5 Top historical books like The Infamous Rosalie by Evelyne Trouillot

Cover of The Infamous Rosalie by Evelyne Trouillot

The Infamous Rosalie

By: Evelyne Trouillot

4.15

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

Lisette, a Saint-Domingue-born Creole slave and daughter of an African-born bossale, has inherited …

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1. The Little Virtues

By: Dick Davis , Natalia Ginzburg

4.10

Format: 110 pages, Paperback

"As far as the education of children is concerned," states Natalia Ginzburg in this collection of h… read more

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"It seemed to me that I had discovered how people in books should be—funny and at the same time sad."

-Dick Davis, The Little Virtues

"What we must remember above all in the education of our children is that their love of life should never weaken."

-Dick Davis, The Little Virtues

"And perhaps even for learning to walk in worn-out shoes, it is as well to have dry, warm feet when we are children."

-Dick Davis, The Little Virtues

"Y los detalles se gastan, se echan a perder si uno los lleva consigo sin utilizarlos durante mucho tiempo. No sólo los detalles sino todo, todas las ocurrencias y las ideas."

-Dick Davis, The Little Virtues

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2. Abeng

By: Michelle Cliff

3.71

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

An alternate cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. Ever since Abeng was first published… read more

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  • historical
  • novels
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. Voices in the Evening

By: Natalia Ginzburg

3.74

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

In a hushed Italian town after the Second World War, Elsa lives with her parents in the house where… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
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4. The Book of Emma

By: Marie-Célie Agnant , Zilpha Ellis

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Confined to a psychiatric hospital following the murder of her young daughter, Emma Bratte refuses … read more

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  • fiction
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5. Breath, Eyes, Memory

By: Edwidge Danticat

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

At an astonishingly young age, Edwidge Danticat has become one of our most celebrated new novelists… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. The Fire Next Time

By: James Baldwin

3.54

Format: None pages, Paperback

A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Timegalvanized the nation and g… read more

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7. The Kingdom of This World

By: Alejo Carpentier , Harriet de Onís

4.00

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

A few years after its liberation from French colonialist rule, Haiti experienced a period of unsurp… read more

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8. Crossing the Mangrove

By: Maryse Condé , Richard Philcox

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this beautifully crafted, Rashomon-like novel, Maryse Conde has written a gripping story imbued … read more

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9. The Farming of Bones

By: Edwidge Danticat

3.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Farming of Bonesbegins in 1937 in a village on the Dominican side of the river that separates t… read more

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10. Death in Spring

By: Mercè Rodoreda , Martha Tennent

3.88

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Considered by many to be the grand achievement of her later period, Death in Springis one of Merce … read more

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11. Sab

By: Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda , None

3.35

Format: None pages,

Sab constituye una singular aportacion a la novela antiesclavista. La autora sigue en ella los mode… read more

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12. Chronique de la dérive douce

By: Dany Laferrière

4.00

Format: 204 pages,

Sorte de <>a L'Enigme du retour, ce roman, dont la premiere edition est parue a Montreal en 1994, r… read more

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13. Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories

By: Cho Nam-Joo

3.72

Format: 223 pages, Paperback

Eight women. Eight stories. One reality. A woman is born. A woman is filmed in public without c… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
"W samochodzie Seunghun podziękował mi i kilka razy poprosił, żebym jak najczęściej przyjeżdżała do Geumju. Chciałam zapytać, czy jej dzieci, czyli jego mama oraz ciocie i wujkowie, często do niej wpa…"

-Cho Nam-Joo, Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories

"– Ale rzecz w tym, że nie wyobrażam sobie świata bez babci. Nie liczę na cud. Po prostu chcę, żeby żyła. – Seunghun, ja chyba bym tego nie chciała na jej miejscu. Życie nie ma sensu, gdy nie można ni…"

-Cho Nam-Joo, Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories

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14. Te di ojos y miraste las tinieblas

By: Irene Solà

3.91

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Escondida entre riscos lejanos, en algún remoto lugar de las Guillerías transitado por cazadores de… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
"Aunque lo peor de todo, musitó, no es morirse. Todos nos tenemos que morir un día u otro. Lo peor es la soledad."

-Irene Solà, Te di ojos y miraste las tinieblas

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15. Carcoma

By: Layla Martínez

4.17

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Todas las casas guardan la historia de quienes las han habitado. Las paredes de esta casa perdida e… read more

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  • fiction
"Solo había tenido un hombre, pero ya había sido suficiente. Cuando una está sola y es pobre no puede permitirse aprender la misma lección dos veces, esto también lo sabemos bien en esta casa."

-Layla Martínez, Carcoma

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16. Three Apples Fell from the Sky

By: Narine Abgaryan

4.25

Format: 256 pages, ebook

An unforgettable story of friendship and feuds in a remote Armenian mountain village In an isolated… read more

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  • historical
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Prasmė neturėtų keistis nuo to, kas tuos žodžius taria."

-Narine Abgaryan, Three Apples Fell from the Sky

"...най - голямата болка е да не можеш да прегърнеш онези, които не са успели да те дочакат"

-Narine Abgaryan, Three Apples Fell from the Sky

"Nėra rojaus, ir pragaro nėra, <....>. Laimė - tai ir yra rojus, sielvartas - tai ir yra pragaras."

-Narine Abgaryan, Three Apples Fell from the Sky

"През май, свечери ли се, небето е ниско и лепкаво, с мастилен оттенък. Прокараш пръст по него и то се отдръпва уплашено, плисва се на вълни и оголва мекото си като кадифе живо лоно."

-Narine Abgaryan, Three Apples Fell from the Sky

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17. A Bookshop In Algiers

By: Kaouther Adimi

3.70

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

'If you're in a bookshop browsing, then A Bookshop In Algiers is for you, by definition. A beautifu… read more

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  • historical
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
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18. A casa teníem un himne

By: Maria Climent

4.25

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

La Remei té més de quaranta anys, està casada i té un fill, treballa moltes hores a l’hospital i es… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
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19. Lo que hay

By: Sara Torres

4.01

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

El esperado debut narrativo de la premiada poeta Sara Torres: una memoria sobre el duelo, el deseo … read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
"Sola en la cocina escucho en bucle 'Me quedo contigo' cantado por Rosalía con un vestido rojo, en la sala de los Goya. "Me enamorao, te quiero y te quiero' me revuelve y me hace llorar -¿por quién? P…"

-Sara Torres, Lo que hay

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20. Com un batec en un micròfon

By: Clara Queraltó

3.78

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Amb el carnet de conduir acabat d’estrenar, la Gabriela puja a passar l’estiu al poble de l’avi, on… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
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21. Napalm al cor

By: Pol Guasch

3.69

Format: 222 pages, Paperback

«De vegades penso que estic anotant el futur. Em dic que, davant de la incomprensió, en quedin les … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • novels
"El sol gratina el terra". "Un vespre cítric"."

-Pol Guasch, Napalm al cor

"Des d'aleshores viure es va convertir en sobreviure, que és la pitjor forma d'estar viu."

-Pol Guasch, Napalm al cor

"Em dic que, davant de la incomprensió, en quedin les paraules. Algú, potser, les podrà entendre."

-Pol Guasch, Napalm al cor

"Quan la tristesa es cansa i desapareix, la tristesa és, aleshores, el temps. I el pare duia el temps a dins."

-Pol Guasch, Napalm al cor

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22. El temps de les cireres

By: Montserrat Roig

3.92

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Text: Catalan read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"En arquitectura, el que compta és la poesia de l’espai [...]."

-Montserrat Roig, El temps de les cireres

"El professor americà hi sortia fotografiat: cabellera de lleó, bigotis estil Groucho Marx, llavis sensuals -d'aquests que sembla que hagin menjat sobrassada-, nas d'àliga. "Tot un exemplar", pensà la…"

-Montserrat Roig, El temps de les cireres

Cover of El sentido de consentir by Clara Serra

23. El sentido de consentir

By: Clara Serra

4.12

Format: 137 pages, Kindle Edition

¿Es tan claro e irrefutable como parece el concepto de «consentimiento»? Este libro explora sus mat… read more

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24. Material de construcción

By: Eider Rodríguez

4.12

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

«Una poética implacable contra el dolor, una mirada al mundo que redefine el pasado, un modo de ent… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of L'instant abans de l'impacte by Glòria de Castro

25. L'instant abans de l'impacte

By: Glòria de Castro

3.46

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

La protagonista d’aquesta història treballa al departament de comunicació d’una companyia telefònic… read more

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"Diuen que de les exposicions un en surt sent millor persona, però a mi l'art contemporani només em fa venir ganes de fer-me terrorista."

-Glòria de Castro, L'instant abans de l'impacte

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26. Le Passeur

By: Stéphanie Coste

3.80

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

Quand on a fait, comme le dit Seyoum avec cynisme, « de l’espoir son fonds de commerce », qu’on est… read more

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27. Aioua

By: Roser Cabré-Verdiell

3.84

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

La Rut ha fugit. Viatja sola fins a Iowa i s’atura en un poblet anomenat Frankville. S’instal·la en… read more

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  • fiction
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28. Cette nuit-là

By: Aurélie Massé

4.09

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Quelques secondes pour s'effondrer, une nuit pour se relever, la vie pour se reconstruire. C'est l… read more

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29. The Infamous Rosalie

By: Evelyne Trouillot

4.15

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

Lisette, a Saint-Domingue-born Creole slave and daughter of an African-born bossale, has inherited … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • college
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • book club
Cover of Els confins i la tenebra (Stella Signata #1) by Ricard Efa

30. Els confins i la tenebra (Stella Signata #1)

By: Ricard Efa

4.30

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Una sublevació militar amenaça amb trencar la Pau dels Confins, el sistema solar on la humanitat ha… read more

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31. Des de sempre fins a l'infinit (Stella Signata #2)

By: Ricard Efa

4.65

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

La Flota està prenent el control dels Confins. Aquells quigosen oposar-s’hi són ensorrats sense con… read more

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Michelle Cliff

3.71

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Natalia Ginzburg

3.74

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4.03

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Edwidge Danticat

3.37

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Shaun Whiteside , Marlen Haushofer

4.04

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Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.24

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Becky Chambers

4.20

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Terry Pratchett

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