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L'arte di collezionare mosche by Fredrik Sjoberg IT
SwedenDescription:
In questo affascinante libro, Fredrik Sjöberg esplora la sua passione per le mosche sirfidi e il collezionismo, utilizzandole come metafora per osservare la vita e il mondo da una nuova prospettiva. La sua riflessione, arricchita da storie e divagazioni, si intreccia con la figura di René Malaise, inventore di una trappola per insetti e esploratore visionario. Il racconto sfida la nozione di felicità, suggerendo che la ricerca del significato possa risiedere nelle piccole cose e nell'arte di porsi limiti. Una riflessione sulla lentezza, il caos e la bellezza dell'a... continue
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Lahkomurhat by Jonas Bonnier FI
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True crime -romaani uskonlahkon murhista Ruotsissa Karmiva tositarina koko Ruotsin tuntemasta tapahtumaketjusta, jossa uskonlahko saa valtaansa pienen kylän ja hurmahenkisyys muuttuu henkilöpalvonnaksi, seksirituaaleiksi ja murhiksi. Forsmanin perhe muuttaa pieneen Knutbyn kylään kesällä 1997. Paikkakunnalla vaikuttava seurakunta imaisee saarnaajaisän toimintaansa, ja ulkopuolinen maailma alkaa pian tuntua nuoren Kristina-vaimon mielestä kaukaiselta. Seurakuntaa hallitsee ihmeellinen ja kaunis Eva Skoog, ja kaikki on hyvin. Kunnes Kristinassa herää epäilys – mutta liian myöhään. Uskonliike muu... continue
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Let the Old Dreams Die by John Ajvide Lindqvist EN
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Continues the story of Oskar and Eli from the author's "Let the Right One In," and includes "Equinox," in which a woman makes a disturbing discovery while taking care of her vacationing neighbor's house.
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Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist SV
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Let the Right One In Takes Top Honors at Tribeca Film Festival and is now an Award-winning movie in both the U.S. and Sweden! It is autumn 1981 when inconceivable horror comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenager is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. Twelve-year-old Oskar is personally hoping that revenge has come at long last---revenge for the bullying he endures at school, day after day. But the murder is not the most important thing on his mind. A new girl has moved in next door---a girl who has never seen a Rubik's Cube before, ... continue
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Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist EN
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**The international bestseller and the book behind the film and play Let Me In** 'The new Stephen King' The Times Oskar and Eli. In very different ways, they were both victims. Which is why, against the odds, they became friends. And how they came to depend on one another, for life itself. Oskar is a 12-year-old boy living with his mother on a dreary housing estate at the city's edge. He dreams about his absentee father, gets bullied at school, and wets himself when he's frightened. Eli is the young girl who moves in next door. She doesn't go to school and never leaves the flat by day. She is ... continue
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Lords of Chaos : The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground by Michael Moynihan, Didrik Søderlind EN
NorwayDescription:
Just before the turn of the millennium, nearly 100 churches have been torched and desecrated by adherents of Black Metal, the most extreme form of underground music on the planet.
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70 år gamle Ulf Norrstig er pensjonert skogvokter og formann i det lokale jaktlaget. Han bor med kona Inga, som han har vært gift med i nesten to tiår. De to snakker ikke nødvendigvis så mye, men de deler en kjærlighet for både bøker og naturen. Et møte med en ulv i skogen en tidlig morgen skal vise seg å få store konsekvenser for alle i den svenske bygda, ikke minst Ulf selv. Boka er nominert til Nordisk Råds Litteraturpris og har blitt kåret til årets beste bok av Dagens Nyheter i Sverige. Omtalen er utarbeidet av BS.
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Madres e hijos by Theodor Kallifatides ES
GreeceDescription:
A los sesenta y ocho años, Theodor Kallifatides, exiliado en Suecia desde hace más de cuatro décadas, visita a su madre de noventa y dos, que sigue residiendo en Atenas. Ambos saben que puede ser uno de sus últimos encuentros. Durante la semana que pasan juntos, recuerdan lo que ha sido lo más importante en sus vidas con una presencia decisiva del padre, de quien Theodor está leyendo el recuento escrito que este le ha dejado de lo que ha sido su difícil existencia, desde sus orígenes como exiliado griego en Turquía, pasando por sus... continue
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Marked for Life by Emelie Schepp EN
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When a high-ranking head of the migration board is found shot to death in his living room, there is no shortage of suspects, including his wife. But no one expects to find mysterious, child-size fingerprints in this childless home. Public prosecutor Jana Berzelius steps in to lead the investigation. Young and brilliant but emotionally cold, Berzelius, like her famous prosecutor father, won't be swayed by the hysterical widow or intimidated by the threatening letters the victim had tried to hide. She is steely, aloof, impenetrable. That is, until the boy... A few days later on a nearby deserted... continue
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Mentalisten by Camilla Läckberg NO
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I en kjempesatsing fra Sverige skapes en ny etterforskerduo utenom det vanlige: politietterforskeren Mina Dabiri og mentalisten Vincent Walder fra Stockholm. Mentalisten er den første i en trilogi av selveste Camilla Läckberg, skrevet sammen med den kjente mentalisten Henrik Fexeus. Mordet som setter det hele i gang er brutalt - en ung kvinne blir funnet i et sverdskap, gjennomboret fra alle kanter av sverdene lik en makaber parodi på det magiske trikset. Mina oppsøker mentalisten Vincent i et forsøk på å forstå morderens tenkemåte. Vincent lar seg fascinere av både Mina og saken hun etterfors... continue