Book type: fiction (8788)


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 Wild Boar in the Cane Field : A Novel by Anniqua Rana EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Pakistan flag Pakistan
Description:
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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¡Soy un vejestorio comunista! by Dan Lungu ES

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Romania flag Romania
Description:
En esta novela, Dan Lungu, partiendo de personajes y situaciones corrientes, valiéndose de la ironía y un fino sentido del humor que en numerosas ocasiones provoca la risa, consigue realizar una radiografía perfecta de la sórdida realidad de la vida en un país del paraíso comunista y de los años que siguieron a la caída del régimen. «Para mí», dice Lungu, «¡Soy un vejestorio comunista! nació de la necesidad de comprender una paradoja que me intrigó: cómo era posible que mucha gente, incluso muchísima, que vivió bajo un régimen totalitario e inhumano, sin gozar de privilegios y favores, fuera c... continue


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¿Quién mató a Palomino Molero? by Mario Vargas Llosa ES

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: South America / Peru flag Peru
Description:
Mario Vargas Llosa crea en ¿Quién mató a Palomino Molero? una intensa novela policial donde el suspense y la tensión recorren toda la historia. En un escenario dominado por la corrupción, y donde los prejuicios y desigualdades conforman la realidad social del país, la verdad acaba convertida en verdades diversas que se confunden la una con la otra en un alucinante juego de espejos. A través de una atmósfera que deslumbra y atrapa, este libro refleja fielmente el clima de una época y denuncia los excesos del poder.




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@mor by Daniel Glattauer, Eduardo Simões PT

Rating: 2 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Austria flag Austria
Description:
Num e-mail enviado por engano, começa um relacionamento virtual que testa as convicções de Leo Leike e Emmi Rothner. Leo Leike, ainda digerindo o fracasso de seu último relacionamento, responde de forma espirituosa a duas mensagens enviadas por engano por Emmi Rothner, casada. Inicialmente, ela só queria cancelar uma assinatura de revista. Depois, inclui Leo por engano entre os destinatários de um e-mail de boas festas. Na terceira troca de e-mails, o mal-entendido dá lugar à atração mútua, reforçada pelo fato de um nunca ter visto o outro. Nada como a curiosidade instigada por frases bem enca... continue

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'Salem's Lot by Stephen King EN

Rating: 4 (5 votes)
Description:
#1 BESTSELLER • Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem’s Lot in hopes that exploring the history of the Marsten House, an old mansion long the subject of rumor and speculation, will help him cast out his personal devils and provide inspiration for his new book. But when two young boys venture into the woods, and only one returns alive, Mears begins to realize that something sinister is at work. In fact, his hometown is under siege from forces of darkness far beyond his imagination. And only he, with a small group of allies, can hope to contain the evil that is growing within the borders of this s... continue