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The Spy : A novel by Paulo Coelho EN
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
In his new novel, Paulo Coelho, bestselling author of The Alchemist and Adultery, brings to life one of history's most enigmatic women: Mata Hari. HER ONLY CRIME WAS TO BE AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN When Mata Hari arrived in Paris she was penniless. Within months she was the most celebrated woman in the city. As a dancer, she shocked and delighted audiences; as a courtesan, she bewitched the era’s richest and most powerful men. But as paranoia consumed a country at war, Mata Hari’s lifestyle brought her under suspicion. In 1917, she was arrested in her hotel room on the Champs Elysees, and accused o... continue
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The Violent Land by Jorge Amado EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
From the great Brazilian author, an exotic tale of greed, madness, and a dispute between two powerful families over land on the cocoa-rich coast of Bahia A Penguin Classic The siren song of the lush, cocoa-growing forests of Bahia lures them all—the adventurers, the assassins, the gamblers, the brave and beautiful women. It is not a gentle song, but a song of greed, madness, and blood. It is a song that promises riches untold, or death for the price of a swig of rum . . . a song most cannot resist—until it is too late—not Margot, the golden blond prostitute who comes for love; not Cabral, the ... continue
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The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa EN
Country: South America / 
Peru
Peru
Description:
An apocalyptic prophet in the Brazilian backlands creates the state of Canudos. In it there is no money, property, marriage, income tax, decimal system, or census.
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The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Paulo Coelho, one of the world's best loved storytellers, is back with a riveting new novel set in London. This is the story of Athena, or Sherine, to give her the name she was baptised with. Her life is pieced together through a series of recorded interviews with those people who knew her well or hardly at all - parents, colleagues, teachers, friends, acquaintances, her ex-husband. The novel unravels Athena's mysterious beginnings, via an orphanage in Romania, to a childhood in Beirut. When war breaks out, her adoptive family move with her to London, where a dramatic turn of events occurs... ... continue
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There are More Things by Yara Rodrigues Fowler EN
Country: South America / 
Chile
Chile
Description:
Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize & the Orwell Prize for Fiction A Sunday Times Fiction Book of the Year 'a serious accomplishment' Sunday Times 'vivid and expansive' Sophie Mackintosh 'a lyrical celebration' TLS 'a glorious, poetic feat' Bolu Babalola This is a novel about two women - Melissa and Catarina. Catarina is born to a well-known political family in Brazil. Melissa, a South London native, is brought up by her mum and a crew of rebellious grandmothers. In 2016, they meet for the first time. Their story takes us across continents and generations. In it we see sisterhood and queernes... continue
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There Were Many Horses by Luiz Ruffato EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
There Were Many Horses is a groundbreaking work of contemporary Brazilian literature now available in English for the first time. It's May 9, 2000, and São Paulo is teeming with life. As Luiz Ruffato describes the scenes around him on this one typical day, he deciphers every minute and second of a metropolis marked by diversity--a mosaic of people from all over Brazil and the world that defines São Paulo's personality at the start of the twenty-first century. The city is more than just traffic jams, parks, and global financial maneuvering. It is alive, and every rat and dusty grocery truck inf... continue
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This Is Our Place by Vitor Martins EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Three teens -- in three different decades -- navigate life, love, and family in Vitor Martins's heartfelt new novel that spans generations. Perfect for fans of Tales from the City and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. If the walls of Number 8 Sunflower Street could talk ... As Ana celebrates the new millennium, she is shocked to learn that she must leave behind her childhood home, her hometown, and -- hardest of all -- her girlfriend for a new life in Rio de Janeiro. Ten years later, Greg is sent to live with his aunt -- who runs a video rental store from her garage and owns a dog named Keanu... continue
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Tocaia Grande : kroniek van een zondige stad by Jorge Amado NL
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Relaas van de stichting van een Braziliaanse stad door boeven, vagebonden en hoeren.
139.
Trajetórias: Capitalismo neoliberal e reformas econômicas nos países da periferia by Sebastião Carlos Velasco e Cruz PT
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
O projeto neoliberal está sendo desafiado, intelectual e politicamente, de vários lados. Embora insuficiente para abalar as bases estruturais da ordem que chegou a plasmar, esse desafio pode atenuar os aspectos mais perversos das políticas que provêm dessa matriz e abrir espaço para política de natureza diversa. Este livro, que se orgina do Projeto Temático Reestruturação Econômica Mundial e Reformas Liberalizantes nos Países em Desenvolvimento (2003-2007), examina as experiências de reforma econômica nos países periféricos, em suas similitudes e diferenças, como os aspectos do processo envolv... continue
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Trinta segundos sem pensar no medo : Memórias de um leitor by Pedro Pacífico PT
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Em livro de estreia, Pedro Pacífico, o Bookster, entrelaça momentos cruciais de sua vida com os livros que o acompanharam na jornada de autoaceitação Como os livros podem nos ensinar sobre o mundo, as pessoas que estão à nossa volta e sobre nós mesmos? Como eles são capazes de nos resgatar de momentos difíceis? Ao combinar memórias pessoais e reflexões sobre suas leituras, Pedro Pacífico conta como os livros tiveram papel crucial na construção de sua identidade. Referência entre os produtores de conteúdo literário nas redes sociais, com quase meio milhão de seguidores no Instagram, Pedro, tamb... continue