Close to Jedenew (The Contemporary Art of the Novella)
By: Kevin Vennemann
3.90
Format: 130 pages, Paperback
On this evening, on the last evening, it is Antonina who says softly: They’re coming. This strik…
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1. The Ice Palace
By: Tarjei Vesaas , Elizabeth Rokkan
3.86
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Commonly seen as the legendary Norwegian writer's masterpiece, this story tells the tale of Siss an… read more
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"The promise was a strong tie, hard, but I knew where I stood. If it's gone, I don't know where I am. When there's a strong scent in the spring twilight, I know least of all."-Tarjei Vesaas, The Ice Palace
"The darkness at the sides of the road. It possesses neither form nor name, but whoever passes here knows when it comes out and follows after and sends shudders like rippling streams down his back."-Tarjei Vesaas, The Ice Palace
"Lovnad i djupaste snøen frå Siss til Unn: Det lovar eg deg at eg ikkje vil tenke på noko anna enn deg. Tenke på alt eg veit om deg. Tenke på deg heime og på skolen, og på skolevegen. Tenke på deg hei…"-Tarjei Vesaas, The Ice Palace
"Four eyes full of gleams and radiance beneath their lashes, filling the looking-glass. Questions shooting out and then hiding again. I don't know: Gleams and radiance, gleaming from you to me, from m…"-Tarjei Vesaas, The Ice Palace
2. Dżozef
By: Jakub Małecki
3.93
Format: 379 pages, Paperback
Dżozef Jakuba Małeckiego to intrygujące połączenie realizmu magicznego z powieścią dresiarską.Grzes… read more
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- fiction
"Rozpacz to uczucie, które niszczy falami. Przeżywając jej apogeum, człowiek jest w stanie uodpornić się na moment, zdrętwieć i nie czuć jej aż tak bardzo. Stąd fale – rozpacz składa się z najprostszy…"-Jakub Małecki, Dżozef
"(...) zastanawiałem się jednak, w jakich momentach życia człowiek jest naprawdę sobą: w nudnej codzienności czy może właśnie w sytuacjach granicznych, kiedy nerwy wysiadają, a cały świat staje okonie…"-Jakub Małecki, Dżozef
3. Mroki
By: Jarosław Borszewicz
4.21
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
Daj duszy mojej ukojenie wielkie. A ciału memu kilka godzin oddechu. Daj zapomnienie o udręce d… read more
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- fiction
4. South of the Border, West of the Sun
By: Haruki Murakami , Philip Gabriel
3.86
Format: 190 pages, Paperback
Alternate cover edition here. Growing up in the suburbs of post-war Japan, it seemed to Hajime t… read more
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- fiction
"Is that what you see in my eyes, that you know nothing about me?"-Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
"But you know Hajime, some feelings cause us pain because they remain."-Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
"Loving her, and being loved, was the only way I could hold myself together."-Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
"What we needed were not words and promises but the steady accumulation of small realities."-Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
5. Ręka, Której Nie Kąsasz
By: Ornela Vorpsi , Joanna Ugniewska
4.17
Format: 251 pages, Paperback
Zamiast opaslej powiesci - zaledwie kilkadziesiat stron. Zamiast wciagajacej fabuly - urzekajaca op… read more
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6. Jesus' Son
By: Denis Johnson
4.26
Format: 999 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Jesus' Son, the first collection of stories by Denis Johnson, presents a unique, hallucinatory visi… read more
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7. Vor dem Fest
By: Saša Stanišić
4.25
Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
Es ist die Nacht vor dem Fest im uckermarkischen Furstenfelde. Das Dorf schlaft. Bis auf den Fahrma… read more
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- german literature
- fiction
8. Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War
By: None , Larry Heinemann , Julia Whitby , Robin Whitby , Svetlana Alexievich
4.30
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
From 1979 to 1989 a million Soviet troops engaged in a devastating war in Afghanistan that claimed … read more
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"There’s not much humanity in a human being — that’s what war taught me."-None, Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War
"Jenže já tam nechal krev… Svou… I cizí… Dávali nám vyznamenání, která nenosíme…"-None, Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War
"Dreptul omului de a nu ucide. De a nu învața să ucidă. Neînscris în nicio constituție."-None, Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War
"Každá stránka Zinkových chlapců volá: lidé, nedopusťte, aby se tento krvavý zlý sen opakoval!"-None, Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War
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- fiction
- historical fiction
10. The Birds
By: Tarjei Vesaas , Michael Barnes , None
4.20
Format: 488 pages, Paperback
With spare simplicity, this story tells the tale of Mattis, a mentally disabled man cared for by hi… read more
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11. The Joke
By: Milan Kundera
3.93
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its p… read more
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12. Trainspotting
By: Irvine Welsh , None
3.87
Format: 334 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Ils sont quatre amis inseparables qui ont en commun une enfance, une ville, des voisins, le chomage… read more
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13. Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, #3)
By: Maggie Stiefvater
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The third installment in the all-new series from the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie St… read more
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14. Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
By: Lea Ypi
4.28
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For precocious 11-year-old Lea Ypi, Albania’s Soviet-style socialism held the promise of a preordai… read more
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"In March, they said we were all victims. They accepted us. In August, they looked at us as if we were some kinds of menace, like we were about to eat their children."-Lea Ypi, Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
"Todavía hoy asocio todos nuestros esfuerzos por enterarnos de lo que pasaba en el mundo exterior al nombre de Dajti, la apartada cordillera que rodeaba nuestra capital y dominaba su paisaje como si l…"-Lea Ypi, Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
"In the past, one would have been arrested for wanting to leave. Now that nobody was stopping us from emigrating, we were no longer welcome on the other side. The only thing that had changed was the c…"-Lea Ypi, Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
"[...]Many of those friends were self-declared socialists - Wester socialists, that is. They spoke about Rosa Luxemburg, Leon Trotsky, Salvador Allende or Ernesto 'Che' Guevara as secular saints. It o…"-Lea Ypi, Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
15. Mañana y tarde
By: Jon Fosse
3.88
Format: 102 pages, Paperback
Un niño que se llamará Johannes llega al mundo. Fallece un anciano llamado Johannes. Entre estos do… read more
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"Ahora tú también estás muerto, Johannes, dice Peter Te moriste esta mañana, dice Y como yo era tu mejor amigo, me enviaron a recogerte, dice Pero ¿por qué hemos pescado cangrejos? dice Johannes Tenía…"-Jon Fosse, Mañana y tarde
"Vart ska vi fara? säger Johannes Nej nu frågar du som om du fortfarande var vid liv, säger Peter Inte till någon plats? säger Johannes Nej dit vi nu ska, det är inte någon plats, och därför har den h…"-Jon Fosse, Mañana y tarde
16. Hurricane Season
By: Fernanda Melchor
4.06
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Notable Book (2020) A Guardian Best Book of 2020 A Literary Hub Favorite Book of… read more
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"а разнообразие и за да не губи навик, баба, когато е ядосана, си спомня само за лошите неща"-Fernanda Melchor, Hurricane Season
"за разнообразие и за да не губи навик, баба, когато е ядосана, си спомня само за лошите неща"-Fernanda Melchor, Hurricane Season
"There's no reasoning with dog, two ferocious dogs who refuse to let go of their prey until they've been torn to shreds"-Fernanda Melchor, Hurricane Season
"момчето, щом порасна, се превърна в диво животно, което, пуснеха ли го на свобода, дори по никое време вечер, все го теглеше към гората, защото според баба ѝ този бил начинът да възпитават момчетата,…"-Fernanda Melchor, Hurricane Season
17. Elena Knows
By: Claudia Piñeiro
4.08
Format: 143 pages, Paperback
A unique tale that interweaves crime fiction with intimate tales of morality and search for individ… read more
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"¿Seguirá siendo madre ahora que no tiene hija?"-Claudia Piñeiro, Elena Knows
18. The White Darkness
By: David Grann
3.96
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager, a thrill… read more
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"Passion for something can easily tip into obsession, which is a dangerous thing, especially when those affected are they very people who so loyally stand and wait. -Henry Worsley"-David Grann, The White Darkness
19. Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town
By: Lamorna Ash
4.03
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
A captivating, lyrical and deeply discerning portrait of life in the Cornish town of Newlyn, the la… read more
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20. Annette, ein Heldinnenepos
By: Anne Weber
4.13
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Was für ein Leben! Geboren 1923 in der Bretagne, aufgewachsen in einfachen Verhältnissen, schon als… read more
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"Annette liebt über alles diese Großmutter, die reich ist nicht an Gütern und gebildet nicht an Lektüren."-Anne Weber, Annette, ein Heldinnenepos
"Die Zukunft ist zum Glück meistens nur anwesend // als nächster Augenblick, und dieser Zukunftsaugenblick // erfordert Gegenwart, und zwar des Geistes."-Anne Weber, Annette, ein Heldinnenepos
"An Fallschirmen senken sich sachte wie im Schlaf Tausende Soldaten auf das Küstenland herab, Heuschreckensegen, auf den die meisten hier sehnlich gewartet haben."-Anne Weber, Annette, ein Heldinnenepos
"Sie lernt Wüstenbewohner- // gesten. Arabisch lernt sie auch, aber nach vielen // Mühen gibt sie es wieder auf, denn sie ist // unvergleichlich weniger begabt für Sprachen als fürs // Revolutionieren."-Anne Weber, Annette, ein Heldinnenepos
21. Close to Jedenew (The Contemporary Art of the Novella)
By: Kevin Vennemann
3.90
Format: 130 pages, Paperback
On this evening, on the last evening, it is Antonina who says softly: They’re coming. This strik… read more
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- novella
- germany
- fiction
- historical fiction
