés, comme au temps de Louis XI, dans des cachots-tombeaux où nulle station debout n'était possible, ils vécurent dans sa plus inhumaine intensité la souffrance d'une mort vivante. Sur ... continue
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Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood EN
ItalyDescription:
In this clever and swoonworthy YA debut from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, life’s moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match for the heart. Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays; after the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory’s focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead-end job that keeps the lights on. That is, until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious “Kingkiller” Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and ... continue
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Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors EN
EnglandDescription:
For readers of Modern Lovers and Conversations with Friends, an addictive, humorous, and poignant debut novel about the shock waves caused by one couple's impulsive marriage. Twenty-four-year-old British painter Cleo has escaped from England to New York and is still finding her place in the sleepless city when, a few months before her student visa ends, she meets Frank. Twenty years older and a self-made success, Frank's life is full of all the excesses Cleo's lacks. He offers her the chance to be happy, the freedom to paint, and the opportunity to apply for a Green Card. But their impulsive m... continue
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Codex 632: The Secret Identity of Christopher Columbus by José Rodrigues dos Santos EN
PortugalDescription:
When Thomas Noronha, a professor of history and an expert cryptographer, is called upon to finish an unresolved investigation involving an aged scholar who is found mysteriously dead in his hotel room, his life takes several unexpected and dramatic turns. As Thomas slowly begins to unravel the cryptograms and enigmas that shroud the old professor's work, he finds a code that could possibly change the course of historical scholarship:Moloc Ninundia OmastoosIn his quest to decipher this mysterious code, Thomas travels around the world from Lisbon to Rio, New York, and Jerusalem. He quickly immer... continue
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Coeur tambour by Scholastique Mukasonga FR
RwandaDescription:
"Personne ne savait plus trop qui était cette présumée princesse africaine appelée Nyabinghi. Son nom était venu s'échouer sur les plages de la Jamaïque en d'étranges circonstances... Le 12 décembre 1935, peu de temps avant l'invasion de l'Ethiopie par l'Italie fasciste, paraissait dans le journal Jamaïca Times un article intitulé "Une société secrète pour détruire les Blancs" : vingt millions de nègres, au nom d'une mystérieuse reine appelée Nya-Binghi, allaient déferler sur l'Europe et l'Amérique, Nya-Binghi signifiant "mort aux Blancs". Les rastas, qui adoptèrent le nom de nyabinghi, n'avai... continue
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Collide by Bal Khabra EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! She’s an honors student with ambitious graduate school plans and he’s a jock with only hockey on his mind, but once their worlds collide, their connection is hot enough to melt an ice rink. An ultimatum from Summer Preston’s thesis advisor thrusts her into an unexpected collision with the hockey team’s captain, Aiden Crawford. She’s caught between conflicting desires of fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming a sport psychologist and staying as far away as possible from the god-awful sport. And once she meets Aiden—well, let’s just say he confirms all her worst assump... continue