Contemporary fiction genre books (1025)
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Radio Sarajevo by Tijan Sila DE
Country: Europe / 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Description:
„Eine Jugend zwischen Blauhelmen und Bon Jovi. Tijan Sila erzählt rau, verletzlich, unverstellt.“ (Micky Beisenherz) Brutal ehrlich beschreibt er das Leben und Überleben im belagerten Sarajevo. „Dies ist die Geschichte meiner Kindheit und meines Kriegs.“ Als im April 1992 der Krieg beginnt, ist Tijan Sila nur zehn Jahre alt, doch bis heute kann er sich an den Geruch von gezündetem Sprengstoff erinnern. Während Sarajevo in Flammen steht, wird aus dem Jungen, der er damals war, ein junger Mann. Er streift durch die Ruinen der ausgebombten Stadt und sammelt Dinge, die von den Geflohenen und Gesto... continue
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Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
Four homeless persons befriended by a journalist while taking shelter in a movie theater enlist his help after finding a winning lottery ticket.
613.
Real Life by Adeline Dieudonne EN
BelgiumDescription:
This international bestseller by French author Adeline Dieudonné is one girl's bitingly funny coming-of-age tale within a violent, savage family.
614.
Reality and Dreams by Muriel Spark EN
ScotlandDescription:
His real life and his creative life become ever more displaced while he gradually recovers his health, his balance, and his natural imbalance.
615.
Red Crosses by Sasha Filipenko EN
BelarusDescription:
“Lays bare the . . . history of a ruthless Russian state with the story of an unlikely friendship between a young widower and a survivor of Stalin’s gulag.” —Publishers Weekly Sasha Filipenko traces the arc of Russian history from Stalin’s terror to the present day, in a novel full of heart and humanity. One struggles not to forget, while the other would like nothing better. Tatiana Alexeyevna is an old woman, over ninety, rich in lived experience, and suffering from Alzheimer’s. Every day, she loses a few more of her irreplaceable memories. Alexander is a young father whose life has been brut... continue
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EnglandDescription:
"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Copyright page.
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Red, White & Royal Blue : A Novel by Casey McQuiston EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
* Instant NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestseller * * GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER for BEST DEBUT and BEST ROMANCE of 2019 * * BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR* for VOGUE, NPR, VANITY FAIR, and more! * What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales? When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius—his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There's only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry, across the pond. And when the tabloids get ho... continue
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Remind Me Again Why I Need A Man by Claudia Carroll EN
IrelandDescription:
A fresh and vibrant voice offers a hilarious look at the lengths one woman will go to find--and keep--the man of her dreams.
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Res no s'oposa a la nit by Delphine de Vigan CA
FranceDescription:
Un matí d'hivern, Delphine de Vigan va entrar a l'apartament de la seva mare, Lucile, i se la va trobar morta estirada al llit. Arran d'aquesta mort sobtada en circumstàncies poc clares, l'escriptora va decidir emprendre una recerca detectivesca per mirar de reconstruir el trencaclosques que havia estat la vida de Lucile Poirier. Una dona fascinant, d'una bellesa terriblement dolça i salvatge, seductora i bohemia, pero amb l'ànima marcada per un dolor profund i misteriós.Els centenars de fotografies preses durant anys, la cronica... continue