Contemporary fiction genre books (1023)
China102.
Berättelse om ett liv by Peter Handke SV
AustriaDescription:
I Berättelse om ett liv skriver Peter Handke om sin mammas tröstlösa liv och självmord i början av sjuttiotalet. Han berättar om att vara det första barnet med "fel" man, om ett äktenskap som faller samman och om en uppslitande tillvaro i Österrike och krigets och efterkrigstidens Berlin. Det är ett liv som ingen reagerar på, och som till slut går mot sin upplösning.
Handkes berättelse är också en reflexion över det som berättas, över svårigheterna att skriva.
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Best of Friends : A Novel by Kamila Shamsie EN
PakistanDescription:
“A profound novel about friendship. I loved it to pieces.” —Madeline Miller “A shining tour de force about a long friendship’s respects, disrespects, loyalties and moralities.” —Ali Smith From the acclaimed author of Home Fire, the moving and surprising story of a lifelong friendship and the forces that bring it to the breaking point Zahra and Maryam have been best friends since childhood in Karachi, even though—or maybe because—they are unlike in nearly every way. Yet they never speak of the differences in their backgrounds or their values, not even after the fateful night when a moment of ad... continue
Lebanon105.
Between the Assassinations by Aravind Adiga EN
IndiaDescription:
Welcome to Kittur, India. Of its 193,432 residents, only 89 declare themselves to be without religion or caste. And if the characters in "Between the Assassinations" are any indication, Kittur is an extraordinary crossroads between the brightest minds and the poorest morals, the up-and-coming and the downtrodden, and the poets and the prophets of an India that modern literature has rarely addressed. A series of sketches that together form a blinding, brilliant, and brave mosaic of Indian life as it is lived in a place called Kittur, "Between the Assassinations," with all the humor, sympathy, a... continue
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Between the Orange Groves by Nadia Marks EN
CyprusDescription:
In a small village set among the wild mountains of Cyprus, two families of different faiths share a seemingly unbreakable friendship based on mutual respect and deep affection. Mothers and daughters share their daily secrets, fathers and sons support each other as they live their lives between the fragrant pine trees and orange groves. It's here that two boys, Lambros and Orhan, grow up side by side, as close as brothers. Their lives are inextricably linked, but as their fortunes shift and time passes, an unforgivable act of betrayal takes place, setting in motion a chain of events that tears ... continue
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Biografie eines zufälligen Wunders by Tanja Maljartschuk FR
UkraineDescription:
Mutig und aberwitzig: ein Buch, das man nicht vergisst! Die Welt, in der Lena heranwächst, ist geprägt von Willkür und Gewalt, doch das Mädchen setzt sich zur Wehr - mit Witz, Eigensinn und einer gehörigen Portion Mut. Und sie versucht zu helfen: der Erzieherin im Kindergarten, den herrenlosen Hunden, die an chinesische Restaurants verkauft werden sollen, der Diskuswerferin Wassylyna und ihrer Freundin Hund, der beide Beine abgefroren sind. Auf ihrer Suche nach dem "zufälligen Wunder" - einer fliegenden Frau, die immer dort auftauchen soll, wo Hilfe am nötigsten ist - gelingt es Lena, sich tro... continue
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Bird Summons by Leila Aboulela EN
EgyptDescription:
'BIRD SUMMONS is a magic carpet ride into the forest of history and the lives of women. Deep and wild' Lucy Ellmann, author of SWEET DESSERTS and MIMI Salma, happily married, tries every day to fit into life in Britain. When her first love contacts her, she is tempted to risk it all and return to Egypt. Moni gave up a career in banking to care for her disabled son, but now her husband wants to move to Saudi Arabia - where she fears her son's condition will worsen. Iman feels burdened by her beauty. In her twenties and already in her third marriage, she is treated like a pet and longs for freed... continue
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Birthday Stories by Haruki Murakami EN
JapanDescription:
In this enviable gathering, Haruki Murakami has chosen for his party some of the very best short story writers of recent years, each with their own birthday experiences, each story a snapshot of life on a single day. Including stories by Russell Banks, Et
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Bitterhall by Helen McClory EN
ScotlandDescription:
Bitterhall is a story of obsession told between three unreliable narrators. Daniel, Órla and Tom share a flat and narrate the intersections of their lives, from future-world 3D printing technology to the history of the book, to a stolen nineteenth-century diary written by a dashing gentleman who may not be entirely dead. A Hallowe'en party leads to a series of entanglements, variously a longed-for sexual encounter clouded by madness, a betrayal, and a reality-destroying moment of possession.