Contemporary fiction genre books (1023)
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Travelers : A Novel by Helon Habila EN
NigeriaDescription:
A startlingly imaginative exploration of the African diaspora in Europe, by one of our most acclaimed international writers. Award-winning author Helon Habila has been described as "a courageous tale teller with an uncompromising vision…a major talent" (Rawi Hage). His new novel Travelers is a life-changing encounter with those who have been uprooted by war or aspiration, fear or hope. A Nigerian graduate student who has made his home in America knows what it means to strike out for new shores. When his wife proposes that he accompany her to Berlin, where she has been awarded a prestigious art... continue
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Trees for the Absentees by Ahlam Bsharat EN
PalestineDescription:
Young love, meddling aunts, heart-to-hearts with friends real and imagined, Philistia's world is that of an ordinary student. Except in Palestine, and with your father in jail, nothing is ordinary.
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Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
The new novel from the author of the celebrated Open City - a powerful and masterful exploration of what makes a meaningful life in a world of violence and wonder.
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Trenul spre Samarkand by Guzel Yakhina RO
RussiaDescription:
Anul 1923. Noua Uniune Sovietică e un tărâm haotic, bântuit de o foamete cruntă și încă zguduit de ultimele zvâcniri ale Războiului Civil. Neîndurătoarea politică a rechiziționărilor a ucis milioane de oameni, a pustiit sate, a destrămat familii și a lăsat fără adăpost cohorte întregi de copii, care acum rătăcesc flămânzi peste tot. Combatantul forțelor civile de tineret Deev primește misiunea de a forma un tren care să transporte 500 de copii de la Kazan până în Samarkandul mai îndestulat. Astfel începe o călătorie aventuroasă,... continue
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BelgiumDescription:
Hunter White leeft voor de jacht op groot wild: in die ultieme krachtmeting met de natuur voelt hij dat hij leeft. Maar als hij naar Afrika vertrekt om een neushoorn te schieten, de laatste van de Big Five die hem nog ontbreekt, geeft het lot de jacht een andere wending. Zijn droom verandert algauw in een nachtmerrie die hem steeds dichter bij de duisternis in zijn eigen hart brengt. Is er nog een weg terug?0Trofeejacht brengt geld in het laatje voor natuurbehoud, en is dus dé manier om met uitsterven bedreigde dieren te beschermen, stellen jagers: het opofferen van een individu garandeert het... continue
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Troll : A Love Story by Johanna Sinisalo EN
FinlandDescription:
Returning to his apartment, Angel finds a group of drunken teenagers taunting a wounded troll, so Angel decides to take him in, a decision that changes Angel's life forever.
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True Biz by Sara Nović EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A “tender, beautiful and radiantly outraged” (The New York Times Book Review) novel that follows a year of seismic romantic, political, and familial shifts for a teacher and her students at a boarding school for the deaf, from the acclaimed author of Girl at War “For those who loved the Oscar-winning film CODA, a boarding school for deaf students is the setting for a kaleidoscope of experiences.”—The Washington Post ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Booklist True biz (adj./exclamation; American S... continue
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