The Cruel Way: Switzerland to Afghanistan in a Ford, 1939
By: Ella Maillart
3.62
Format: 217 pages, Paperback
'We were both travellers—she always running away from an emotional crisis (not seeing that she was …
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1. Arabian Sands
By: Wilfred Thesiger
4.19
Format: 347 pages, Paperback
Arabian Sands is Wilfred Thesiger's record of his extraordinary journey through the parched "Empty … read more
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- history
- biography
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"I had learnt the satisfaction which comes from hardship and the pleasure which derives from abstinence; the contentment of a full belly; the richness of meat; the taste of clean water; the ecstasy of…"-Wilfred Thesiger, Arabian Sands
"Yet I wondered fancifully if he had seen more clearly than they did, had sensed the threat which my presence implied – the approaching disintegration of his society and the destruction of ‘his belief…"-Wilfred Thesiger, Arabian Sands
"I pondered on this desert hospitality and, compared it with our own. I remembered other encampments where I had slept, small tents on which I had happened in the Syrian desert and where I had spent t…"-Wilfred Thesiger, Arabian Sands
2. The Valleys of the Assassins: and Other Persian Travels (Modern Library)
By: Freya Stark
3.83
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Hailed as a classic upon its first publication in 1934, The Valleys of the Assassins firmly establi… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- travel
- asia
- nonfiction
- iran
"Solitude, I reflected, is the one deep necessity of the human spirit to which adequate recognition is never given in our codes. It is looked upon as a discipline or penance, but hardly ever as the in…"-Freya Stark, The Valleys of the Assassins: and Other Persian Travels (Modern Library)
"The great and almost only comfort about being a woman is that one can always pretend to be more stupid that one is and no one is surprised. When the police stopped our car at Bedrah and enquired wher…"-Freya Stark, The Valleys of the Assassins: and Other Persian Travels (Modern Library)
3. Claudine at School
By: Colette Gauthier-Villars
3.72
Format: 224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Claudine is a head strong, clever and extremely mischievous schoolgirl. Along with her friends the … read more
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- france
- lgbt
"Les beaux yeux qui ne demandent qu’à sourire !"-Colette Gauthier-Villars, Claudine at School
"Je sais très bien, depuis longtemps, que j’ai un cœur déraisonnable, mais, de le savoir, ça ne m’arrête pas du tout."-Colette Gauthier-Villars, Claudine at School
"I've known perfectly well, for a long time, that I have an irrational heart. But knowing it doesn't stop me in the least."-Colette Gauthier-Villars, Claudine at School
"When does one stop writing? . . . I thought in the past that the work of writing was like other tasks; the tool is laid down and one cries out in delight: ‘Finished!’ and you clap your hands, from wh…"-Colette Gauthier-Villars, Claudine at School
4. Cassandra: A Novel and Four Essays
By: Christa Wolf , Jan van Heurck
3.97
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
In this volume, the distinguished East German writer Christa Wolf retells the story of the fall of … read more
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5. All the Roads Are Open: The Afghan Journey
By: Isabel Fargo Cole , Annemarie Schwarzenbach
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In June 1939 Annemarie Schwarzenbach and fellow writer Ella Maillart set out from Geneva in a Ford,… read more
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- history
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- lgbt
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- nonfiction
6. Mon traître
By: Sorj Chalandon
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A Belfast en 1977, Antoine (surnomme ensuite Tony), luthier a Paris, violoniste et passionne de mus… read more
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- roman
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7. الهويات القاتلة
By: Amin Maalouf , أمين معلوف
3.97
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
"mndh 'n Gdrt lbnn llstqrr fy frns, km mn mr@ s'lny lb`D `n Tyb ny@ n knt 'sh`r bnfsy "frnsyan" 'm … read more
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- nonfiction
- france
8. Between the Woods and the Water
By: Patrick Leigh Fermor , Jan Morris
4.12
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
Continuing the epic foot journey across Europe begun in A Time of Gifts The journey that Patrick Le… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- travel
- nonfiction
9. The Man in the Wooden Hat (Old Filth, #2)
By: Jane Gardam
4.10
Format: 233 pages, Paperback
The New York Times called Sir Edward Feathers one of the most memorable characters in modern litera… read more
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- asia
10. The Art of Always Being Right
By: Arthur Schopenhauer
4.14
Format: 152 pages, Hardcover
Which are the logical tricks that will let you slip through the net when faced with awkward questio… read more
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11. Lives of Girls and Women
By: Alice Munro
3.75
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
The only novel from Alice Munro -- award-winning author of The Love of a Good Woman-- is an insight… read more
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12. News From Tartary
By: Peter Fleming
4.37
Format: 383 pages, Paperback
In 1935 Peter Fleming, an editor for the London Times and, interestingly, Ian Fleming's older broth… read more
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13. Nana
By: Émile Zola
3.84
Format: 473 pages, Paperback
Wenn die üppige blonde Nana auf der Bühne des Pariser Varietétheaters steht, spürt jeder: sie hat k… read more
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- roman
- france
"The more grievous the sin, the greater the repentance, God was bidding His time."-Émile Zola, Nana
"A ruined man fell from her hands like a ripe fruit, to lie rotting on the ground."-Émile Zola, Nana
"Kalau kau sendiri tidak senang melakukan sesuatu, itu bukan alasan untuk mencegah orang lain menyukainya."-Émile Zola, Nana
"The passion for defiling things was inborn in her. It was not enough for her to destroy them, she had to soil them too."-Émile Zola, Nana
14. Cher connard
By: Virginie Despentes
3.62
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
C’est une suite de lettres entre amis qui se sauvent la vie. Dans ce roman épistolaire, Virginie De… read more
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- roman
- france
15. Happening
By: Annie Ernaux
4.32
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
In 1963, Annie Ernaux, 23 and unattached, realizes she is pregnant. Shame arises in her like a plag… read more
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- nonfiction
- france
- biography
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"There is no such thing as a lesser truth."-Annie Ernaux, Happening
"I was intoxicated, wrapped up in wordless intelligence."-Annie Ernaux, Happening
"People judged according to the law, they didn't judge the law."-Annie Ernaux, Happening
"love children are the most beautiful of all.' What a terrible statement."-Annie Ernaux, Happening
16. Les Orageuses
By: Marcia Burnier
4.23
Format: 150 pages, Paperback
« Depuis qu’elle avait revu Mia, l’histoire de vengeance, non, de “rendre justice”, lui trottait da… read more
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- lgbt
17. La chair est triste hélas
By: Ovidie
4.17
Format: 137 pages, Kindle Edition
" J'ai repensé à ces innombrables rapports auxquels je m'étais forcée par politesse, pour ne pas fr… read more
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18. Quand tu écouteras cette chanson
By: Lola Lafon
4.40
Format: 250 pages, Paperback
Le 18 août 2021, j'ai passé la nuit au Musée Anne Frank, dans l'Annexe. Anne Frank, que tout le mon… read more
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- roman
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19. A Little Luck
By: Claudia Piñeiro
4.29
Format: 211 pages, Paperback
After twenty years, a woman returns to the suburban Argentina she had fled to escape a dreadful acc… read more
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"Para escribir un diario hay que tener una seguridad del valor que tiene contar la vida propia que yo no tengo."-Claudia Piñeiro, A Little Luck
20. No siento nada
By: Liv Strömquist
4.22
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Una radiografía del amor en la era del narcicismo extremo, el nuevo ensayo de la historietista más … read more
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21. Où vont les larmes quand elles sèchent
By: Baptiste Beaulieu
3.98
Format: 271 pages, Paperback
" Médecin le jour, écrivain la nuit, Baptiste Beaulieu mêle comme personne le drame et la drôlerie.… read more
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- roman
- france
22. Numéro deux
By: David Foenkinos
3.88
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
En 1999 débutait le casting pour trouver le jeune garçon qui interpréterait Harry Potter et qui, pa… read more
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- roman
- france
"A más fama, más parece poseer la gente una opinión sobre tu pasado."-David Foenkinos, Numéro deux
"Cuando no hay huella física de la felicidad se reduce el riesgo de que posteriormente lo embargue a uno la nostalgia."-David Foenkinos, Numéro deux
"Es raro que uno tenga acceso a su destino opuesto; nuestro camino único no brinda el menor acceso a los senderos no tomados."-David Foenkinos, Numéro deux
23. Le Secret des Bonbons pamplemousse
By: Camille Monceaux
4.40
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Dans un Japon rural et contemporain, une chronique familiale subtile, poétique et engagée, où les f… read more
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- france
24. Miroir de nos peines
By: Pierre Lemaitre
4.06
Format: 525 pages, Kindle Edition
Palmarès Les 100 livres de l'année 2020 - Lire-Magazine Littéraire Avril 1940. Louise, trente an… read more
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25. Abigail
By: Magda Szabó
4.33
Format: 333 pages, Paperback
Abigail, the story of a headstrong teenager growing up during World War II, is the most beloved of … read more
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26. Fierce Appetites: Loving, Losing and Living to Excess in My Present and in the Writings of the Past
By: Elizabeth Boyle
3.98
Format: 338 pages, Paperback
Every day a beloved father dies. Every day a lover departs. Every day a woman turns forty. All t… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
27. Chavirer
By: Lola Lafon
4.15
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
Entre corps érotisé et corps souffrant, magie de la scène et coulisses des douleurs, «Chavirer »rac… read more
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28. Out of Egypt: A Memoir
By: André Aciman
4.02
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Call Me by Your Name and Find Me, a memoir of an extrao… read more
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- biography
- memoir
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"A notorious crook who took advantage of everyone precisely by protesting that he was not cunning enough to do so."-André Aciman, Out of Egypt: A Memoir
"Revenge always come too late, he thought, and only after time, indifference, or forgiveness has evened the score."-André Aciman, Out of Egypt: A Memoir
"I used to tell him, 'Your head is in the clouds'; and he would say, 'And you, Esther, your feet are underground.' Look who's underground now."-André Aciman, Out of Egypt: A Memoir
"Nothing was ever more hostile," she told me years later, "than this gnarled, twisted selflessness that chokes you like a bad debt and always makes you feel slightly unworthy and always unkind in the …"-André Aciman, Out of Egypt: A Memoir
29. Et vous passerez comme des vents fous
By: Clara Arnaud
4.19
Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition
Au cours d’une saison d’estive, les attaques répétées d’une ourse ravivent les tensions dans une va… read more
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30. The Cruel Way: Switzerland to Afghanistan in a Ford, 1939
By: Ella Maillart
3.62
Format: 217 pages, Paperback
'We were both travellers—she always running away from an emotional crisis (not seeing that she was … read more
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- asia
- france
- nonfiction
- iran
31. Les femmes aussi sont du voyage
By: Lucie Azema
4.36
Format: 324 pages, Paperback
Pendant qu’Ulysse parcourt le monde et enchaîne les exploits, Pénélope demeure immobile, supporte l… read more
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