8 Top nonfiction books like The Short Story of the Novel: A Pocket Guide to Key Genres, Novels, Themes and Techniques by Henry Russell

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The Short Story of the Novel: A Pocket Guide to Key Genres, Novels, Themes and Techniques

By: Henry Russell

3.76

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The Short Story of the Novel is a new and innovative introduction to the best works of fiction from…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Short Story of the Novel: A Pocket Guide to Key Genres, Novels, Themes and Techniques by Henry Russell , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of Muhtelif Evhamlar Kitabı by Ömür İklim Demir

1. Muhtelif Evhamlar Kitabı

By: Ömür İklim Demir

4.11

Format: 105 pages, Paperback

"Ne diyeyim, huzur tuhaf şey arkadaş, ancak kaybedecek bir şeyin kalmadığında gelip seni buluyor." … read more

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"İnsanları bilmem ama hayvanlar beni hep çok sevmiştir."

-Ömür İklim Demir, Muhtelif Evhamlar Kitabı

"Kendime vereceğim bir iyi, bir de kötü haberim var. Kötü haber: Hayatımda hiçbir şey hayal ettiğim kadar iyi olmayacak. İki artı bir evde, yalnız başıma uzun yıllar daha yaşayacağım. İyi haber: Hayat…"

-Ömür İklim Demir, Muhtelif Evhamlar Kitabı

Cover of What Are You Looking At?: 150 Years of Modern Art in a Nutshell by Will Gompertz

2. What Are You Looking At?: 150 Years of Modern Art in a Nutshell

By: Will Gompertz

4.20

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Eats, Shoots & Leaves, art history with a sense of humorEvery year, millions of… read more

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"It is Duchamp who is to blame for the whole “is it art?"

-Will Gompertz, What Are You Looking At?: 150 Years of Modern Art in a Nutshell

"Picasso is said to have once mused that it took him four years to learn to paint like Raphael but a lifetime to learn to paint like a child."

-Will Gompertz, What Are You Looking At?: 150 Years of Modern Art in a Nutshell

"We'll be fine’, Pierre-Auguste Renoir said assertively. ‘We are good artist; we know that. Remember what Baudelaire said before he died: "Nothing can be done except little by little." That is what we…"

-Will Gompertz, What Are You Looking At?: 150 Years of Modern Art in a Nutshell

"Porque no pienso que la cuestion de fondo resida en juzgar si una obra nueva de arte contemporaneo es buena o mala: el tiempo se encargará de eso. es más importante comrpender de qué modo y por qué e…"

-Will Gompertz, What Are You Looking At?: 150 Years of Modern Art in a Nutshell

Cover of Cehenneme Övgü: Gündelik Hayatta Totalitarizm by Gündüz Vassaf, Zehra Gençosman, Ömer Madra

3. Cehenneme Övgü: Gündelik Hayatta Totalitarizm

By: Gündüz Vassaf , Zehra Gençosman , Ömer Madra

4.30

Format: 279 pages, Paperback

Bazı eleştirmenlerin "şeytanın avukatı" sıfatını yakıştırdıkları Gündüz Vassaf'ın "gözden geçirilmi… read more

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"Herkes aynı yöne çekseydi, dünya alabora olurdu. Yidis atasözü"

-Gündüz Vassaf, Cehenneme Övgü: Gündelik Hayatta Totalitarizm

"Psikiyatrist, bugünün totaliter toplumunda, en yüce kolluk kuvvetidir."

-Gündüz Vassaf, Cehenneme Övgü: Gündelik Hayatta Totalitarizm

"The greatest fear of those who rule is not the opposition but not to be taken seriously."

-Gündüz Vassaf, Cehenneme Övgü: Gündelik Hayatta Totalitarizm

"Dünyayı sözcüklerle tutsak ettik. Bu süreçte biz de, kendi sözcüklerimizin tutsağı olduk."

-Gündüz Vassaf, Cehenneme Övgü: Gündelik Hayatta Totalitarizm

Cover of Der Thron der Sieben Königreiche (Das Lied von Eis und Feuer, #3) by George R.R. Martin, Andreas Helweg

4. Der Thron der Sieben Königreiche (Das Lied von Eis und Feuer, #3)

By: George R.R. Martin , Andreas Helweg

3.60

Format: 404 pages, Paperback

Nach dem Tod seines Vaters ist es an dem erst funfzehnjahrigen Robb Stark, die Herrschaft uber Wint… read more

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Cover of The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk, Maureen Freely, None

5. The Museum of Innocence

By: Orhan Pamuk , Maureen Freely , None

3.95

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

"It was the happiest moment of my life, though I didn't know it." So begins the new novel, his firs… read more

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6. Martin Eden

By: Jack London , Andrew Sinclair

3.66

Format: None pages, Paperback

The semiautobiographical Martin Edenis the most vital and original character Jack London ever creat… read more

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Cover of Bear by Marian Engel

7. Bear

By: Marian Engel

3.94

Format: 456 pages, Paperback

A librarian is called to a remote Canadian island to inventory the estate of a secretive Colonel wh… read more

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8. Herland

By: Charlotte Perkins Gilman , Ann J. Lane

3.68

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

An all-female society is discovered somewhere in the distant reaches of the earth by three male exp… read more

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9. Kâğıt Ev

By: Carlos María Domínguez , Seda Ersavcı

5.00

Format: 299 pages, Paperback

''1998 ilkbaharinda Bluma Lennon, Soho'daki bir kitapcidan Emily Dickinson'in Siirler'inin eski bir… read more

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10. Paranın Cinleri

By: Murathan Mungan

3.81

Format: 75 pages, Paperback

O fotograflar, bizim olmadigimiz zamanlari aktarir bize. Tanimadigimiz yakinlarimizi. Bizi beklemed… read more

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11. The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories

By: Tim Burton

5.00

Format: 30 pages, Hardcover

From breathtaking stop-action animation to bittersweet modern fairy tales, filmmaker Tim Burtonhas … read more

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Cover of L'analphabète: récit autobiographique by Ágota Kristóf

12. L'analphabète: récit autobiographique

By: Ágota Kristóf

4.11

Format: 57 pages, Paperback

Onze chapitres pour onze moments de sa vie, de la petite enfance en Hongrie à l'apprentissage du fr… read more

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"You become a writer by writing with patience and obstinacy, without ever losing faith in what you write."

-Ágota Kristóf, L'analphabète: récit autobiographique

"في الغالب أكتفي بالكتابة في ذهني . ذلك اسهل . داخل الراس تجري الامور كلها بيسر . لكن ما ان نشرع في الكتابة حتى تتغير الأفكار .تتشوه.تصير خاطئة"

-Ágota Kristóf, L'analphabète: récit autobiographique

13. Amras

By: Thomas Bernhard

3.90

Format: None pages, Paperback

alternate-cover edition  >>Das Wesen der Krankheit ist so dunkel als das Wesen des Lebens.<< Diese… read more

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14. Ah'lar Ağacı

By: None

3.67

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Gecen yil aramizdan ayrilan sair Didem Madak'in yayimlanmis uc kitabi vardir: Grapon Kagitlari, Ah'… read more

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15. Bir Dinozorun Anıları

By: Mîna Urgan

5.00

Format: 30 pages, Paperback

Ingiliz edebiyati 'duayenimiz' Mina Urgan, bu kez anilariyla, bir yasama ustasi olarak karsimizda. … read more

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Cover of When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut

16. When We Cease to Understand the World

By: Benjamín Labatut

4.14

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

One of The New York Times Book Review ’s 10 Best Books of 2021 Shortlisted for the 2021 Internat… read more

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"Como la luna en el budismo, una partícula no existe; el acto de medición la vuelve un objeto real"

-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World

"Reality, they said to those present, does not exist as something separate from the act of observation."

-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World

"Una de las cosas que siempre me han sorprendido de Chile es la aversión que sentimos por la cordillera. No habitamos las montañas."

-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World

"Solo una visione di insieme, come quella di un santo, di un pazzo o di un mistico, ci permetterà di decifrare la forma in cui è organizzato l’universo."

-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World

Cover of Arkada Yaylılar Çalıyor by Melikşah Altuntaş

17. Arkada Yaylılar Çalıyor

By: Melikşah Altuntaş

3.35

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

“Arkamda yaylılar çalıyor. Biri bir filmde ya da dizide gururla yürüdüğünde çaldığı gibi. Hep hüzün… read more

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Cover of S'adapter by Clara Dupont-Monod

18. S'adapter

By: Clara Dupont-Monod

4.09

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

C’est l’histoire d’un enfant aux yeux noirs qui flottent, et s’échappent dans le vague, un enfant t… read more

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Cover of Da igual: Los veinticinco cuentos despiadados de Agota Kristof by Ágota Kristóf

19. Da igual: Los veinticinco cuentos despiadados de Agota Kristof

By: Ágota Kristóf

3.65

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Una mujer le explica al doctor que su marido se ha partido el cráneo con un hacha al caerse de la c… read more

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"È lì, accanto al letto , sul tappeto. Ha una scure piantata nella testa. Vuole visitarlo? Sì, lo visiti pure. Un incidente davvero stupido, non trova? È caduto dal letto nel sonno, ed è caduto su que…"

-Ágota Kristóf, Da igual: Los veinticinco cuentos despiadados de Agota Kristof

"– Allora a domani, Lucien, – dice. E prima di riattaccare aggiunge: – Trovo tutto ciò appassionante. Appassionante! C’è gente che usa certe parole con grande facilità. Io non potrei mai parlare così.…"

-Ágota Kristóf, Da igual: Los veinticinco cuentos despiadados de Agota Kristof

"Chiudete bene la porta. Io arrivo senza rumore, con le mani guantate di nero. Non sono il tipo brutale. E neppure vorace e stupido. Sulle mie tempie e sui polsi potreste ammirare il disegno delicato …"

-Ágota Kristóf, Da igual: Los veinticinco cuentos despiadados de Agota Kristof

"A quei tempi consumavo un'enorme quantità di gesso, per via di una carenza di calcio. La cosa mi causava un po' di febbre, ma non ne ho mai approfittato per trascurare la scuola, poiché – come dico s…"

-Ágota Kristóf, Da igual: Los veinticinco cuentos despiadados de Agota Kristof

Cover of Long Live the Post Horn! by Vigdis Hjorth

20. Long Live the Post Horn!

By: Vigdis Hjorth

3.67

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Ellinor, a 35-year-old media consultant, has not been feeling herself; she's not been feeling much … read more

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"A letter is practically a gift."

-Vigdis Hjorth, Long Live the Post Horn!

"What do we do with our despair if our lives are too small to contain it?"

-Vigdis Hjorth, Long Live the Post Horn!

"What do we do with our despair if our lives are too small to contain it?’ . . . .accept that there’s so much we’ll never understand intellectually and try to live with things which don’t add up, that…"

-Vigdis Hjorth, Long Live the Post Horn!

Cover of The Appointment by Katharina Volckmer

21. The Appointment

By: Katharina Volckmer

3.53

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

In a well-appointed examination in London, a young woman unburdens herself to a certain Dr. Seligma… read more

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"I think that our bodies know things long before our minds, Dr. Seligman; they will have all the words written on them long before our tongues can find them and our teeth can pull them apart in the em…"

-Katharina Volckmer, The Appointment

"All that rubbish about souls is simply not true, that you can love a soul independent of the shape it comes in. Our brains are made so that we can only love a cat as a cat and not as a bird or an ele…"

-Katharina Volckmer, The Appointment

"For the first time in my life, I feel like I am being strong for the two of us, like I have broken free from those chains of lipstick and perfect hair and can take pride in my worn feet and the hair …"

-Katharina Volckmer, The Appointment

Cover of The Books of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1-6) by Ursula K. Le Guin

22. The Books of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1-6)

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

4.46

Format: 1008 pages, Hardcover

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the timeless and beloved A Wizard of Earthsea—“…reads like the … read more

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"He thought about how it was that when he was not a man of power he had received his inheritance as a man."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Books of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1-6)

"The first thing I did was sit down and draw a map. I saw and named Earthsea and all its islands. I knew almost nothing about them, but I knew their names. In the name is the magic. Introduction, The …"

-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Books of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1-6)

Cover of Book Love by Debbie Tung

23. 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
  • books about books
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24. Grey Bees

By: Andrey Kurkov

4.07

Format: 349 pages, Paperback

49-year-old safety inspector-turned-beekeeper Sergey Sergeich, wants little more than to help his b… read more

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Cover of Dorośli by Marie Aubert

25. Dorośli

By: Marie Aubert

3.55

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Dorośli to opowieść o nadszarpniętych więzach rodzinnych, zazdrości, poszukiwaniu siebie, a przede … read more

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Cover of İyi Aile Yoktur by Nihan Kaya

26. İyi Aile Yoktur

By: Nihan Kaya

4.06

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

İyi aile yoktur. Ya da paradoks şu ki iyi aile, "İyi aile yoktur" düsturuyla hareket edebilen ailed… read more

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27. The Curious Reader: Facts About Famous Authors and Novels

By: Erin McCarthy

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Readers rejoice! Learn amazing facts about authors and their books, from Jane Austen to JRR Tolkien… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • books about books
Cover of Quentin par Tarantino by Amazing Améziane

28. Quentin par Tarantino

By: Amazing Améziane

4.24

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

240 pages de BD qui vous feront découvrir comment un jeune gars autodidacte et obsédé par les films… read more

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Cover of This is Leonardo da Vinci by Joost Keizer

29. This is Leonardo da Vinci

By: Joost Keizer

4.23

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Leonardo da Vinci lived an itinerant life. Throughout his career – from its beginnings in the creat… read more

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Cover of The Short Story of the Novel: A Pocket Guide to Key Genres, Novels, Themes and Techniques by Henry Russell

30. The Short Story of the Novel: A Pocket Guide to Key Genres, Novels, Themes and Techniques

By: Henry Russell

3.76

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The Short Story of the Novel is a new and innovative introduction to the best works of fiction from… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • writing
  • books about books
Cover of Dünyaya Yeni Gelen Okurlar İçin by Barış Bıçakçı

31. Dünyaya Yeni Gelen Okurlar İçin

By: Barış Bıçakçı

3.94

Format: 131 pages, Paperback

“Bilmemeyi çoktan sahiplenmiş” birisinin, başkalarından neler neler öğrendiklerinin dökümünü yapan … read more

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13 must-read fiction books like Da igual: Los veinticinco cuentos despiadados de Agota Kristof by Ágota Kristóf

Transform Your Habits

The Lady and the Little Fox Fur

Deborah Levy , Violette Leduc , Derek Coltman

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Asla Kimseyi Öldürmedi Benim Babam

Jean-Louis Fournier , Zafer Demez

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Arkada Yaylılar Çalıyor

Melikşah Altuntaş

3.35

Transform Your Habits

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