Historical fiction genre books (1699)
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Serbia
Poland353.
Die Bücherdiebin by Markus Zusak DE
AustraliaDescription:
Liesel Meminger ist erst 11, als sie bereits ihren Bruder beerdigen und ihre Muttter verlassen muss. Doch ihre Pflegeeltern aus einer Kleinstadt nahe Münchens geben ihr in der düsteren Zeit des heraufziehenden 2. Weltkrieges einen, wenn auch zerbrechlichen Hort der Sicherheit und Menschlichkeit.
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Die Weber by Gerhart Hauptmann DE
Description:
Ein Funke genügt: Als ein hungerleidender Junge zusammenbricht, kommt es zu Protesten der ausgebeuteten Weber vor der Villa des Fabrikanten Dreissiger. Die Situation eskaliert. Hauptmanns Drama über den schlesischen Weberaufstand von 1844 war ein Politikum – der ersten öffentlichen Aufführung in Berlin 1894 ging ein langwieriger Zensurprozess voraus, Kaiser Wilhelm II. kündigte seine Loge im »Deutschen Theater«, Sozialdemokraten jubelten. Es betrat aber auch ästhetisches Neuland: Nicht mehr ein Individuum ist »Held« des Dramas, sonder... continue
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Din vârful degetelor by Sarah Waters RO
WalesDescription:
Sue Trinder este o orfana crescuta in cel mai rau famat cartier al Londrei. Cind Domnu, un escroc prieten de-al casei, ii face o propunere avantajoasa, Sue hotaraste sa conforme asteptarile celor care au ocrotit-o: nu trebuie decit sa cistige increderea unei domnisoare naive dintr-un conac de la tara si sa il ajute pe Domnu s-o cucereasca si sa puna mina pe averea ei. Dar dupa ce Sue ajunge sa o cunoasca pe victima inselaciunii planuite, evenimentele iau o turnura neasteptata... Un roman dickensian, plin de suspans si de rasturnari spectaculoase.
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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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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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Dogeaters by Jessica Hagedorn EN
Country: Asia / 
Philippines
Philippines
Description:
“An original, raw, and wild novel that has held its power and demands to be read.” —Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer Finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction and Winner of the American Book Award A classic and influential story—often considered “the quintessential Filipino American novel” (The Nation)—centered on the cultural and political stakes of life in Marcos-era Philippines One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Welcome to Manila in the turbulent period of the Philippines’ late dictator. It is a world in which American... continue
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