Adventure genre books (306)
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Vingt-Mille lieues sous les mers by Jules Verne FR
FranceDescription:
Dans ce roman d’aventures, l’un des plus emblématiques du XIXe siècle, la foisonnante imagination de Jules Verne nous plonge au cœur des profondeurs, en compagnie du sombre capitaine Nemo.
Notions littéraires : un roman d'aventures ; le héros du roman d'aventures ; les temps du récit
Histoire des arts : l'Atlantide et le monde sous-marin, un motif récurrent
Repères historiques : la Révolution industrielle
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Vorosjylovhrad : terug naar de woeste velden van Oost-Oekraïne by Serhij Viktorovyč Žadan NL
UkraineDescription:
Wanneer een jongeman teruggaat naar zijn geboortestad in de Oekraïne om de verdwijning van zijn broer te onderzoeken, belandt hij in een chaotisch land en beleeft surrealistische avonturen.
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Voyage to Kazohinia by Sándor Szathmári EN
HungaryDescription:
A page-turning classic--comic, eerily timely--novel that stands alongside Brave New World and Gulliver's Travels
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Watership Down by Richard Adams EN
EnglandDescription:
An allegorical tale of survival in which a band of wild rabbits leave their ancestral home to build a more humane society
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We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen EN
DenmarkDescription:
Follows a century in the port town of Marstal on an island off the coast of Denmark, whose citizens' lives are indelibly shaped by forces ranging from wars and shipwrecks to taboo survival practices and forbidden passions.
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We, the Survivors: A Novel by Tash Aw EN
TaiwanDescription:
A murderer’s confession – devastating, unblinking, poignant, unforgettable – which reveals a story of class, education and the inescapable workings of destiny.
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When I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East : A Novel by Quan Barry EN
VietnamDescription:
From the acclaimed author of We Ride Upon Sticks comes a luminous novel that moves across a windswept Mongolia, as estranged twin brothers make a journey of duty, conflict, and renewed understanding. "A dazzling achievement...The rhythms are more like prayer than prose, and the puzzlelike plot yields revelations." —The New York Times Tasked with finding the reincarnation of a great lama—a spiritual teacher who may have been born anywhere in the vast Mongolian landscape—the young monk Chuluun sets out with his identical twin, Mun, who has rejected the monastic life they once shared. Their relat... continue
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Wildwitch:Wildfire by Lene Kaaberbøl EN
Description:
From Lene Kaaberbøl, known as the Danish J.K. Rowling: Book one in the Wildwitch series, an acclaimed new children's fantasy series about a young girl who can communicate with and control the natural world. Twelve-year-old Clara is an ordinary girl, so small and shy that her mum calls her Little Mouse. Then, one day, she meets a cat. A huge, strange, black cat, with glowing yellow eyes. And so begins her new life as a wildwitch. Suddenly, Clara is plunged into a world of mystery and magic. With her Aunt Isa to guide her, she finds she can talk to animals and walk the mysterious Wildways. But t... continue
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Witches of Brooklyn: Spell of a Time : (A Graphic Novel) by Sophie Escabasse EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
School is back in session and that means new friends, new lessons, and NEW MAGIC! Readers and reviewers are seeing stars for this smash-hit graphic novel series that is just the right mix of sweet and spooky! A trip to Coney Island to pick up trash goes sideways when Effie and Garance learn that there is a missing...mermaid?! Every time Effie thinks she finally has this magic life down, something new pops up! But this time, with the help of Garance, some talkative seagulls, and a rather helpful turtle...Effie is going to save the day and find this mermaid! “Charming beyond belief.” –Entertainm... continue