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Zuidenwind
(Engels , E-book, 07-12-2017)
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| Prijs: | € 10,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
Als bisschop Heard van Bampopo in Afrika op weg terug naar Engeland het mediterrane eiland Nepenthe aandoet om zijn nicht te bezoeken, vermoedt hij niet dat de kleine twee weken die hij er doorbrengt zijn kijk op het leven volledig zullen veranderen. Naast de lokale bevolking wonen er op het eiland ... Lees verder
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Something Written
(Engels , E-book, 18-08-2016)
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| Prijs: | € 9,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
Rome, early nineties. A writer in his thirties, both cynical and naive, finds work in an archive, the Pier Paolo Pasolini Foundation, where he meets a shrewish old woman called Laura Betti. The encounter with the mad heroine of this book, a spiritual heir of the Friulian poet, is an encounter with P... Lees verder
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Khomeini, Sade and me
(Engels , E-book, 27-05-2016)
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| Prijs: | € 10,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
As a young girl, Abnousse Shalmani does not behave as good Iranian girls should; she refuses to be veiled. She is frank, provocative, intelligent, and lively. When her family goes into exile in Paris, she quickly discovers that Paris cannot provide the freedom she longed for. With the publication of... Lees verder
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Happenstance
the wife's story
(Engels , E-book, 21-04-2016)
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| Prijs: | € 10,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
These two companion novels tell the stories of Jack and Brenda Bowman during a rare time apart in their many years of marriage. In The Husband's Story, Jack is at home coping with domestic crises and two uncouth adolescents while immobilized by self-doubt and questioning his worth as a historian. In... Lees verder
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The republic of Love
(Engels , E-book, 14-04-2016)
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| Prijs: | € 10,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
A celebration of love in its many guises, The Republic of Love recounts the heartfelt tale of two of life’s unlucky lovers: Fay, a folklorist whose passion for mermaids has kept her from focussing on any one man; and, right across the street, Tom, a popular radio talk-show host who’s been through th... Lees verder
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Mary Swann
(Engels , E-book, 14-04-2016)
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| Prijs: | € 10,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
Mary Swann is the story of four individuals who become entwined in the life of Mary Swann, a rural Canadian poet whose authentic and unique voice is discovered only hours before her husband brutally murders her. Who is Mary Swann? And how could she have produced these works of genius in almost compl... Lees verder
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The dyslexic hearts club
(Engels , E-book, 18-03-2016)
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| Prijs: | € 9,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
Three women with severe burns share a hospital room under 24-hour police guard. As friendships form and their stories are revealed, they soon realize they have to run for their lives. A thrilling, comical and strangely comforting account of their adventures ensues. On the run from the police, hired ... Lees verder
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HAH
(Engels , E-book, 18-03-2016)
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| Prijs: | € 7,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
HAH traces the spiritual journey of a young woman mourning the loss of her father and his ideals. Compact, relentlessy creative, crackling like storms, each story is a powerful meditation on the act of mourning, conjuring up arresting imagery, striking dramatically different moods—anger, love, frust... Lees verder
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The messenger
a tale retold
(Engels , E-book, 21-02-2016)
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| Prijs: | € 10,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
The Messenger is a retelling of the life of Muhammad. After Muhammad’s death, his right hand and chronicler Zayd wonders who the prophet really was. Through the testimonies of those who knew him best, he reconstructs the life of Muhammad, from his birth to his death.Muhammad is portrayed as a human ... Lees verder
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The stone diaries
(Engels , E-book, 20-02-2016)
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| Prijs: | € 9,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
Widely regarded as a modern classic, The Stone Diaries is a fictionalized autobiography chronicling the life of Daisy Goodwill Flett, a seemingly ordinary woman born in Canada in 1905. Beautifully written, yet deeply compassionate, it follows Daisy's life through marriage, motherhood and widowhood a... Lees verder
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You Have Me to Love
(Engels , E-book, 03-12-2015)
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| Prijs: | € 9,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
Mikael lives with his parents on a small remote island between Scotland and Norway. One day, his father disappears into the sea. Mikael keeps silent about what has happened. Guilt, consolation and reproaches consume him, until Mikael’s mother forces him to do the impossible. Lees verder
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Shanghai Blue
(Engels , E-book, 19-11-2015)
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| Prijs: | € 9,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
When Lan, an adopted orphan, comes home to Shanghai after ten years in Europe, to try and locate her biological parents, everyone who could help is evasive—her identity is a mystery. Her only clue is cricket fighting—a millennium-old Chinese pastime turned gambling racket where the nouveaux riches m... Lees verder
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Under Manhattan
five days beneath the streets of New York
(Engels , E-book, 19-11-2015)
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| Prijs: | € 18,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
Polar explorer, author and philosopher Erling Kagge was the first person ever to walk alone to the South Pole and to surmount the 'three poles': North, South and the summit of the Mount Everest. Now he explores New York like never before—underground. Along with Steve Duncan, he descends into the ne... Lees verder
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Assumptions
(Engels , E-book, 15-10-2015)
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| Prijs: | € 9,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
Original and provocative, sometimes absurd, Assumptions challenges its readers to confront their own assumptions and prejudices. Characters appear and reappear throughout the book, creating connections within the narrative. Presented as a novel-in-stories, Assumptions displays how people believe th... Lees verder
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The women of Lazarus
(Engels , E-book, 17-09-2015)
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| Prijs: | € 10,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
The Women of Lazarus is a mesmerizing story of love, loss and human genius. The story starts just after the Russian Revolution, when the highly gifted student Lazar Lindt arrives in Moscow carrying with him nothing but lice and a notebook. The Women of Lazarus tells a part of Lazar’s life story, fol... Lees verder
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Fortunate Slaves
(Engels , E-book, 17-09-2015)
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| Prijs: | € 10,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
'The literary equivalent of Quentin Tarantino.'—Cutting Edge**** Lees verder
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She is not me
(Engels , E-book, 01-09-2015)
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| Prijs: | € 14,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
1980s Sweden. An Iranian family has reached safety after years in hiding. But when the parents’ visions of a new life in the northern land of freedom disintegrate in the face of harsh reality, it is their daughter who must carry the family’s dreams on her narrow shoulders. She reaches the top, fight... Lees verder
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Mr. Miller
(Engels , E-book, 04-06-2015)
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| Prijs: | € 10,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
Michael Bellicher, a successful consultant, has everything going for him. During a night spent at work, he witnesses something he should never have seen. Michael has to flee to escape the conspiracy. But with every step he takes, he is followed by the mysterious Mr. Miller, who seems to know everyth... Lees verder
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The afghan Vampires Book Club
(Engels , E-book, 28-05-2015)
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| Prijs: | € 9,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
In the 25th year of the US-Afghan War, two hundred US soldiers are massacred. Amongst the growing number of discarded veterans, rumours circulate that one soldier made it out alive. When British journalist John Fox finally tracks down Captain Tanner Jackson, he hears an astonishing tale of violence,... Lees verder
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The darkness that divides us
(Engels , E-book, 23-04-2015)
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| Prijs: | € 10,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
Growing up in a peaceful Dutch village with her eccentric mother and their two endearing male lodgers, Lucy is the popular leader of the pre-school set—until a bizarre crime rocks her world. After her mother has served time for murder, Lucy, her mother and her ‘uncles’ leave the village to start ove... Lees verder
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A storm blew in from paradise
(Engels , E-book, 12-02-2015)
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| Prijs: | € 10,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
A Storm Blew in from Paradise is both the story of Anyuru’s father, P, a Ugandan pilot who deserted, and Johannes Anyuru himself. Both men grew up without their fathers, an emotional void that had a serious impact on their lives. P makes a promising start as a fighter-pilot, but no matter what he do... Lees verder
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The helios disaster
(Engels , E-book, 12-02-2015)
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| Prijs: | € 9,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
The Helios Disaster, a modern myth, is a unique, wonderfully written story about the relationship between men and gods, fathers and daughters, heaven and earth. A twelve year-old girl, born out of her father’s head like the goddess Athena, ends up in a foster home, starts to speak in tongues and is ... Lees verder
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Craving
(Engels , E-book, 08-01-2015)
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| Prijs: | € 10,00 |
| Genre: | Vertaalde literaire roman, novelle |
The relationship between Coco and her mother Elisabeth is uneasy, to say the least. Running into each other by chance, Elisabeth casually tells Coco that she is terminally ill. When Coco moves in with her mother in order to take care of her, aspects of their troubled relationship come to the fore on... Lees verder
