Títulos em Ficção Literária

Seit er die Tasse Bester Papa der Welt bekam, steht Daniel unter Druck, sich dieses Titels würdig zu erweisen. Da das Leben seiner sechsjährigen Tochter aber nicht nur aus Überraschungseiern, Achterbahn und Quatschmachen besteht, sieht er sich mit einer verrückten Aufgabe konfrontiert: Erziehung. Zu allem Überfluss bricht in seiner deutsch-türkischen Familie ein Kampf um den Titel »Lieblingsoma« aus, mit hohen Einsätzen: auf der einen Seite Lebensversicherung, Bioprodukte und pädagogisches Lernspielzeug, auf der anderen Seite Glitzerklamotten, Barbiepuppen und minutenlanges Knuddeln.

Allemagne, 1947. Les tribunaux de dénazification ont commencé à traiter les premiers procès. Un dossier particulier retient l'attention du Dr Hoffman, un psychiatre américain actuellement en poste en Allemagne. Un ancien gardien d'Auschwitz, Franz Dahler, doit comparaître devant le tribunal, et a...

Growing up in 1970s Northern Ireland isn't easy. Under the roof of her stern and devout adoptive mother, Eileen Duffy, Angela's life is confined by rules and the tension of a community split between green and orange. In a place where identity is inherited and choices are few, Angela longs to carve out a future of her own.

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Kathy is a sixteen-year-old girl in the 1950s, who has been sexually abused by her uncle and eventually becomes pregnant and gives birth to a baby boy. To avoid the disgrace of an illegitimate child, the family claimed the baby was stillborn, although Kathy is convinced that he was born alive.

Sadie Smith – 34, skrupellos, verführerisch, ehemalige FBI-Agentin – wird von einem namenlosen Auftraggeber in eine entlegene Gegend in Südfrankreich geschickt. Ihr Auftrag: Sie soll eine Kommune anarchistischer Umweltaktivisten infiltrieren, die im Verdacht steht, Anschläge verübt zu haben. Sadie blickt zunächst mit Verachtung auf die Idealisten und die französische Provinz mit ihren verschlafenen Dörfern und Höfen. Doch dann gerät sie in Kontakt mit Bruno Lacombe, dem Vordenker der Gruppe.

It’s been disastrous since Bud and Catherine opened up their marriage, and none of the Flynns can remember the last time a meal was cooked, a load of laundry was done, or a social code was abided by. Not that Catherine and Bud aren’t trying – and trying new things. Bud still drives to his job at the Harbor(TM) in the family minivan, which, yes, is also now his home, and Catherine still refuses to conform to domestic pressures – she’s an artist, a woman, and no one understands her! And the girls? Surely they’re fine, whatever it is they’re up to.

Nome de proa da literatura contemporânea, Martin Amis traz olhar corrosivo em romance sobre o Holocausto. O livro que deu origem ao filme de Jonathan Glazer, indicado a 5 categorias do Oscar 2024 e vencedor na categoria Melhor filme internacional. A Zona de Interesse, em Auschwitz, era o local onde os judeus recém-chegados passavam pela triagem, processo que determinava se seriam destinados aos trabalhos forçados ou às câmaras de gás. Este romance se passa nesse lugar infernal, em agosto de 1942. Cada um dos vários narradores testemunha o inominável a sua maneira.

The Tiny Things Are Heavier follows Sommy, a Nigerian woman who comes to the United States for graduate school two weeks after her brother, Mezie, attempts suicide. Plagued by the guilt of leaving Mezie behind, Sommy struggles to fit into her new life as a student and an immigrant. Lonely and homesick, Sommy soon enters a complicated relationship with her boisterous Nigerian roommate, Bayo, a relationship that plummets into deceit when Sommy falls for Bryan, a biracial American, whose estranged Nigerian father left the States immediately after his birth.

Twenty-nine-year-old Riki is sick of her dead-end job, of struggling to get by ever since she moved to Tokyo from the country. So when someone offers her the chance to become a surrogate in return for a life-changing amount of money, it's hard to turn down. But how much of herself will she be forced to give away?

A Leopard-Skin Hat may be Anne Serre’s most moving novel yet. A masterpiece of simplicity, emotion and elegance, it is the story of an intense friendship between the Narrator and his close childhood friend, Fanny, who suffers from profound psychological disorders. A series of short scenes paints the portrait of a strong-willed and tormented young woman battling many demons, and of the Narrator’s loving and anguished attachment to her.

Das Jahr 2075: Die radikale Gleichheitsbewegung "Movement for Optical Justice" (MOVE) wendet sich gegen die ungleiche Verteilung von Schönheit. Attraktive Frauen genössen angeblich unverdiente Privilegien im Berufs- wie im Privatleben. Darum: "Schönheit ist ungerecht." Die Bewegung gewinnt immer mehr Einfluss. Stück für Stück verwandelt sich die Demokratie in eine Gleichheitsdiktatur. Es beginnt mit höheren Steuern und beruflichen Nachteilen für Schöne.

Life thwarts Floyd’s goals sooner or later. A rival challenges his new invention. His buried gold is confiscated by HM Treasury. He is wrongly charged with arson. He is unfairly dismissed. He campaigns to change part of English punctuation, yet inadvertently continues to use it afterwards. Helping a friend lands him in hospital. What has he done to deserve all this?

Alistair Duncan is nearly killed, and it’s unclear this is an accident or deliberate attempt on his life. He returns from hospital to find his girlfriend has thrown him out, and he takes refuge with Jon, a War Gaming loner with perceptive insight into people.

In a provocative novel addressing contemporary immigration by the sharply observant Lionel Shriver, a New York family takes in a Honduran migrant—who may or may not be the innocent paragon she claims to be.

Celestial Lights is a portrait of a complicated man whose vision and unparalleled understanding of the universe don't always translate into stellar relationships on Earth. It explores the sacrifices required to achieve greatness—but more importantly, the idea that greatness is not always what it seems. This breathtaking tale which reveals how personal choices can send a world spinning, will make every reader lift their head to the night sky and marvel while also cherishing the connections that make our planet home.

The queen bee of the fictional village of Riseholme, Mrs. Emmeline ‘Lucia’ Lucas is a snobbish yet oddly charming woman who prides herself on being the cultural and intellectual leader of her community. She dabbles in art, plants Shakespeare-themed flower arrangements in her garden and uses fake Italian phrases to maintain her social standing. Trouble brews when some new arrivals to town – including the glamorous opera singer Olga Bracely and the eccentric spiritualist Daisy Quantock – begin to challenge Lucia’s hold over Riseholme.

Billy Budd, a handsome sailor working on a British naval ship in the eighteenth century, is falsely accused of mutiny against the ship’s captain by the master-at-arms, John Claggart. Billy, who unfortunately obtains a speech impediment, is overcome by the accusation and unable to verbally defend himself against Claggart’s unfounded hate for him. Instead, he lashes out at Claggart, much to his own demise. An instant classic once published, Billy Budd is a tragic tale that has been adapted into film, plays and even an opera. This audiobook edition is narrated by the talented Christopher Ragland.

House of Meetings is a gothic love story, triangular in form and steeped in darkness. In 1946 Moscow, amid the palpable threat of pogroms, two brothers and a Jewish girl are drawn together in a fateful, tangled dance of desire and rivalry. Their destinies entwine further in the desolate Norlag labor camp, buried above the Arctic Circle, where an enigmatic encounter in the House of Meetings will leave indelible marks on all three. What begins as a brief, forbidden tryst lingers long after the brothers’ release, haunting their every step.

Desmond never did have much luck with women – except in getting them through their driving tests. Now a coach driver, he is at the most crucial crossroads of his life. His wife has thrown him out. The crisis serves only to deepen his despair over another failed liaison – until he elects to steer his coach on a spectacularly reckless quest for the son he has never seen.