Books written by female authors (4856)
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A Mouth Full of Salt by Reem Gaafar EN
SudanDescription:
The Nile brings them life, but the Nile also takes away. A small farming village in North Sudan wakes up one morning to the news that a little boy has drowned. Soon after, the animals die of a mysterious illness and the date gardens catch fire and burn to the ground. The villagers whisper of a sorceress who dwells at the foot of the mountains. It is the dry season. The men have places to go, the women have work to do, the children play at the place where the river runs over its own banks. Sixteen-year-old Fatima yearns to leave the village for Khartoum. In Khartoum, a single mother makes her w... continue
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A Nation of Women : An Early Feminist Speaks Out by Luisa Capetillo EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
The groundbreaking feminist and socialist writings of Puerto Rican author and activist Luisa Capetillo A Penguin Classic In 1915, Puerto Rican activist Luisa Capetillo was arrested and acquitted for being the first woman to wear men's trousers publicly. While this act of gender-nonconforming rebellion elevated her to feminist icon status in modern pop culture, it also overshadowed the significant contributions she made to the women's movement and anarchist labor movements of the early twentieth century--both in her native Puerto Rico and in the migrant labor belt in the eastern United States. ... continue
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A Natureza da Mordida by Carla Madeira PT
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Biá, uma psicanalista já reformada e apaixonada por livros, aborda a jovem jornalista Olívia, que está devastada por uma perda recente, com uma pergunta agitadora: «O que perdeu que a entristeça tanto?» Olívia, sentada à mesa, aceita a inesperada provocação, bem como o carinho e o interesse daquela mulher, afinal apenas uma estranha, desencadeando-se uma sucessão de encontros marcados por uma galopante intimidade entre as duas mulheres, que aos poucos vão revelando as suas histórias. «A nossa amizade começou assim, enquanto nos afogávamos», relata Olívia. Com uma sensível alternância de vozes,... continue
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A Paixão segundo G.H. by Clarice Lispector PT
UkraineDescription:
Conhecemo-la pelas enigmáticas iniciais – o nome, nunca chegaremos a descobrir. G.H., independente e segura das suas escolhas, é uma escultora bem relacionada nos círculos do Rio de Janeiro. Numa manhã igual a outras, o seu mundo vai expandir-se depois de se pulverizar. Primeiro, a sua empregada despede-se; em seguida, G.H. decide limpar o quarto que ela habitava: um espaço vazio e imaculado. É aí que acontece um encontro epifânico com uma barata que rasteja de dentro de um armário. Perante a visão do inseto, G.H. submerge num questionamento existencial agudo, rasga fronteiras, põe em causa o ... continue
Switzerland96.
A Peculiar Treasure : An Autobiography by Edna Ferber EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Ferber's stunning first autobiography, in which she recounts her small-town Midwestern childhood and rise to literary fame, all amidst the backdrop of America around the turn of the 20th century. A modest girl growing up one of the only Jewish children in her Midwestern town, Edna Ferber started overcoming the odds at a young age. Pursuing work at the local newspaper as an innocent 17-year-old, she was assigned the night court shift, reporting on drugs and violence, and gradually finding her own voice in standing up to what she witnessed. As she continued to pursue w... continue
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A pediatra by Andréa del Fuego PT
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Cecília é o oposto do que se imagina de uma pediatra – uma mulher sem espírito maternal, pouco apreço por crianças e zero paciência para os pais e mães que as acompanham. Porém a medicina era um caminho natural para ela, que seguiu os passos do pai. Apesar de sua frieza com os pacientes, ela tem um consultório bem-sucedido, mas aos poucos se vê perdendo lugar para um pediatra humanista, que trabalha com doulas, parteiras e acompanha até partos domiciliares. Mesmo a obstetra cesarista com quem Cecília sempre... continue
New Zealand99.
A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD “5 UNDER 35” NOMINEE • NEW YORK’S “ONE BOOK, ONE NEW YORK” PICK Named One of the Best Books of the Year: Washington Post • NPR • People • Refinery29 • Parade • BuzzFeed “Mirza writes with a mercy that encompasses all things.”—Ron Charles, Washington Post Hailed as “a book for our times” (Christiane Amanpour), A Place for Us is a deeply moving and resonant story of love, identity, and belonging. As an Indian wedding gathers a family back together, parents Rafiq and Layla must reckon with the choices their children have made. There is Ha... continue
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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) turn their attention to the villages and cities of the little moon they call home. They hope to find the answers they seek, while making new friends, learning new concepts, and experiencing the entropic nature of the universe."--