Amore cieco
By: V.S. Pritchett
3.33
Format: 74 pages, Paperback
A collection of stories by a British "outsider".
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1. A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
By: David Foster Wallace
4.15
Format: 353 pages, Paperback
In this exuberantly praised book — a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television… read more
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"What I know about auto racing could be inscribed with a dry Magic Marker on the lip of a Coke bottle."-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
"If Realism called it like it saw it, Metafiction simply called it as it saw itself seeing itself see it."-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
"Quentin Tarantino is interested in watching somebody's ear getting cut off; David Lynch is interested in the ear."-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
"American human beings are a slippery and protean bunch in real life, hard as hell to get any kind of universal handle on."-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
2. L'Avversario
By: Emmanuel Carrère , Eliana Vicari Fabris
3.99
Format: 169 pages, Paperback
«Il 9 gennaio 1993 Jean-Claude Romand ha ucciso la moglie, i figli e i genitori, poi ha tentato di … read more
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"Il est notoire que les hommes les plus remarquables sont aussi les plus modestes, les moins soucieux de l'opinion qu'on a d'eux."-Emmanuel Carrère, L'Avversario
"Je n'ai jamais été aussi libre, jamais la vie n'a été aussi belle. Je suis un assassin, j'ai l'image la plus basse qui puisse exister dans la société, mais c'est plus facile à supporter que les vingt…"-Emmanuel Carrère, L'Avversario
3. Flaubert's Parrot
By: Julian Barnes
3.65
Format: 190 pages, Paperback
Flaubert's Parrot deals with Flaubert, parrots, bears and railways; with our sense of the past and … read more
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"How submerged does a reference have to be before it drowns?"-Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot
"Mystification is simple; clarity is the hardest thing of all."-Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot
"Me and my books, in the same apartment: like a gherkin in its vinegar."-Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot
"Irony - The modern mode: either the devil’s mark or the snorkel of sanity."-Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot
4. Tokyo Decadence
By: Ryū Murakami , Yuko Otake , Marco Fiocca
3.68
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
In una Tokyo in piena decadenza, giovani schiave del sesso a pagamento tentano di conservare un bri… read more
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"If you don’t know what you want, you’ll never find it."-Ryū Murakami, Tokyo Decadence
"when beautiful women get angry, it scares people. Ugly women get mad and it’s just comical, right?"-Ryū Murakami, Tokyo Decadence
"Self-esteem isn’t an emotion. Self-esteem is just self-knowledge, a solid understanding of your limitations. It’s living according to your own standards."-Ryū Murakami, Tokyo Decadence
"Find something that, when you’re doing it, makes you feel like you don’t have anywhere to go. If you don’t find it, you’ll end up having to go somewhere you don’t want to."-Ryū Murakami, Tokyo Decadence
5. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
By: Oliver Sacks
3.75
Format: 271 pages, Paperback
In his most extraordinary book, "one of the great clinical writers of the twentieth century" (The N… read more
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6. Ring (Ring, #1)
By: Kōji Suzuki , Glynne Walley , Robert B. Rohmer
3.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
A mysterious videotape warns that the viewer will die in one week unless a certain, unspecified act… read more
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7. The Lottery
By: Shirley Jackson
4.05
Format: 30 pages, Paperback
In a small American town, the local residents are abuzz with excitement and nervousness when they w… read more
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"It's not the way it used to be... people ain't the way they used to be."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
"It isn't fair, it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
8. El baile
By: Irène Némirovsky , Gemma Moral Bartolomé
3.67
Format: 94 pages, Paperback
Autora de la recién descubierta Suite francesa, publicada póstumamente y aclamada por la crítica y … read more
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9. Follia
By: Patrick McGrath , Matteo Codignola
3.96
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
«Le storie d’amore contraddistinte da ossessione sessuale sono un mio interesse professionale ormai… read more
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"Gli uomini gelosi sono intrinsecamente deboli. Hanno il terrore di essere abbandonati."-Patrick McGrath, Follia
"these are precisely the conditions that killed love, after first blighting its growth: squalor, fear, uncertainty, overfamiliarity."-Patrick McGrath, Follia
"Stella mi disse di aver capito in quel momento che in ciascuno di noi c'è come l'anelito a gridare al mondo la verità, a qualsiasi costo. O a distruggersi."-Patrick McGrath, Follia
"For despite his confidence, and his apparent maturity, I suspected that there was in him a deep and childish need to elevate, and idealize, the love object. This is not uncommon in artists. The very …"-Patrick McGrath, Follia
10. L'inferno di Treblinka
By: Vasily Grossman , Claudia Zonghetti
4.25
Format: None pages, Paperback
La piu terribile fabbrica della morte nazista nel folgorante, esemplare reportage - fondato su test… read more
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12. The Baron in the Trees
By: Italo Calvino , Archibald Colquhoun , Ana Goldstein
4.02
Format: 217 pages, Paperback
A landmark new translation of a Calvino classic, a whimsical, spirited novel that imagines a life l… read more
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"Why d’you make me suffer?" “Because I love you."-Italo Calvino, The Baron in the Trees
"No puede haber amor si no se es uno mismo con todas sus fuerzas."-Italo Calvino, The Baron in the Trees
"Mais je fais une chose tout à fait bonne: je vis dans les arbres"-Italo Calvino, The Baron in the Trees
"Chi vuole guardare bene la terra deve tenersi alla distanza necessaria."-Italo Calvino, The Baron in the Trees
13. The Cement Garden
By: Ian McEwan
3.93
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
In this tour de force of psychological unease - now a major motion picture starring Charlotte Gains… read more
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14. Un giorno questo dolore ti sarà utile
By: Peter Cameron , Giuseppina Oneto
4.00
Format: 126 pages, Paperback
James ha 18 anni e vive a New York. Finita la scuola, lavoricchia nella galleria d'arte della madre… read more
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15. The Devil
By: Leo Tolstoy
3.43
Format: 42 pages,
After talking to Samokhin, Eugene returned to the house as depressed as if he had committed a crime… read more
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16. Yesterday
By: Ágota Kristóf
3.85
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
In spare, elegant prose, this modern novella recounts a troubled young man's flight from a judgment… read more
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17. Almost Transparent Blue
By: Ryū Murakami , Nancy Andrew
3.75
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Almost Transparent Blue is a brutal tale of lost youth in a Japanese port town close to an American… read more
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18. Novecento. Un monologo
By: Alessandro Baricco
3.37
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
Il Virginianera un piroscafo. Negli anni tra le due guerre faceva la spola tra Europa e America, co… read more
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19. Greek Lessons
By: Han Kang
3.47
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
A powerful novel about the saving grace of language and human connection, from the author of the In… read more
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"If snow is the silence that falls from the sky, perhaps rain is an endless sentence."-Han Kang, Greek Lessons
"Si tomamos como cierta la premisa que dice que, cuando perdemos algo, ganamos otra cosa, ¿Qué es lo que he ganado yo al perderte a ti?."-Han Kang, Greek Lessons
"Before she lost words - when she was still able to se them to write - she sometimes wished that her own expressions would more closely resemble inarticulacy: a moan or low cry."-Han Kang, Greek Lessons
"To her, there was no touch as instantaneous and intuitive as the gaze. It was close to being the only way of touching without touch. Language, by comparison, is an infinitely more physical way to tou…"-Han Kang, Greek Lessons
20. 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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"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
21. Fangs
By: Sarah Andersen
4.24
Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition
A love story between a vampire and a werewolf by the creator of the enormously popular Sarah's Scri… read more
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"– In all my years, I really haven't slept with many people. I kinda have trust issues. – Why's that? – My „first"-Sarah Andersen, Fangs
22. I miei stupidi intenti
By: Bernardo Zannoni
3.78
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
Questa è la lunga vita di una faina, raccontata di suo pugno. Fra gli alberi dei boschi, le colline… read more
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23. Niente di vero
By: Veronica Raimo
3.59
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Prendete lo spirito dissacrante che trasforma nevrosi, sesso e disastri famigliari in commedia, da … read more
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"Quando finalmente arrivò la scoperta dei libri, non fu una forma di evasione, piuttosto una rasserenante coalescenza di noia. Riuscivo quasi a visualizzarla, bianca e melmosa: leggere era come sprofo…"-Veronica Raimo, Niente di vero
24. La vita intima
By: Niccolò Ammaniti
3.46
Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition
Maria Cristina Palma ha una vita all'apparenza perfetta, è bella, ricca, famosa, il mondo gira into… read more
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25. La bestia
By: Carmen Mola
3.75
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
Premio Planeta 2021 Corre el año 1834 y Madrid, una pequeña ciudad que trata de abrirse paso más… read more
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26. La strega
By: Shirley Jackson
3.34
Format: 66 pages, Paperback
Tre dei racconti qui riuniti hanno come protagoniste quelle creaturine infide, pericolose, enigmati… read more
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27. Génie la matta
By: Inès Cagnati
4.12
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
Questo romanzo è la storia dell'amore, lancinante e assoluto, di una figlia, Marie, nata da uno stu… read more
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28. The Letter
By: W. Somerset Maugham
3.74
Format: 74 pages, None
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledg… read more
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- british literature
29. Laurie
By: Stephen King
3.67
Format: 32 pages, ebook
Short story about a widower and an unwanted dog, foisted on him by his sister. read more
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"Puppies are God’s idea of a perfect workout program."-Stephen King, Laurie
"Una persona en duelo necesita mantener la mente ocupada.."-Stephen King, Laurie
"It was life, you were stuck with it, and all you could do was live it."-Stephen King, Laurie
"Could you control how your mind sorted things? No more than you could control your dreams?"-Stephen King, Laurie
30. The Missing Girl
By: Shirley Jackson
3.55
Format: 55 pages, Paperback
' "Of course, no one would want to say anything about a girl like this that's missing..." ' Mali… read more
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31. Amore cieco
By: V.S. Pritchett
3.33
Format: 74 pages, Paperback
A collection of stories by a British "outsider". read more
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