Book type: non-fiction (1975)
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Africa Is Not a Country : Notes on a Bright Continent by Dipo Faloyin EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2022 An exuberant, opinionated, stereotype-busting portrait of contemporary Africa in all its splendid diversity, by one of its leading new writers. So often, Africa has been depicted simplistically as a uniform land of famines and safaris, poverty and strife, stripped of all nuance. In this bold and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-needed corrective, weaving a vibrant tapestry of stories that bring to life Africa’s rich diversity, communities, and histories. Starting with an immersive description of the lively and complex urban life of Lagos,... continue
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African Anarchism : The History of a Movement by Sam Mbah, I. E. Igariwey EN
NigeriaDescription:
African Anarchism covers a wide range of topics, including anarchistic elements in traditional African socieites, African communalism, Africa's economic and political development, the lintering social, political, and economic effects of colonialism, the development of "African socialism, the failure of "African socialism, and a possible means of resolving Africa's ongoing crises.
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After Elias by Eddy Boudel Tan EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
2021 Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction — Finalist A modern queer tragedy about a pilot's last words, an interrupted celebration, and the fear of losing everything. “Utterly engrossing. Coen is a hero for our era, darkly struggling amid the aftershocks of loss, but doing so with dignity, humanity, and passion.” — Timothy Taylor, author of The Rule of Stephens When the airplane piloted by Elias Santos crashes one week before their wedding day, Coen Caraway loses the man he loves and the illusion of happiness he has worked so hard to create. The only thing Elias leaves behind is a recording of... continue
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After the Roundup : Escape and Survival in Hitler's France by Joseph Weismann EN
FranceDescription:
Cover -- Contents -- Translator's Foreword -- 1. Fall 1940 -- 2. The Star -- 3. July 16, 1942 -- 4. Beaune-la-Rolande -- 5. Escape -- 6. Parisian Wanderings -- 7. Three "Misérables"--8. The Americans -- 9. The Castle of Méhoncourt -- 10. Becoming French -- 11. Return to the Past -- Epilogue: Bearing Witness
115.
Aftershocks : A Memoir by Nadia Owusu EN
TanzaniaDescription:
In the tradition of The Glass Castle, this “gorgeous” (The New York Times, Editors’ Choice) and deeply felt memoir from Whiting Award winner Nadia Owusu tells the “incredible story” (Malala Yousafzai) about the push and pull of belonging, the seismic emotional toll of family secrets, and the heart it takes to pull through. “In Aftershocks, Nadia Owusu tells the incredible story of her young life. How does a girl—abandoned by her mother at age two and orphaned at thirteen when her beloved father dies—find her place in the world? This memoir is the story of Nadia creating her own solid ground ac... continue
116.
Akenfield : Portrait of an English Village by Ronald Blythe EN
EnglandDescription:
The story of the author's life in Akenfield paints a vivid portrait of the people and the land.
117.
Albanian Spring : The Anatomy of Tyranny by Ismail Kadare EN
AlbaniaDescription:
Ismail Kadare, Albania's foremost literary figure, went into self-imposed exile to France in October 1990. The Albanian Spring had proved no more substantial than the Prague Spring many years earlier.
Greece119.
Alexander the Great : Lessons from History's Undefeated General by Bill Yenne EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
When the Oracle of Delphi told Alexander the Great that he was invincible, it was right. The son of the great King Philip II of Macedonia, Alexander was educated by Aristotle and commanded a wing of his father's army in the victory over the Thebans and Athenians at the Battle of Chaeronea—all when he was still just a teenager. By the time of his death at age 32, he had amassed an empire that stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River and included all of Persia and most of Egypt. He ruled as both the shah of Persia and as a pharaoh of Egypt by right of conquest, and he was also crowned ... continue
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Alfabetul doamnelor : de la doamna B. la doamna T. by Ioana Pârvulescu RO
RomaniaDescription:
„Această carte e liberă. De aceea o dedic tuturor celor care se mai bucură să exploreze în voie spațiul dintre coperte, doamnelor și domnilor deopotrivă, studentelor și studenților de la Litere, cititoarelor și cititorilor care dau sens (și sensuri noi) efortului unui scriitor. Știu că asemenea oameni vor exista și în vremurile cele mai puțin propice cititului.
Cartea oferă o tipologie a personajelor feminine din literatura română, de la doamna B. a lui Negruzzi la doamna T. a lui Camil Petrescu. Combină critica și istoria literară cu istoria mentalităților, sociolog... continue