Biography genre books (522)
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Nora : A Love Story of Nora and James Joyce by Nuala O'Connor EN
IrelandDescription:
Acclaimed Irish novelist Nuala O'Connor's bold reimagining of the life of James Joyce's wife, muse, and the model for Molly Bloom in Ulysses is a "lively and loving paean to the indomitable Nora Barnacle" (Edna O'Brien). Dublin, 1904. Nora Joseph Barnacle is a twenty-year-old from Galway who left school at twelve, is a chambermaid at Finn's Hotel, and has all but given up on a happy ending. But on June 16--Bloomsday--her life is changed when she meets James Joyce, a fateful encounter that turns into a lifelong love. Despite his hesitation to marry, Nora follows him in pursuit of a life beyond ... continue
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Norah's Secrets by Samia Shariff EN
FranceDescription:
The many vicissitudes in Norah’s story possess an empowering impudence which leads to believe that, despite the prevailing fundamentalism in some countries, the new generation of Muslim women will not be silently crushed and humiliated as were its predecessors. Norah’s undaunted strength and hope for a brighter future are characteristics which somehow prevail in those whose destinies are held captive by perpetrators who use religion and sacred scriptures as an excuse to torment their victims at will. This book recalls some events found in Samia Shariff’s notorious Veil of Fear, published in 20... continue
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Notes from the Hyena's Belly : An Ethiopian Boyhood by Nega Mezlekia EN
EthiopiaDescription:
The author recalls his childhood in Ethiopia interspersed with information about the customs and everyday life in his hometown of Jijiga.
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Once Upon a Time in the East : A Chronicle of Growing Up by Xiaolu Guo EN
ChinaDescription:
'This generation's Wild Swans' Daily Telegraph 'One of the most startling and fascinating memoirs I've read in recent years...a story of China' Libby Purves 'Impressive...moving...exhilarating' Financial Times 'Guo is rebellious, flamboyant and fundamentally optimistic...fascinating' Scotland on Sunday 'This stunning memoir picks up where Jung Chang's 1991 bestseller Wild Swans left off...This book will make your jaw drop, then clench in anger' Five stars, Sunday Telegraph 'Riveting...Guo is a bolder, angrier and more ambitious figure than her forebears' The Times Xiaolu Guo meets her parents ... continue
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Argentina286.
One Day I Will Write about This Place by Binyavanga Wainaina EN
KenyaDescription:
A groundbreaking memoir by the acclaimed Kenyan Caine Prize winner.
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Open Skies: My Life as Afghanistan's First Female Pilot by Niloofar Rahmani, R. D. Sykes EN
Country: Asia / 
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Description:
Niloofar Rahmani was born in 1991 in Kabul, Afghanistan, just a few years after the Soviets left, and during the rise of the Taliban her father took his young family to Pakistan, where they lived for nine years as refugees. Then, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the international coalition's invasion, the Rahmani family returned to their home in Kabul. In 2010, for the first time since the Soviets, Afghanistan allowed females to join the military, and Niloofar entered Afghanistan's military academy. However, the professed openness of the new Afghan military could not surmount centuries of ... continue
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AngolaDescription:
Se é certo que as crianças crescem em segredo, como diz Ana Paula Tavares, de vez em quando comprova-se que esse segredo espera uns anos para se desvendar amadurecido em literatura. Assim é o novíssimo livro de estórias do jovem poeta e ficcionista angolano Ondjaki. Em Os da minha rua o autor reedifica os da sua casa: da memória, do afeto, da identidade. Com escrita depurada casada com o oralidade, reconstrói-se o universo da infância e o correr da vida em Luanda: a escola e os professores cubanos, brincadeiras e descobertas, festas em casa dos amigos e dos amigos dos familiares. Atesta-se des... continue
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Others is not a race by Melissa de Silva EN
SingaporeDescription:
What is a Eurasian? Are Eurasians truly Singaporean? What does it mean to be a Eurasian living in Singapore? European + Asian = Eurasian Despite existing in Singapore for as long as any other community, Eurasians continue to be somewhat enigmatic to their fellow citizens. Unlike the Chinese, Malays and Indians, who have their own category under Singapore’s multicultural race policy, Eurasians are classified as ‘Others’. ‘OTHERS’ IS NOT A RACE is a vibrant tapestry that weaves together narrative fiction, creative nonfiction, literary food writing and intimate family memoir. This eclectic mix pr... continue
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Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen, Karen Blixen FR
DenmarkDescription:
In Out of Africa, author Isak Dinesen takes a wistful and nostalgic look back on her years living in Africa on a Kenyan coffee plantation. Recalling the lives of friends and neighbours—both African and European—Dinesen provides a first-hand perspective of colonial Africa. Through her obvious love of both the landscape and her time in Africa, Dinesen’s meditative writing style deeply reflects the themes of loss as her plantation fails and she returns to Europe. HarperTorch brings great works of non-fiction and the dramatic arts to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook... continue