The People Awards
By: Lily Murray
4.11
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
Roll up, roll up! The People Awards are about to begin. Who will win the X-ray Award? Who will be n…
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1. La vie devant soi
By: Romain Gary , None
4.21
Format: 273 pages, Paperback
Signé Ajar, ce roman reçut le prix Goncourt en 1975. Histoire d'amour d'un petit garçon arabe pour … read more
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"هیچکس از ته دل نمیخواهد که بدی کند"-Romain Gary, La vie devant soi
"Много ясно си спомням този миг от живота си, понеже беше досущ като останалите."-Romain Gary, La vie devant soi
"سه ساله بودم که برای اولین بار رُزاخانم را دیدم. قبل از این سن آدم چیزی یادش نمیآید و در جهلِ مطلق دست و پا میزند"-Romain Gary, La vie devant soi
"Аз мисля, че живота трябва да го живеем в най-ранна възраст, защото после се обезценяваш и никой нищо не ти дава даром."-Romain Gary, La vie devant soi
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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- nonfiction
- biography
4. I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem
By: Angela Y. Davis , Maryse Condé , Richard Philcox
4.25
Format: 159 pages, Paperback
"Stunning...Maryse Conde's imaginative subversion of historical records forms a critque of contempo… read more
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5. Bartleby the Scrivener
By: Herman Melville
3.93
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
Academics hail it as the beginning of modernism, but to readers around the world—even those daunted… read more
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"I would prefer not to."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
"To a sensitive being, pity is not seldom pain."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
"Bartleby in a singularly mild, firm voice, replied, “I would prefer not to."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
"At present I would prefer not to be a little reasonable,' was his mildly cadaverous reply."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
6. The Shelf Life of Happiness
By: David Machado , Hillary Locke
3.66
Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition
Ripped apart by Portugal's financial crisis, Daniel's family is struggling to adjust to circumstanc… read more
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7. O Voo do Golfinho
By: Ondjaki , Danuta Wojciechowska
4.67
Format: 88 pages, Hardcover
E se todos tivessemos o dom de mudar de corpo ao longo da vida? E se voar fosse mesmo possivel para… read more
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- childrens
8. Quarto de Despejo: Diário de Uma Favelada
By: Carolina Maria de Jesus , None
4.47
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
O diário da catadora de papel Carolina Maria de Jesus deu origem à este livro, que relata o cotidia… read more
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- history
- biography
"Why is it that the saints of June are honored with fire?"-Carolina Maria de Jesus, Quarto de Despejo: Diário de Uma Favelada
"A noite está tépida. O céu está salpicado de estrelas. Eu que sou exótica gostaria de recortar um pedaço do céu para fazer um vestido"-Carolina Maria de Jesus, Quarto de Despejo: Diário de Uma Favelada
"Eskiden unlu maddeler pahalı idi. Şimdi de pirinç ve fasulye onları gölgede bıraktı.Yeni zenginler gibi asillerin tarafına geçtiler. Demek siz de, fasulye ve pirinç, bizi terkettiniz?"-Carolina Maria de Jesus, Quarto de Despejo: Diário de Uma Favelada
"Skeçler yazıp sirk müdürüne götürdüm. Bana, "Ne yazık ki zencisiniz." diye cevap verdiler. Kıvırcık saçlarımla, esmer tenimi ne kadar sevdiğimi unutuyorlar halbuki. Hatta zencilerin saçlarını beyazla…"-Carolina Maria de Jesus, Quarto de Despejo: Diário de Uma Favelada
9. A Gorda
By: Isabela Figueiredo
3.80
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Maria Luísa, a heroína deste romance, é uma bela rapariga, inteligente, boa aluna, voluntariosa e c… read more
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"Sonhei matá-lo, mas, em nome da sua paz, e do que para mim estava perdido, abdiquei do projeto. Não matamos. Aceitamos a derrota. Parece um filme reles, mas o amor é um filme de péssima qualidade."-Isabela Figueiredo, A Gorda
"...afundo-me na terra de carne, sangue e fogo, até o cérebro sentir, ao fundo, cada vez mais perto, ao seu redor, uma emanação de dor opiácea, que se mostra e esconde, como o lume num isqueiro gasto …"-Isabela Figueiredo, A Gorda
10. Sónechka
By: Lyudmila Ulitskaya
3.83
Format: 35 pages,
Ludmila Ulitskaya, una de las principales narradoras rusas de la actualidad, alcanzo celebridad por… read more
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11. As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
By: Zoulfa Katouh
4.50
Format: 417 pages, Hardcover
Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had h… read more
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"Bury me before I bury you" I did."-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
"There are enough people hurting you,"-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
"I’ll make it as soon as I’m done with this."-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
"He bites his lip. “Please take of yourself."-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
12. La mala costumbre
By: Alana S. Portero
4.55
Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition
Narrada desde una singular y desgarradora voz en primera persona, La mala costumbre recorre la adol… read more
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"Cuando reímos con ganas no tenemos edad, lo hacemos igual durante toda nuestra vida y puede adivinarse en nuestra mueca la niña que fuimos o la anciana que seremos."-Alana S. Portero, La mala costumbre
13. Um Cão no Meio do Caminho
By: Isabela Figueiredo
4.28
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
Este novo romance de Isabela Figueiredo, a que ela deu o sugestivo e justificado título de Um Cão n… read more
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14. The Boy at the Back of the Class
By: Onjali Q. Raúf
4.39
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
Told with humor and heart, 'THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS' offers a child's perspective on the r… read more
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"Sometimes all you really need is somewhere to cry without anyone ever knowing."-Onjali Q. Raúf, The Boy at the Back of the Class
15. Ese verano a oscuras
By: Mariana Enríquez
3.98
Format: 100 pages, Paperback
Maestra imprescindible de la literatura argentina contemporánea, Mariana Enriquez ha consolidado un… read more
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16. 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
17. I Remain in Darkness
By: Annie Ernaux
3.99
Format: 94 pages, Paperback
WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE Written in journal form, Annie Ernaux's account of … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
"Where are the eyes of my childhood, those fearful eyes she had thirty years ago, the eyes that made me?"-Annie Ernaux, I Remain in Darkness
"As I bend forward to check the safety catch of my mother's wheelchair, she leans over and kisses my hair. How can I survive that kiss, such love, my mother, my mother."-Annie Ernaux, I Remain in Darkness
18. Still Born
By: Guadalupe Nettel
4.13
Format: 224 pages, ebook
Longlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize! For readers of Rachel Cusk and Sheila Heti, … read more
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"Thoughts are like clouds moving in the sky, you know? Before you know it, they change shape or they just aren't there anymore."-Guadalupe Nettel, Still Born
"There is a word to describe someone who loses their spouse, and a word for children who are left without parents. There is no word, however, for a parent who loses their child."-Guadalupe Nettel, Still Born
"A mí me intrigan más las aves a las que parasitan. Según yo, saben que no son sus crías y aun así las cuidan y las atienden. Yo pienso que llega un punto en que todas las madres nos damos cuenta de e…"-Guadalupe Nettel, Still Born
"A mí me intrigan más las aves a las que parasitan. Según yo, saben que no son sus crías y aun así las cuidan y las atienden. Yo pienso que llega un punto en que todas las madres nos damos cuenta de e…"-Guadalupe Nettel, Still Born
19. Panza de burro
By: Andrea Abreu López
3.80
Format: 172 pages, Paperback
«Reconozco que al principio, cuando Panza de burro solo había crecido unos capitulitos, pensé que s… read more
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"A la altura del cruce vi la forma del cuerpo de Isora al final del camino. Era verla allá, al final de la carretera, justo en el rasante, donde el camino se volvía casi vertical, y me golpeaba una al…"-Andrea Abreu López, Panza de burro
"Y ya las ranitas del estanque en el que ya nadie nadaba empezaban a cantar y parecía como una canción antigua, una canción que venía de siglos atrás, de cuando Isora y yo todavía no éramos amigas per…"-Andrea Abreu López, Panza de burro
20. Book Love
By: Debbie Tung
4.29
Format: 137 pages, Hardcover
Bookworms rejoice! These charming comics capture exactly what it feels like to be head-over-heels f… read more
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- nonfiction
21. Diário de um Sem-Abrigo
By: Jorge Costa
4.77
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
«Jorge Costa viveu o ser sem-abrigo com total e contundente independência crítica. Mesmo quando con… read more
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- nonfiction
22. Sinopse de Amor e Guerra (Geografias, #2)
By: Afonso Cruz
4.25
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
Theobald Thomas e Bluma Janek estão fadados a ficar juntos desde que vêm ao mundo. Os livros são o… read more
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23. The Philosopher, the Dog and the Wedding: The Story of the Infamous Female Philosopher Hipparchia
By: Barbara Stok
4.23
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
An exploration of Hipparchia, one of the first female philosophers It is the 4th century BC in Gree… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
24. É Sempre a Hora da Nossa Morte Amém
By: Mariana Salomão Carrara
4.10
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Depois do arrebatador "Se deus me chamar não vou", Mariana retoma seu jorro neurótico, humano e del… read more
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25. Filhos da Chuva
By: Álvaro Curia
4.05
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Em Domínio, a chuva não tem fim e os relógios pararam nas cinco da tarde. Numa terra sem tempo, as … read more
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26. Tanta Gente, Mariana / As Palavras Poupadas (Obras Completas de Maria Judite de Carvalho, #1)
By: Maria Judite de Carvalho
4.38
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
A presente coleção reúne a obra completa de Maria Judite de Carvalho, considerada uma das escritora… read more
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27. O Teatro
By: Emma Santos
4.19
Format: 55 pages, Paperback
À partir d'un découpage-montage de ses livres, Emma Santos dit, crie, psalmodie, donne corps et voi… read more
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28. Le Sexe des femmes. Fragments d’un discours belliqueux
By: Anne Akrich
3.77
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
"Si l'on veut comprendre quand l'embrasement a commencé, il faut se souvenir que la cigarette respo… read more
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- nonfiction
29. Tu cuerpo es tuyo
By: Lucía Serrano
4.70
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Idéal pour sensibiliser les enfants aux premières notions d'intimité et au consentement. Cet album … read more
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- childrens
30. The People Awards
By: Lily Murray
4.11
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
Roll up, roll up! The People Awards are about to begin. Who will win the X-ray Award? Who will be n… read more
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- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- nonfiction
31. A Noite dos Animais Inventados
By: David Machado
3.92
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Vencedor da mais recente edição do Prémio Branquinho da Fonseca, atribuído pelo jornal Expresso e p… read more
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