Books set in Cyprus (13)
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A Good Year by Polis Loizou EN
CyprusDescription:
Rural Cyprus, 1925. Despo is recently married, heavily pregnant and deeply afraid. The twelve days of Christmas are beginning - the time when, according to local folklore, creatures known as kalikantzari come up from Hell to wreak havoc. Meanwhile, her husband Loukas has troubles of his own. Struggling with dreams and desires he doesn't understand, he finds himself irresistibly drawn to an Englishman, a newcomer to the island. In a village wreathed in superstition, Despo and Loukas must protect themselves and their unborn child from ominous forces at play.
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Between the Orange Groves by Nadia Marks EN
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In a small village set among the wild mountains of Cyprus, two families of different faiths share a seemingly unbreakable friendship based on mutual respect and deep affection. Mothers and daughters share their daily secrets, fathers and sons support each other as they live their lives between the fragrant pine trees and orange groves. It's here that two boys, Lambros and Orhan, grow up side by side, as close as brothers. Their lives are inextricably linked, but as their fortunes shift and time passes, an unforgivable act of betrayal takes place, setting in motion a chain of events that tears ... continue
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Closed Doors by Costas Montis EN
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In this heart-rending novella-chronicle, Costas Montis gives a poignant portrayal of the EOKA (Greek for National Organization of Cypriot Fighters) struggle to achieve independence for Cyprus from the British yoke in the years 1955-59. Closed Doors is intended as an answer to Bitter Lemons by Lawrence Durrell, who was a British official in Cyprus at the time. The 1955-59 years were a period filled with unparalleled courage and heroism. Amidst oppression, torture, executions, and hangings, the Greek Cypriots emerge immensely heroic, and bravely shake off the British occupation. Costas Montis su... continue
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La naturaleza de la sangre by Caryl Phillips ES
Country: North America / 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Vidas aparentemente dispares que se ven relacionadas a través de las fronteras de los siglos por las circunstancias, el espíritu y la propia sangre: la joven judía que sale de los campos de concentración nazis, su tío que socava las certezas de su propia vida para luchar por el Estado israelí, los feroces prejuicios que afectan a los judíos del gueto veneciano del siglo XVI, el shakesperiano general africano que dirige los ejércitos de aquella misma Venecia, la judía etíope reasentada en Israel... a pesar de sus diferencias, todos comparten el peso de la memoria como lastre y sostén. Una histo... continue
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LAS PLUMAS by Salim Barakat ES
SyriaDescription:
Una epopeya kurda. El joven Mem, un kurdo de Siria, es enviado por su padre a Chipre, donde debe ponerse en contacto con un enigmático personaje, el Gran Hombre. Seis años después, todavía no ha conseguido cumplir su misión. Fatigado por una búsqueda incierta y presa de los tormentos del exilio, planea quitarse la vida. Pero la repentina aparición de una inquietante pluma entre sus ropas desencadena un desfile de recuerdos en su memoria que lo disuaden de ello: los días vividos en su ciudad natal, las vivas anécdotas familiares, la... continue
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Ledra Street : Stories by Nora Nadjarian EN
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A first collection of short stories by award-winning Cypriot poet and writer Nora Nadjarian. For the title story 'Ledra Street', Nadjarian created a fictional fatal accident whose absurdity mirrors the tragic lack of logic with which a street in Nicosia has been cut in half by the partition of the capital city. The story was Runner-Up in the Commonwealth Short Story Competition in 2001. The stories in Ledra Street range from evocative single lines to sardonic yet compassionate accounts of life in the world's last divided capital. Whether she writes about couples falling in and o... continue
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Selfie and Other Stories by Nora Nadjarian EN
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Intense and atmospheric, sometimes funny and always honest, these stories are narratives about women in love, in confusion, in isolation. Nadjarian writes about love and loss, human contact and entanglement with the haunting resonance of dream and fable. Her characters are all searching for something missing from their seemingly ordinary lives and the spare, nuanced prose gives the reader a glimpse into their secrets, fears and, essentially, the human heart.
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Songbirds : A Novel by Christy Lefteri EN
EnglandDescription:
"From the prize-winning author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo, a stunning novel about the disappearance of a Sri Lankan nanny and how the most vulnerable people find their voices. "It began with a crunch of leaves and earth. So early, so cold, the branches shone with ice. I'd returned to collect the songbirds. They are worth more than their weight in gold." Yiannis is a poacher, trapping the tiny protected songbirds that stop in Cyprus as they migrate each year from Africa to Europe and selling them on the black market. He dreams of finding a new way of life, and of marrying Nisha, who works on th... continue