Títulos em Ficção Literária

Wien, Ende der Achtzigerjahre: Angelika Moser, aufgewachsen im Gemeindebau als Tochter der Hausbesorgerin, verbringt ihre Freizeit durch das Nachtleben tanzend. Gleichzeitig liebt sie ihren Job in einer für sie neuen, eleganten Welt: Als Buchhalterin im Grand Hotel Frohner, das von Wiener Originalen und Gästen von überallher bevölkert wird, lässt sie sich auf zweifelhafte Zahlenspiele ein, um das Etablissement zu retten. Plötzlich mit kleinem Kind auf sich allein gestellt, nimmt Angelika den Kampf um ein gutes Leben auf und beginnt, Rechnungen zu manipulieren.

1956. In de buitenwijken van Los Angeles zitten Donnie en Buddy, allebei 8 jaar oud, zich te vervelen voor het motel van Donnie's moeder. Dan neemt een intrigerende man zijn intrek in het hotel. De fantasie van de jongens slaat op hol. Is Carl Harper een moordenaar en ligt er een lijk in de kofferbak? Of is Harper op de vlucht voor gangsters en moeten ze hem juist helpen? Wat begint als een thriller, ontplooit zich geleidelijk tot een melancholische roman over vriendschap.

Six teens from the fringe of society, held captive like animals, fighting for survival. But who will save them when no one knows they exist? When a murderous cult leader and human trafficker is killed in the middle of a deal, his human merchandise is left in limbo, their existence known only to their brutal and mindless caretaker, more monster than man. When an escape attempt goes fatally wrong, and days drag into weeks, those still alive have a choice – be the next to die or take extreme measures.

Of Withered Apples by Philip K. Dick is a hauntingly symbolic short story that blends dreamlike imagery with unsettling undercurrents of fate and desire. In this surreal tale, Dick draws readers into a world where ordinary objects—such as withered apples hanging on a tree—take on an ominous significance, suggesting temptation, decay, and the fragility of human will.

En esta reconfortante novela feel-good japonesa con una encantadora ambientación navideña, la magia y el destino intervienen, junto a deliciosos postres y gatos muy sabios, para que las personas que más lo necesitan encuentren su camino.

Du célèbre Spartacus, figure de révolte et d'espérance qui défie la République romaine, à l'empereur Auguste et à son épouse Livie, nouveaux maîtres de Rome au prix de morts suspectes et de crimes irrésolus, Noam assiste, perplexe, à l'apparition d'une concentration du pouvoir sans limites. Très loin de là, à Jérusalem, un certain Jésus tient un tout autre discours que celui de Rome. Prônant l'égalité entre tous les hommes, sa parole ouvre un horizon radicalement neuf et suscite un espoir infini.

Kalindra, 13 ans, porte un prénom inventé par sa mère, Coco, qui l'élève seule. Un jour, Kalindra découvre que le père aventurier conté par sa mère depuis sa naissance n'existe pas. Qu'elle est née d'un don, d'une paillette. Avec humour et ténacité, elle se lance alors dans une quête qui va changer sa vie.

For readers of Shark Heart and Hollow Kingdom, a funny, magical, and tender debut novel following a lonely, conflict-averse man whose sudden ability to understand animals sends him on a wild romp around NYC, and ultimately helps him discover his own voice. Strolling through Central Park on a...

In this stylish provocative debut, a young artist struggles to find her way in New York City while navigating strained relationships, the reappearance of an ex, and her burgeoning sense of self. A mess, of course, ensues. Maggie is on the brink. Her MFA thesis—a vast canvas of twenty women...

From the author of the Carnegie Medal in Fiction winner The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu comes a tantalizing, American West saga about a Chinese American family trying to survive on their Dakota farm as a powerful, mysterious, and morally dubious military secret shapes their lives. When Saul Keng...

Kostya ha dieci anni quando si mette in viaggio per arrivare dalla nonna Irina, domestica a Napoli. Nello zaino, la foto di una madre mai conosciuta e un indirizzo. Suo padre è al fronte per difendere l'Ucraina appena invasa. Tra soldati che cercano di bloccarlo al confine e sconosciute che gli dànno una mano, il bambino riesce ad arrivare. Vita, la signora per cui la nonna lavora, lo scopre addormentato sullo zerbino. Quattro anni fa lei ha perso suo figlio e ora passa le giornate da sola, o con Irina, che ha letto Dante e parla italiano come un poeta del Duecento.

Giuseppe Pontiggia racconta in questo libro che cosa sono la società italiana e l'esistenza individuale per chi le vive e le osserva in prima persona. Il risultato è un'esperienza letteraria sconcertante che mobilita i registri dell'ironia e della satira, ma lascia anche spazio alla partecipazione emotiva e al coinvolgimento solidale.

An intimate fictionalization, Autobiography of Cotton reveals a rich social history of agricultural colonization, labor activism, environmental degradation, and cross-border migration.

From the best-selling author of Heartless Heathens, TGSLLPFTM is a killer rom-com, feel-good, magical short story about fated love blooming in the most unexpected of places.

"Their fate was her fate, their future, her future…" Kit's summer position at the Abbaye de Saint Maurice, an upscale hotel in the French Alps, was meant to be a new start. But after she became entangled with a mysterious group of guests, the estate came to hold her darkest secret, which left...

What if everyone in the world found out who their soulmates are at the same time? Olivia Adler’s life is picture-perfect: a behind-the-scenes job she loves in a bustling Manhattan newsroom, an engagement to golden-boy Wells, and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to create the documentary she’s...

In this lyrical, wildly inventive horror novel interwoven with Japanese mythology, two people living centuries apart discover a door between their worlds. October, 2026: Lee Turner doesn’t remember how or why he killed his college roommate. The details are blurred and bloody. All he knows is...

The sixth book in the phenomenal, bestselling series, translated from Japanese, Before I Knew I Loved You asks the irresistible question: what would you do if you were offered the chance to go back in time? In Before I Knew I Loved You, Toshikazu Kawaguchi takes us back to the warm heart of the...

Nel 1978 la guerra è finita, ma il Vietnam non ha ancora trovato pace. Anh e i suoi fratelli sono costretti a scappare, unendosi alla schiera delle centinaia di migliaia di quelli che saranno in seguito definiti boat people, e lasciandosi tutto alle spalle: la casa, gli odori della cucina materna, le voci dei piú piccoli. Il mare che dovrebbe portarli in salvo si trasforma in una linea di confine tra speranza e tragedia. Quando finalmente arrivano a Hong Kong, sono soli.

Bartleby ist ein Schreibgehilfe, ein Anwaltskopist. Zunächst glänzt der neue Gehilfe bei der Arbeit und bewältigt ein gewaltiges Arbeitspensum. Bald jedoch beginnt Bartlebys Eifer nachzulassen; immer öfter begegnet er Aufforderungen zur Arbeit mit einem schlichten "Ich möchte lieber nicht". Der Erzähler ist ratlos. Was soll er tun? Bartleby entlassen möchte er nicht.