Books written by male authors (5178)
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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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Wedding Worries by Stig Dagerman EN
SwedenDescription:
"Considered by many to be Stig Dagerman's magnum opus, Wedding Worries spans the twenty-four hours of Hildur Palm's wedding day and night, beginning with an ominous knock on her door before sunrise and ending after a fitful night with an uncertain look into her future with her new husband, the village butcher. Characterized by its stream of consciousness style and perspective shifts between a colorful variety of characters, this novel oscillates between chaotic burlesque and sharp meditation, tackling themes of loneliness, suffering, and the human capacity to make do with unalterable circumsta... continue
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Wedervaring by Bodo Kirchhoff NL
GermanyDescription:
Een al wat oudere man en vrouw ervaren op Sicilië de liefde voor elkaar, maar die wordt op de proef gesteld als een Afrikaanse vluchtelinge hun pad kruist.
China5035.
Weep Not, Child by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o EN
KenyaDescription:
The Nobel Prize–nominated Kenyan writer’s powerful first novel Two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, stand on a garbage heap and look into their futures: Njoroge is to attend school, while Kamau will train to be a carpenter. But this is Kenya, and the times are against them: In the forests, the Mau Mau is waging war against the white government, and the two brothers and their family need to decide where their loyalties lie. For the practical Kamau, the choice is simple, but for Njoroge the scholar, the dream of progress through learning is a hard one to give up. The first East African novel publish... continue
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Weiße Nächte by Fjodor Dostojewski DE
RussiaDescription:
"Es ist wahr, wenn ich vor einer Frau stehe, bin ich stets schüchtern und, ich gebe es zu, nicht weniger aufgeregt, als Sie (...). Jetzt bin ich erschrocken. Es ist mir, als ob alles ein Traum wäre; ich habe mir aber auch im Traume niemals vorgestellt, daß ich imstande wäre, mit irgendeinem weiblichen Wesen zu sprechen..." (Dostojewski, Zitat auf S. 8 aus "Weiße Nächte"). Die Geschichte über den schüchternen Außenseiter, der sich in eine junge Frau verliebt, gilt vielen als die schönste Novelle des russischen Autors. Fjodor Dostojewski. Weiße Nächte. Ein empfindsamer Roman (Aus den Erinnerunge... continue
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Welcome to Our Hillbrow by Phiswane Mpe EN
Country: Africa / 
South Africa
South Africa
Description:
Welcome to Our Hillbrow is an exhilarating and disturbing ride through the chaotic and hyper-real zone of Hillbrow—microcosm of all that is contradictory, alluring, and painful in the postapartheid South African psyche. Everything is there: the shattered dreams of youth, sexuality and its unpredictable costs, AIDS, xenophobia, suicide, the omnipotent violence that often cuts short the promise of young people’s lives, and the Africanist understanding of the life continuum that does not end with death but flows on into an ancestral realm. Infused with the rhythms of the inner-city pulsebeat, thi... continue
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Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
Shortlisted for the 2017 OLSN Northern Lit Award An Ojibwe boy runs away from a North Ontario Indian School, not realizing just how far away home is. Along the way he's followed by Manitous, spirits of the forest who comment on his plight, cajoling, taunting, and ultimately offering him a type of comfort on his difficult journey back to the place he was so brutally removed from. Written by Scotiabank Giller Prize–winning author Joseph Boyden and beautifully illustrated by acclaimed artist Kent Monkman, Wenjack is a powerful and poignant look into the world of a residential school runaway tryin... continue
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Austria5040.
Western Tchoukoutou by Florent Couao-Zotti FR
BeninDescription:
"Mais voilà qu'un jour, un après-midi de décembre, alors que l'harmattan vrillait la cité dans son rideau de poussière rouge, apparut, par l'entrée sud de la ville, une étrange créature... Le regard droit, le corps arqué, elle conduisait une moto, une grosse cylindrée aux flancs de laquelle avait été dessinée une tête de mort accompagnée d'un écriteau singulier : N. D. dite Kalamity Djane". A Natingou City, ville montagneuse dans le nord du Bénin, trois personnages singuliers, répliques parfaites des caractères du Far West, tiennent sous leur joug la population par leurs actes excentriques. Un... continue