Book type: non-fiction (1973)


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A Stranger in My Own Country : The 1944 Prison Diary by Hans Fallada EN

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Country: Europe / Germany flag Germany
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“I lived the same life as everyone else, the life of ordinary people, the masses.” Sitting in a prison cell in the autumn of 1944, the German author Hans Fallada sums up his life under the National Socialist dictatorship, the time of “inward emigration”. Under conditions of close confinement, in constant fear of discovery, he writes himself free from the nightmare of the Nazi years. He records his thoughts about spying and denunciation, about the threat to his livelihood and his literary work and about the fate of many friends and contemporaries. The confessional mode did not come naturally to... continue

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A Study of Household Spirits of Eastern Europe by Ronesa Aveela EN

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Country: Europe / Bulgaria flag Bulgaria
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Do you love all things paranormal? What you know about the spirit world is about to change as you discover these nine unusual household spirits. Author Ronesa Aveela grew up in Bulgaria, spellbound by her grandmother’s tales of spirits and other creatures that haunted the countryside. Some scary. Some friendly. All fascinating. She shares those and others in this series of studies about Eastern European mythology and folklore—a rich, colorful blend of Christian and pagan tales, customs, and rituals. Many have lost their original significance, but others are still practiced—especially in remote... continue

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A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Asia / Israel flag Israel
Description:
Discover Amos Oz’s most iconic work in this extraordinary memoir that is at once a great family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation *OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE* ‘A hero of mine, a moral as well as literary giant’ Simon Schama Amos Oz's remarkable, moving story takes us on a seductive journey through his childhood and adolescence, along Jerusalem's war-torn streets in the 1940s and '50s and into a small apartment crowded with books in twelve languages and relatives speaking nearly as many. Caught between them is one small boy with the weigh... continue

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A tatuagem de pássaro by Dunya Mikhail PT

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Country: Asia / Iraq flag Iraq
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A tatuagem de pássaro, da autora iraquiana Dunya Mikhail, é um romance que narra a terrível e fascinante jornada de Helin, uma mulher iazidi que foi sequestrada e mantida em cativeiro como escrava sexual pelo Estado Islâmico, no norte do Iraque. Graças a ajuda de um apicultor, Abdullah, Helin consegue escapar das garras da organização e tem como desafio refazer a sua vida. É uma história sobre a perseguição cruel ao povo iazidi. Ao mesmo tempo, e com uma linguagem fortemente poética, o romance lança luz sobre a cultura e a tradição desse povo, sua imensa força e resiliência. O livro foi finali... continue

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A Thousand Miles to Freedom : My Escape from North Korea by Ŭn-ju Kim, Eunsun Kim, Sébastien Falletti EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Asia / North Korea flag North Korea
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A woman who escaped North Korea as a girl with her mother relates the harrowing story of her nine-year journey to freedom.

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A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf by John Muir EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Scotland flag Scotland
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The American naturalist recounts his 1867 trip from Indiana to Florida and describes the effects of the Civil War on the fields, forests, and people he encountered along the way.

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A trăi pentru a-ţi povesti viaţa by Gabriel García Márquez RO

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
Acest volum de memorii vine să consfinţească faptul că aproape tot ce se ştie despre Gabriel García Márquez provine din interviurile şi din opera sa şi să aducă mărturii emoţionante despre "viaţa secretă" a autorului căci, aşa cum acesta se destăinuie, "omul are trei vieţi: viaţa publică, viaţa particulară şi viaţa secretă, cea pe care o povestim cel mai adesea noi, scriitorii; toată viaţa mea este încifrată în romanele mele". Iar cartea de faţă oferă cu generozitate cifrul prin care cititorului îi este îngăduit să pătrundă în uni... continue

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A Train in Winter by Caroline Moorehead EN

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Country: Europe / England flag England
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Combines original sources, archival research, and personal interviews to relate the story of 230 women of the French Resistance who were captured and imprisoned by the Gestapo outside of Paris before being transported to Auschwitz.

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A Um Fio da Morte: Memórias de um sobrevivente do Genocídio Armênio

A Um Fio da Morte: Memórias de um sobrevivente do Genocídio Armênio by Hampartzoum Chitjian PT

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Armenia flag Armenia
Description:
Os sobreviventes de um genocídio são pessoas comuns que viveram situações extraordinárias e por esse fato deixaram de ser comuns. A terrível experiência deve ser usada como um exemplo que impeça que atrocidades como essa voltem a ocorrer, especialmente quando o culpado segue impune e negando seu crime. É por isso que, nesses casos, nada deve impedir a recuperação da memória, já que, como nos disse Todorov, esse direito de recordar que tem os sobreviventes das violências do Estado se transformaram num dever: o de testemunhar. Este livro é um testemunho, a narração do inferno padecido por Hampar... continue

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A Very Easy Death by Simone De Beauvoir EN

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Country: Europe / France flag France
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Day-by-day account of the death of the author's mother.