6 best-selling nonfiction books like À l'enfant que je n'aurai pas by Linda Lê

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À l'enfant que je n'aurai pas

By: Linda Lê

3.39

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Écrire pour donner la vie ; après le triomphe de Cronos, Linda Lê s'approprie l'écriture autobiogra…

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1. The Buddha in the Attic

By: Julie Otsuka

3.70

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Julie Otsuka’s long-awaited follow-up to When the Emperor Was Divine is a tour de force of economy … read more

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"„Niekas nelaimi karo.Visi pralaimi"

-Julie Otsuka, The Buddha in the Attic

"We lost weight and grew thin. We stopped bleeding. We stopped dreaming. We stopped wanting."

-Julie Otsuka, The Buddha in the Attic

"Or was their guilt written plainly, and for all the world to see, across their face? Was it their face, in fact, for which they were guilty?"

-Julie Otsuka, The Buddha in the Attic

"Soon we could barely recognize them. They were taller than we were, and heavier. They were loud beyond belief. I feel like a duck that's hatched goose's eggs."

-Julie Otsuka, The Buddha in the Attic

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2. The Lover

By: Marguerite Duras , Barbara Bray , Maxine Hong Kingston

3.72

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

Set against the backdrop of French colonial Vietnam, The Lover reveals the intimacies and intricaci… read more

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"The air was blue, you could hold it in your hand. Blue. The sky was the continual throbbing of the brilliance of the light."

-Marguerite Duras, The Lover

"He says he’s lonely, horribly lonely because of this love he feels for her. She says she’s lonely too. She doesn’t say why."

-Marguerite Duras, The Lover

"When it's in a book I don't think it'll hurt any more ...exist any more. One of the things writing does is wipe things out. Replace them."

-Marguerite Duras, The Lover

"You didn't have to attract desire. Either it was in the woman who aroused it or it didn't exist. Either it was there at first glance or else it had never been."

-Marguerite Duras, The Lover

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3. The Sympathizer

By: Viet Thanh Nguyen

3.83

Format: 28 pages, Hardcover

The winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, as well as five other awards, The Sympathizeris … read more

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4. 1934

By: Alberto Moravia , William Weaver

3.06

Format: 220 pages,

Moravia's political fable about an Italian anti-Fascist and the frightened, suicide-seeking German … read more

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5. Paradise of the Blind

By: Dương Thu Hương , Nina McPherson , Phan Huy Đường

3.38

Format: None pages, Paperback

Paradise of the Blindis an exquisite portrait of three Vietnamese women struggling to survive in a … read more

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6. Regretting Motherhood

By: Orna Donath

4.10

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

Women who opt not to be mothers are frequently warned that they will regret their decision later in… read more

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  • womens
  • nonfiction
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7. Mornings in Jenin

By: Susan Abulhawa

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

A heart-wrenching, powerfully written novel that could do for Palestine what The Kite Runner did fo… read more

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8. Canne al vento

By: Grazia Deledda , Angela Cerinotti

3.80

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Unica donna insignita dal Nobel nell'ambito della letteratura italiana e autrice di più di cinquant… read more

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"...siamo proprio come le canne al vento, donna Ester mia. Ecco perché! Siamo canne, e la sorte è il vento."

-Grazia Deledda, Canne al vento

"Little by little they all gathered around him, entering through the cracks like moonbeams...[b]ut once the wind of misfortune blows, people disperse like little clouds around the moon when the wind b…"

-Grazia Deledda, Canne al vento

"The feast lasted nine days, the last three becoming a continuous circle dance accompanied by songs and music. Noemi always stayed on the belvedere among the banquet remains. ... No, she didn't dance,…"

-Grazia Deledda, Canne al vento

"Eccola dunque col pensiero laggiù. Le par d’essere ancora fanciulla, arrampicata sul belvedere del prete, in una sera di maggio. Una grande luna di rame sorge dal mare, e tutto il mondo pare d’oro e …"

-Grazia Deledda, Canne al vento

9. Toxique

By: Françoise Sagan , None

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

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10. Ocean Sea

By: Alessandro Baricco , Alastair McEwen

4.36

Format: 189 pages, Paperback

This haunting, suspenseful tale of love and vengeance by the author of the international bestseller… read more

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11. Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)

By: Marcel Proust , Simon Vance , Lydia Davis

4.15

Format: 710 pages, Mass Market Paperback

«Et tout d'un coup le souvenir m'est apparu. Ce goût, c'était celui du petit morceau de madeleine q… read more

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"Longtemps, je me suis couché de bonne heure."

-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)

"the comfort of reclusion, the poetry of hibernation"

-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)

"Now are the woods all black, But still the sky is blue."

-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)

"Fall in love with a dog's bum, And thou'll think it pretty as a plum."

-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)

12. The New Life

By: Orhan Pamuk , None

4.65

Format: None pages, Paperback

The protagonist of Orhan Pamuk's fiendishly engaging novel is launched into a world of hypnotic tex… read more

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13. Putain

By: Nelly Arcan

3.57

Format: 186 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Cachée derrière les rideaux de se chambre, une prostituée patiente entre deux clients. L'attente se… read more

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"[...] vous savez bien que je n'en voudrai pas de cet homme car je ne veux que ce que je ne peux pas avoir, comme vous par exemple, je vous veux parce je ne vous aurai jamais, c'est simple et sans iss…"

-Nelly Arcan, Putain

"And its with my head between my knees that I've loved all the men in my life, that's how I love my psychoanalyst, who doesn't see my body fidgeting on the couch when I'm queasy from repeating my moth…"

-Nelly Arcan, Putain

14. Kürk Mantolu Madonna

By: Sabahattin Ali

5.00

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

"Her gun, daima ogleden sonra oraya gidiyor, koridorlardaki resimlere bakiyormus gibi agir agir, fa… read more

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15. Letter to a Child Never Born

By: Oriana Fallaci

3.73

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Published by Rizzoli in 1975, Letter to a Child Never Born was quickly translated and sold in twent… read more

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16. The Young Man

By: Annie Ernaux

3.61

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE Annie Ernaux's most recent book, dazzling and breat… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • france
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17. Triste tigre

By: Neige Sinno

4.23

Format: 283 pages, Paperback

J'ai voulu y croire, j'ai voulu rêver que le royaume de la littérature m'accueillerait comme n'impo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • france
"C'est vrai qu'aucun [...] n'avait vu ce que nous pouvions voir nous, les enfants et ma mère, au sein du foyer, où il se comportait comme un tyran. Et c'est quand même ça qui ressort avant tout de cet…"

-Neige Sinno, Triste tigre

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18. La fille dans l'écran

By: Manon Desveaux

4.39

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

Deux filles que tout opposent, prennent contact  sur internet pour ensuite faire connaissance dans … read more

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  • france
"J'ai aimé chaque moment avec toi."

-Manon Desveaux, La fille dans l'écran

"– Quand on est jeune, on choisit pas. – Je sais pas si c'est une question de jeunesse ou de conformisme. À vingt-sept ans, il me semble que je commence seulement à prendre mes propres décisions. – Y …"

-Manon Desveaux, La fille dans l'écran

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19. Come d'aria

By: Ada D'Adamo

4.05

Format: 145 pages, Kindle Edition

Daria è la figlia, il cui destino è segnato sin dalla nascita da una mancata diagnosi. Ada è la mad… read more

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  • nonfiction
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20. Blindness

By: José Saramago

4.17

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

From Nobel Prize–winning author José Saramago, a magnificent, mesmerizing parable of loss A city… read more

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"الناس يتعودون إي شيء ."

-José Saramago, Blindness

"هناك أوقات لايفيد معها الكلام ."

-José Saramago, Blindness

"* البطون الفارغة تستيقظ باكراً ."

-José Saramago, Blindness

"* الأحقاد القديمة لاتزول بسهولة ."

-José Saramago, Blindness

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21. Girl, Woman, Other

By: Bernardine Evaristo

4.28

Format: 453 pages, Kindle Edition

Teeming with life and crackling with energy — a love song to modern Britain and black womanhood … read more

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  • womens
"she's got what she needs, not the same as what she wants"

-Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other

"Life is about taking risks, not about burying your head in the sand"

-Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other

"Who needs enemies when your life partner undermines you on a regular basis?"

-Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other

"very small children don’t care about skin colour, Rachel, until they’re brainwashed by their parents"

-Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other

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22. Motherhood

By: Sheila Heti

3.66

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the author of How Should a Person Be? (“one of the most talked-about books of the year”—Time M… read more

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  • womens
"Maybe motherhood means honoring one's mother."

-Sheila Heti, Motherhood

"Alone, one feels the whole universe, and none of one's personality."

-Sheila Heti, Motherhood

"To fit oneself into the smallest spaces in the hopes of being loved -that is entirely womanly"

-Sheila Heti, Motherhood

"The Jewish religion says it's not a child until it's two-thirds out of the woman's body--until the head has completely emerged."

-Sheila Heti, Motherhood

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23. Campo di battaglia. Le lotte dei corpi femminili

By: Carolina Capria

4.37

Format: 181 pages, Paperback

Dal primo sangue alla vecchiaia, i corpi femminili diventano oggetto di discussione, contese, criti… read more

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  • nonfiction
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24. Le transizioni

By: Pajtim Statovci

3.88

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Bujar è un uomo che sa diventare una donna: può essere una meravigliosa ragazza di Sarajevo che att… read more

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"It's the first thing people notice,' she says despondently. 'Difference. As if it's a crime."

-Pajtim Statovci, Le transizioni

"Katson häntä ja asuntoa hänen ympärillään, elämää jota hän elää, paikkaa johon hän maailmassa kuuluu, miten osaton hän kaikesta huolimatta on. Opiskelupaikka yliopistossa, tällainen asunto ja tällais…"

-Pajtim Statovci, Le transizioni

"Menen hetkeksi istumaan kirkon etuosaan, kaivan laukusta uuden ristikoruni ja ripustan sen kaulalleni, ja kun muuan pappi tervehtii minua nyökkäämällä suuntaani mitä hienovaraisimmalla eleellä, joka …"

-Pajtim Statovci, Le transizioni

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25. Next to You (Next, #2)

By: Hannah Bonam-Young

4.08

Format: 416 pages, Unknown Binding

Lane is in the middle of an identity crisis. Her friends are all partnered up, her career is leadin… read more

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26. Le Parc aux roseaux (French Edition)

By: Thuận

3.94

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Fin des années 2000, une jeune Vietnamienne rentre à Saïgon après avoir passé dix ans à Paris. En a… read more

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27. À l'enfant que je n'aurai pas

By: Linda Lê

3.39

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Écrire pour donner la vie ; après le triomphe de Cronos, Linda Lê s'approprie l'écriture autobiogra… read more

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  • womens
  • nonfiction
  • france
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28. Infinito Moonlit

By: Sara Gamberini

3.71

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Teresa crede nei mondi invisibili e nelle entità, ma le sue convinzioni sono sempre state ambivalen… read more

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29. Negli occhi di una ragazza

By: Marina Jarre

4.12

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

Maria Cristina, la tredicenne protagonista del romanzo, è una ragazza qualunque di una qualunque me… read more

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30. Living Things

By: Munir Hachemi

3.82

Format: 116 pages, Kindle Edition

Living Things follows four recent graduates – Munir, G, Ernesto and Álex – who travel from Madrid t… read more

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  • france
Cover of Philippe (FICTION) by Camille Laurens

31. Philippe (FICTION)

By: Camille Laurens

4.16

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Dans la vie de Camille, un jour de février 1994, le malheur survient : le bébé qu'elle vient de met… read more

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Marguerite Duras , Barbara Bray , Maxine Hong Kingston

3.72

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Nelly Arcan

3.57

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Annie Ernaux

3.61

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Neige Sinno

4.23

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Sophie Bienvenu

3.99

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Kim Thúy

4.20

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David Goudreault

4.00

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Naomi Fontaine

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