Contemporary fiction genre books (1023)
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Digging Stars : A Novel by Novuyo Rosa Tshuma EN
ZimbabweDescription:
A brilliant new novel from the award-winning author of House of Stone.
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Dina händer var fulla av liv by Suad Ali SV
SomaliaDescription:
Dina händer var fulla av liv skildrar en kvinna före, under och efter flykten. Romanen ställer frågor som: vad händer med en människa som vuxit upp i en privilegierad miljö och sedan förlorar allt, en kvinna som varit lyckligt gift och Mogadishus bästa gymnasielärare som hamnar som ung änka i Sandviken och tvingas försörja sig genom att städa skolkorridorer? Vi får följa Nora från barndomen i Baidoa, via gymnasietiden i Somalias huvudstad Mogadishu, genom de begynnande orosåren i landet, när klankonflikterna och politisk instabilitet växer sig allt större. Till sist finns ingen annan utväg än ... continue
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Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Romanul Dinti albi a cistigat mai multe premii prestigioase, printre care James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Whitbread Book Award, Guardian First Book Award, Commonwealth Writers First Book Prize si Betty Trask Award. Revista Time a inclus romanul in lista sa cu cele mai bune 100 de romane scrise intre anii 1923 si 2005.
Spectaculos si privind indeaproape cele mai ascunse unghere ale vietii, amuzant si emotionant, Dinti albi este povestea a doua familii londoneze, a lui Archie Jones si a prietenului sau de-o viata – Samad Iqbal. Cei doi se cunosc din perioada celui de-al Doilea Razboi M... continue
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Dirty Feet by Edem Awumey, Edem EN
TogoDescription:
"As a small child, Askia was forced, along with his family, to wander the African desert as if under a curse. First driven from their home by drought and hunger, they were then kept out of the villages by those who did not want to see their 'dirty feet' stay for too long. Years later, it seems Askia is destined to relive his family's curse night after night as he roams the streets of Paris in his taxi. One evening, he picks up Olia, a young woman who claims to recognize his face, telling him that his features are similar to those of a man she photographed years ago. Had it been his father, the... continue
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Country: Africa / 
South Africa
South Africa
Description:
After years teaching Romantic poetry at the Technical University of Cape Town, David Lurie, middle-aged and twice divorced, has an impulsive affair with a student. The affair sours; he is denounced and summoned before a committee of inquiry. Willing to admit his guilt, but refusing to yield to pressure to repent publicly, he resigns and retreats to his daughter Lucy's isolated farm. For a time, his daughter's influence and the natural rhythms of the farm promise to harmonize his discordant life. But the balance of power in the country is shifting. He and Lucy become victims of a savage and dis... continue
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Disoriental by Négar Djavadi EN
IranDescription:
"Kimiâ Sadr fled Iran at the age of ten in the company of her mother and sisters to join her father in France. Now twenty-five and facing the future she has built for herself as well as the prospect of a new generation, Kimiâ is inundated by her own memories and the stories of her ancestors, which come to her in unstoppable, uncontainable waves. In the waiting room of a Parisian fertility clinic, generations of flamboyant Sadrs return to her, including her formidable great-grandfather Montazemolmolk, with his harem of fifty-two wives, and her parents, Darius and Sara, stalwart opponents of eac... continue
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Dit Stuk Grond by Antônio Torres NL
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Een man probeert de uitzichtloosheid van het bestaan in een dorp in het dorre noordoosten van Brazilië te ontvluchten.
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Djibril ou Les ombres portées by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun FR
ChadDescription:
"Puisque le passé se dérobe, se dissout, je veux sauver le présent. L'emballer et le mettre en lieu sûr pour les générations futures. Je veux qu'ils sachent. Qu'ils ne tombent pas dans le trou noir du passé, comme moi. Contrairement aux gens d'ici, je parle peu. Je suis un taiseux. Je sais que nous avons eu la parole en héritage. Nous sommes condamnés à lui donner toute la place qui lui revient. "La parole, ça se décortique", disait un vieux sage burkinabè. Je suis chagriné de constater à quel point nous l'avons dévoyée, la parole". Dans une langue vive et fluide, riche et imagée, directe, Dji... continue
Netherlands220.
Doppler by Erlend Loe EN
NorwayDescription:
A Guardian Book of the Year and Chapters/Indigo Best Book A bestseller in Scandinavia -- Doppler is the enchanting, subversive, and very unusual story about one man and his moose. This beguiling modern fable tells the story of a man who, after the death of his father, abandons his home, his family, his career, and the trappings of civilization for a makeshift tent in the woods where he adopts a moose-calf named Bongo. Or is it Bongo who adopts him? Together they devote themselves, with some surprising results, to the art of carefree living. Hilarious, touching, and poignant in equal measure --... continue