Books written by female authors (4758)
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Wild Boar in the Cane Field : A Novel by Anniqua Rana EN
PakistanDescription:
One day, a baby girl, Tara, is found, abandoned and covered in flies. She is raised by two mothers in a community rife with rituals and superstition. As she grows, Tara pursues acceptance at all costs. Saffiya, her adoptive mother, and Bhaggan, Saffiya’s maidservant, are victims of the men in their community, and the two women, in turn, struggle and live short but complicated lives. The only way for the villagers to find solace is through the rituals of ancient belief systems. Tara lives in a village that could be any village in South Asia, and she dies, like many young women in the area, duri... continue
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Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan4.
Albania5.
¿Cric? crac! by Edwidge Danticat ES
Country: North America / 
Haiti
Haiti
Description:
¿Cric? ¡Crac! es una recopilación de nueve cuentos en los que se explora la manera como los recuerdos son transmitidos de generación en generación, para conservar el patrimonio cultural de un pueblo atormentado.
En un Haití asolado por la violencia se desarrollan los primeros siete relatos, marcados por la muerte, el sufrimiento y el valor de las mujeres que parecen impotentes ante el terrorismo arrasador de los regímenes dictatoriales. Sin embargo, en ¿Cric? ¡Crac! el amor surge como una luz esperanzadora que le permitirá a ... continue
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#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women by edited by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
Native Women demand to be heard in this stunning anthology.
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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak EN
FranceDescription:
'In the first minute following her death, Tequila Leila's consciousness began to ebb, slowly and steadily, like a tide receding from the shore. Her brain cells, having run out of blood, were now completely deprived of oxygen. But they did not shut down. Not right away . . . ' Our brains stay active for ten minutes after our heart stops beating. For Tequila Leila, each minute brings with it a new memory- growing up with her father and his two wives in a grand old house in a quiet Turkish town; watching the women gossip and wax their legs while the men went to mosque; sneaking cigarettes and Wes... continue
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10 minutes et 38 secondes dans ce monde étrange by Elif Shafak FR
Description:
Et si notre esprit fonctionnait encore quelques instants après notre mort biologique ? 10 minutes et 38 secondes exactement. C'est ce qui arrive à Tequila Leila, prostituée brutalement assassinée dans une rue d'Istanbul. Du fond de la benne à ordures dans laquelle on l'a jetée, elle entreprend alors un voyage vertigineux au gré de ses souvenirs, d'Anatolie jusqu'aux quartiers les plus mal famés de la ville. En retraçant le parcours de cette jeune fille de bonne famille dont le destin a basculé, Elif Shafak nous raconte aussi l'histoire de nombre de femmes dans la Turquie d'aujourd'hui. A l'aff... continue
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Uzbekistan10.
20 de ani în Siberia : amintiri din viaţă by Aniţa Nandriş-Cudla RO
RomaniaDescription:
„...20 de ani în Siberia – o aşez printre cele mai fantastice cărţi care s-au scris în ţara noastră. În faţa ei multe cărţi, mulţi scriitori şi mulţi eroi literari pălesc. După primul şoc şi cea dintâi nedumerire a cititorului, chiar şi a unui erudit academician, poate după un număr de ani în care uimirea se va fi aşezat, deodată cineva va pricepe şi va ridica această carte – a Aniţei cu trei clase primare şi suflet cât o istorie naţională, de o autenticitate «stilistică» genială – şi le va aşeza, fiinţa şi cartea, la umăr... continue