Historical fiction genre books (1697)
Ireland122.
Aquella noche la vi by Drago Jančar ES
SloveniaDescription:
Aquella noche la vi es la novena novela de Drago Jančar, y tiene su origen en la historia real de una aristocrática pareja de Liubliana, el matrimonio Hribar, y en la trágica suerte que corrieron en enero de 1944. La historia se centra en la joven Veronika, rubia excéntrica, educada, y cuya misteriosa desaparición agita los recuerdos de cinco personas directamente ligadas a su círculo íntimo. El amante, un oficial del ejército real yugoeslavo, que recuerda su naturaleza indomable y caprichosa; su madre anciana, que rememora los extraños s... continue
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Arabesques by Anton Shammas EN
IsraelDescription:
A luminous, inventive, and deeply personal exploration of living in the liminal space between Jewish and Arab, ancient and modern, by a gifted Palestinian writer. Chosen by The New York Times as one of the best books of 1988, Arabesques is a luminous novel that engages with history and politics not as propaganda but as literature. That engagement begins with the language in which the book is written: Anton Shammas, from a Palestinian Christian family and raised in Israel, wrote in Hebrew, as no Arab novelist had before. The choice was provocative to both Arab and Jewish readers. Arabesques is ... continue
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Archive of Unknown Universes by Ruben Reyes Jr. EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
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From the critically acclaimed author of There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven, a piercing debut novel following two families in alternative timelines of the Salvadoran civil war—a stunning exploration of the mechanisms of fate, the gravity of the past, and the endurance of love. "Beautiful." —LA Times, A Must-Read Book for Summer "Luminous." —People, A Best Book of July Cambridge, 2018. Ana and Luis’s relationship is on the rocks, despite their many similarities, including their mothers who both fled El Salvador during the war. In her search for answers, and against her best judgement, Ana uses The ... continue
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Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe EN
NigeriaDescription:
Set in the Ibo heartland of eastern Nigeria, one of Africa's best-known writers describes the conflict between old and new in its most poignant aspect: the personal struggle between father and son.
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ItalyDescription:
Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian Baroque painter, today considered one of the most accomplished painters in the generation following that of Caravaggio.
Croatia128.
Ashes of Izalco : A Novel by Claribel Alegría, Darwin J. Flakoll EN
Country: North America / 
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Description:
A novel that blends politics, history and romance with unfailing gentleness, unforeseeable, explosive events determine the actions of the characters but never interrupt the work's lyrical structure. Carmen Rojas, the heroine, was a child when, in 1932, she witnessed the brutality of the El Salvadoran National Guard, who murdered 30,000 rioting peasants. The tragedy shapes her political consciousness, and, although she marries an American and lives in Washington, D.C., she cannot escape its memory. Thirty years later, she returns home to attend her mother's funeral and to care for her sickly fa... continue
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Aspergers Schüler by Laura Baldini DE
AustriaDescription:
»Aspergers Schüler« | Aufwühlender historischer Roman auf zwei Zeitebenen Beruhend auf wahren Ereignissen, erzählt SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Autorin Laura Baldini von einem berühmten Kinderarzt, seinen kleinen Patienten und einer mutigen Krankenschwester, die alles für die Kinder riskiert. Als die junge Psychologin Sarah 1986 zu Forschungszwecken nach Wien zieht, kommt sie der erschütternden Geschichte einer Klinik während der Nazi-Zeit auf die Spur: Wien, 1926: Erich ist acht Jahre alt, als er in die Uniklinik zu Dr. Hans Asperger kommt. Erich sieht die Welt nicht wie andere Kinder. Er kann hochkomp... continue
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Room comes a moving set of historical stories spanning centuries and continents. The fascinating characters that roam across the pages of Emma Donoghue's stories have all gone astray: they are emigrants, runaways, drifters, lovers old and new. They are gold miners and counterfeiters, attorneys and slaves. They cross other borders too: those of race, law, sex, and sanity. They travel for love or money, incognito or under duress. With rich historical detail, the celebrated author of Room takes us from puritan Massachusetts to revolutionary New Jers... continue