Historical genre books (726)



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Kokoro by Natsume Soseki EN

Rating: 4 (5 votes)
Country: Asia / Japan flag Japan
Description:
The great Japanese author’s most famous novel, in its first new English translation in half a century No collection of Japanese literature is complete without Natsume Soseki's Kokoro, his most famous novel and the last he completed before his death. Published here in the first new translation in more than fifty years, Kokoro—meaning "heart"—is the story of a subtle and poignant friendship between two unnamed characters, a young man and an enigmatic elder whom he calls "Sensei." Haunted by tragic secrets that have cast a long shadow over his life, Sensei slowly opens up to his young disciple, c... continue

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Kon-Tiki : Across the Pacific by Raft by Thor Heyerdahl EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Description:
The story of the Pacific journey by six men on a raft in search of the path taken by Kon-Tiki, a white voyager, 1500 years before. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.


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Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat EN

Rating: 5 (4 votes)
Description:
When Haitians tell a story, they say "Krik?" and the eager listeners answer "Krak!" In Krik? Krak! In her second novel, Edwidge Danticat establishes herself as the latest heir to that narrative tradition with nine stories that encompass both the cruelties and the high ideals of Haitian life. They tell of women who continue loving behind prison walls and in the face of unfathomable loss; of a people who resist the brutality of their rulers through the powers of imagination. The result is a collection that outrages, saddens, and transports the reader with its sheer beauty.

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Krystyna córka Lavransa by Sigrid Undset PL

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Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Description:
Panorama of Norwegian life in the first half of the 14th century and the tumultuous life of a woman, traces Kristin's life from childhood to death.

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Kvinnenes by: en feministisk guide til Oslo

Kvinnenes by: en feministisk guide til Oslo by Marta Breen, Helene Uri, Hilde Østby NO

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Description:
Oslo er en by i forandring. Bare i løpet av det siste tiåret har en rekke nye områder, bydeler og signalbygg dukket opp. Men en ting ser ut til å holde seg stabilt - mannsdominansen. Det er fremdeles åtte ganger flere menn enn kvinner som har fått en gate oppkalt etter seg i hovedstaden, og de fleste byster og statuer forestiller menn. I denne feministiske guiden kan du lære om kvinnenes som allerede har fått gater oppkalt etter seg. For hvem var egentlig Anne Pleym på Stovner? Eller Erika Nissen på Torshov?Og hvorfor har Ruth Reeses... continue


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La corrupción by Mariano Grondona ES

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Description:
Después de "Bajo el imperio de las ideas morales", el periodista, escritor y académico Mariano Grondona se abocó al estudio de los mecanismos de corrupción de los Estados, a lo largo de la historia y en diferentes lugares del mundo. El marco de análisis es una referencia obligada en los estudios sobre la corrupción en el país.

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La dernière place by Négar Djavadi FR

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Country: Asia / Iran flag Iran
Description:
Le 8 janvier 2020, le vol 752 d’Ukraine International Airlines reliant Téhéran à Kiev s’écrase six minutes après le décollage entraînant la mort des 176 passagers et membres d’équipage. Ce crash survient dans un contexte de tensions extrêmes entre l’Iran et les États-Unis. À travers l’histoire de sa cousine Niloufar Sadr, présente sur ce vol, Négar Djavadi relate cette tragédie. Traumatisme national, la chute du PS752 est l’un des événements qui a... continue