Humor genre books (212)
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Two Old Men and a Baby : Or, How Hendrik and Evert Get Themselves Into a Jam by Hendrik Groen EN
Country: Europe / 
Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Nine years before the events of the #1 international bestseller The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1⁄4 Years Old, Hendrik and his best friend Evert embark on a madcap adventure--with an unexpected guest. Hendrik Groen and Evert Duiker, faithful friends in good and bad times, are well over seventy and their lives have quieted down. They see each other once a week to play chess, have a drink, and grab a bite to eat while reflecting on life. But one day, their peace is rudely disturbed when Evert shows up on Hendrik's doorstep with a surprise in the form of an unexpected little guest. He had s... continue
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Under the Glacier by Halldor Laxness EN
IcelandDescription:
Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness’s Under the Glacier is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, a wryly provocative novel at once earthy and otherworldly. At its outset, the Bishop of Iceland dispatches a young emissary to investigate certain charges against the pastor at Snæfells Glacier, who, among other things, appears to have given up burying the dead. But once he arrives, the emissary finds that this dereliction counts only as a mild eccentricity in a community that regards itself as the center of the world and where Creation itself is a work in progress. What is the emissary to make, for example, of ... continue
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Veado assassino by Santiago Nazarian PT
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Um presidente de extrema-direita é morto por um adolescente não binário. Por meio de uma longa entrevista, conhecemos a história do jovem e as decisões que o levaram a cometer o ato. Seria ele uma vítima, um terrorista ou um violento incel — um celibatário involuntário? Numa narrativa estruturada apenas em diálogos, Santiago Nazarian apresenta o retrato de uma geração tão engajada quanto individualista, que sabe o que precisa combater, mas não o que defender. Questões raciais, sexuais e de gênero são colocadas numa balança sempre desequilibrada, e a visão parcial de um personagem pode revelar ... continue
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Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto EN
IndonesiaDescription:
Vera Wong is back and as meddling as ever in this follow-up to the hit Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers.… Ever since a man was found dead in Vera's teahouse, life has been good. For Vera that is. She’s surrounded by loved ones, her shop is bustling, and best of all, her son, Tilly, has a girlfriend! All thanks to Vera, because Tilly's girlfriend is none other than Officer Selena Gray. The very same Officer Gray that she had harassed while investigating the teahouse murder. Still, Vera wishes more dead bodies would pop up in her shop, but one mustn't be ungrateful, even if one is sl... continue
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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto EN
Description:
A lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties. Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady—ah, lady of a certain age—who lives above her forgotten tea shop in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Despite living alone, Vera is not needy, oh no. She likes nothing more than sipping on a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy detective work on the Internet about what her Gen-Z son is up to. Then one morning, Vera trudges downstairs to find a curious thing—a dead man in ... continue
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Vera, or Faith by Gary Shteyngart EN
RussiaDescription:
A poignant, sharp-eyed, and bitterly funny tale of a family struggling to stay together in a country rapidly coming apart, told through the eyes of their wondrous ten-year-old daughter, by the bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story and Our Country Friends “A novel you can read in one sitting that will stay with you forever.”—Karen Russell “Very funny, very sad, very sharp, and completely delightful.”—Elif Batuman “A brilliant fable about childhood, and so much more, in our broken country.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK: The New York Times, Time, The Washingto... continue
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What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Jodi Taylor EN
EnglandDescription:
The sixth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. What if the course of history was on your shoulders? 'To do what I do - go where I go - see what I see - it's a wonderful, unique, never-to-be-taken-for-granted privilege.' With great privilege comes great responsibility, something Max knows only too well, and as newly appointed Chief Training Officer at the St Mary's Institute of Historical Research, ... continue
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Winning the Game and Other Stories by Rubem Fonseca EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
With an unflinching, unsentimental eye and a soupçon of black humor, Fonseca chronicles the foibles, manias, and obsessions of the people of Brazil's metropolises
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Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Finalist for the 2023 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2023 New York Times 2023 Critics' Pick New Yorker Best Book of 2023 (Essential Read) NPR Best Book of 2023 TIME Must-Read Book of 2023 Bookshop.org Best Book of 2023 Chicago Public Library Favorite Book of 2023 Ms. Magazine Best Book of 2023 It’s as if her life only began once Moon appeared in it. The desultory copywriting work, the boyfriend, and the want of anything not-Moon quickly fall away when she beholds the idol in concert, where Moon dances as if his movements are creating their own g... continue
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Yo serví al rey de Inglaterra by Bohumil Hrabal ES
Country: Europe / 
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Description:
En la década de 1930, en Praga, un joven aprendiz de camarero, Jan, logra su primer trabajo dispuesto a convertirse en dueño de un hotel e ingresar en el selecto club de los millonarios. Listo y ambicioso, todo lo supeditará a alcanzar el éxito y el reconocimiento social. Pero el punto de vista de Jan es a menudo equivocado: se casa con una alemana que adora a Hitler justo cuando las tropas nazis entran en Praga, y se convierte en millonario justo cuando en su país se implanta el comunismo. Con un brillante sentido del humor y escenas hilarantes, Hrabal nos cuenta las picarescas peripecias del... continue