The Weight of Things
By: None , Marianne Fritz
3.85
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
The Weight of Things is the first book, and the first translated book, and possibly the only transl…
Want to Read $ 9.99"..the present is always the best time to spread your arms wide and embrace the whole world, all at once, as best you can."-None, The Weight of Things
"...the ideal legal form being, it goes without saying, the one in which the least taxes are paid and the company is least vulnerable to any official prying."-None, The Weight of Things
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1. Annie John
By: Jamaica Kincaid
3.71
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Annie John is a haunting and provocative story of a young girl growing up on the island of Antigua.… read more
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- 20th century
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"Like father like son, like mother like daughter!"-Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John
"I began to feel alternately too big and too small. First, I grew so big that I took up the whole street; then I grew so small that nobody could see me — not even if I cried out."-Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John
"I went back to my cabin and lay down on my berth. Everything trembled as if it had a spring at its very center. I could hear the small waves lap-lapping around the ship. They made an unexpected sound…"-Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John
"She smelled sometimes of lemons, sometimes of sage, sometimes of roses, sometimes of bay leaf. At times I would no longer hear what it was she was saying; I just liked to look at her mouth as it open…"-Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John
2. Dul
By: Jean-Louis Fournier , Can Belge
3.51
Format: 178 pages, Paperback
"Artik dulum. 12 Kasim gunu Sylvie oldu. Cok uzucu. Bu sene indirimli satislara birlikte gidemeyece… read more
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4. Sunstroke: Selected Stories
By: Ivan Bunin , Graham Hettlinger
3.80
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"The Gentleman from San Francisco" is easily the best known of Ivan Bunin's stories and has achieve… read more
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- classics
- fiction
5. They Came Like Swallows
By: William Maxwell
3.69
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
First published in 1937, They Came Like Swallows was William Maxwell's second novel. It tells of an… read more
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6. Soul
By: John Berger , Andrei Platonov , Robert Chandler , None
3.60
Format: 212 pages, Paperback
A New York Review Books Original The Soviet writer Andrey Platonov saw much of his work suppressed … read more
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8. 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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- literature
"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
9. Broken April
By: Ismail Kadare
4.01
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
From the moment that Gjorg's brother is killed by a neighbour, his own life is forfeit: for the cod… read more
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10. The Weight of Things
By: None , Marianne Fritz
3.85
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
The Weight of Things is the first book, and the first translated book, and possibly the only transl… read more
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- classics
- female authors
- literature
- novella
- fiction
- 20th century
- womens
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"..the present is always the best time to spread your arms wide and embrace the whole world, all at once, as best you can."-None, The Weight of Things
"...the ideal legal form being, it goes without saying, the one in which the least taxes are paid and the company is least vulnerable to any official prying."-None, The Weight of Things
11. 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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- fiction
12. 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
13. The Dry Heart
By: Natalia Ginzburg
4.00
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
The Dry Heart begins and ends with the matter-of-fact pronouncement: “I shot him between the eyes.”… read more
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"I absorbed his every word and tried to see if there was any love in it."-Natalia Ginzburg, The Dry Heart
14. 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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- literature
- literary fiction
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- novels
"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!
15. Harika Bir Hayat
By: Hikmet Hükümenoğlu
4.32
Format: 376 pages, Paperback
Harika! İşlenmemiş bir elmas. Patlamaya hazır bir bomba. Ölüme uçan eşsiz bir kelebek. 1919’da başl… read more
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16. Deus na escuridão
By: Valter Hugo Mãe
4.22
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
«Deus é exactamente como as mães. Liberta Seus filhos e haverá de buscá-los eternamente. Passará to… read more
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17. 17. roman
By: Dag Solstad
3.77
Format: 153 pages, Hardcover
"17. roman" er en oppfølger av protagonisten Bjørn Hansen fra "Ellevte roman, bok atten", som har e… read more
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18. Dul Ölümsüz Eş Arıyor
By: Jean-Louis Fournier
3.78
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Eşi Sylvie’nin ölümünün ardından mutsuzluğun doruklarında yalnız ve dul kalan Fournier, hayal kırık… read more
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19. Örme Biçimleri
By: Nurdan Gürbilek
4.21
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Yazarken bir kapıdan girer, çoğu zaman aynı kapıdan çıkar gideriz. Bir doğruyla başlar, aynı doğruy… read more
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20. The Mutations
By: Jorge Comensal
3.83
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
A modern-day Flaubert takes us on a comic tour through a deeply neurotic Mexico CityRam�n Martinez … read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
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"Nunca había dado muestras de ser religiosa ni optimista, esa forma laica de ser supersticioso."-Jorge Comensal, The Mutations
21. O Meu Pai Voava
By: Tânia Ganho
4.61
Format: 105 pages, Kindle Edition
Não sei para quem escrevo estas palavras. Para ele, talvez.Desde que morreu, escrevo sem parar.Escr… read more
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