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United States of America72.
Incidental Inventions by Elena Ferrante EN
ItalyDescription:
"This is my last column, after a year that has scared and inspired me." With these words, Elena Ferrante, the bestselling author of My Brilliant Friend, bid farewell to her year-long collaboration with the Guardian. For a full year she penned short pieces, the subjects of which were suggested by editors at the Guardian, turning the writing process into a kind of prolonged interlocution; the subjects ranged from first love to climate change, from enmity among women to the adaptation of her novels to film and TV. As she said in her final column: "I have written as an author of novels, taking on ... continue
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Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino EN
Country: North America / 
Cuba
Cuba
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In Kublai Khan's garden, at sunset, the young Marco Polo diverts the aged emperor from his obsession with the impending end of his empire with tales of countless cities past, present, and future.
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Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne EN
FranceDescription:
Journey to the Center of the Earth is a classic 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano Snaefellsjokull, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy, at the Stromboli volcano. From a scientific point of view, this story has not aged quite as well as other Verne stories, since most of his id... continue
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Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne EN
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Written almost a century before the daring flights of the astronauts, Jules Verne’s prophetic novel of man’s race to the stars is a classic adventure tale enlivened by broad satire and scientific acumen. When the members of the elite Baltimore Gun Club find themselves lacking any urgent assignments at the close of the Civil War, their president, Impey Barbicane, proposes that they build a gun big enough to launch a rocket to the moon. But when Barbicane’s adversary places a huge wager that the project will fail and a daring volunteer elevates the mission to a “manned” flight, one man’s dream t... continue
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Germany77.
La naturaleza de la sangre by Caryl Phillips ES
Country: North America / 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Description:
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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La Salamandra by Morris West ES
AustraliaDescription:
La salamandra es un animal legendario que vive en el fuego. Es, por lo tanto, un símbolo del superviviente. Y es, también, el nombre en clave de Bruno Manzini, poderoso industrial italiano de extraño pasado. La Salamandra desafía al coronel Dante Alighiere Matucci, alto funcionario del servicio de inteligencia, a investigar la muerte de un general neofascista. La investigación lo llevará a enfrentar el eterno problema del hombre: saber qué precio se debe pagar por la vida, y cuál por el alma. Morris West, el recordado autor de Las sandali... continue
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Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
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From the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments—the "brilliant and funny" story (Joan Didion, bestselling author of Let Me Tell You What I Mean) of a woman whose attempts to escape herself become instead an occasion for confronting the self-deception that has driven her since childhood Joan Foster is a woman with numerous identities and a talent for shedding them at will. She has written trashy gothic romances, had affairs with a Polish count and an absurd avant-garde artist, and played at being a politically engaged partner to her activist husband. After a volume of her ... continue
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Last Summer in the City : A Novel by Gianfranco Calligarich EN
EritreaDescription:
The first novel from award-winning author Gianfranco Calligarich to be published in English, Last Summer in the City is a witty and despairing classic of Italian literature. Biting, tragic, and endlessly quotable, this translated edition features an introductory appreciation from longtime fan New York Times bestselling author André Aciman. In a city smothering under the summer sun and an overdose of la dolce vita, Leo Gazarra spends his time in an alcoholic haze, bouncing between run-down hotels and the homes of his rich and well-educated friends, without whom he would probably starve. At thir... continue