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The monsters of St. Helena The monsters of St. Helena Brooks Hansen "Brooks Hansen's new novel is the story of Napoleon Bonaparte's last exile, in 1815, on the island of St. Helena in the Atlantic, "the place on earth farthest from any other place." The island is pop… OL112072W
The FitzOsbornes in exile The FitzOsbornes in exile Michelle Cooper,Michelle Cooper In January 1937, as Sophia FitzOsborne continues to record in her journal, the members of Montmaray's royal family are living in luxurious exile in England but, even as they participate in the social… OL15998728W
I am China I am China Xiaolu Guo "In her flat in north London, Iona Kirkpatrick sets to work on a new project translating a collection of letters and diaries by a Chinese musician. With each letter and journal entry, Iona becomes mo… OL17888400W
Exilios Exilios Jaime Contreras,Jordi Canal i Morell España ha vivido una larga historia de exilios entre el siglo XV y el siglo XX. Aunque a veces el último de estos grandes éxodos políticos, el provocado por la Guerra Civil de 1936-1939, haya contrib… OL18627843W
House of exile House of exile Evelyn Juers "In 1933 the writer and political activist Heinrich Mann, meticulously dressed in a suit, starched collar and bow tie, escaped from Germany carrying nothing more than an umbrella and a briefcase fill… OL19946938W
Long black curl Long black curl Alex Bledsoe "In all the time the Tufa have existed, only two have ever been exiled: Bo-Kate Wisby and her lover, Jefferson Powell. They were cast out, stripped of their ability to make music, and cursed to never… OL20003038W
Taduno's song Taduno's song Odafe Atogun "A stunning debut from a fresh Nigerian literary voice: a mesmerizing, deceptively simple, Kafkaesque narrative, resonant of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and lightly informed by the life of Niger… OL20049989W
Lenin on the train Lenin on the train Catherine Merridale A meticulously researched account of Lenin's fateful rail journey across Europe to Petrograd, where he ignited the Russian revolution and forever changed the world. In the early spring of 1917, as t… OL20052248W
En carne propia En carne propia Jorge Argueta xvi, 183 pages ; 22 cm OL20058392W
Exilio Exilio Francisco Caudet,Juan Marichal,Juan Manuel Bonet,Francisco Ayala,Josefina Cuesta Bustillo,Santos Juliá,Genevieve Dreyfus-Armand,Dora Schwarzstein,José Luis Abellán,Nicolás Sánchez-Albornoz,Alicia Alted Vigil,Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez,Jesús Aparicio,María Luisa Capella,Clara Lida,José María Naharro Calderón,José Manuel Sánchez Ron,Fundación Pablo Iglesias,Alfonso Guerra González,Virgilio Zapatero Reedición del catálogo de la exposición organizada en 2002 por la Fundación Pablo Iglesias en colaboración con el Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, que fue la primera muestra que recuperó ob… OL20730653W
One hundred and four horses One hundred and four horses Amanda Retzlaff As the land invasions gather pace, the Retzlaffs begin an epic journey across Zimbabwe, facing farm eviction after eviction, trying to save the group of animals with whom they feel a deep and endurin… OL21377459W
Half a slice of bread Half a slice of bread Ieva Neimanas Pipyne "Half a Slice of Bread" is the powerful true story of a Lithuanian family caught in the turbulent political and military events of World War II--era Europe from 1941 to 1950. Desperate to escape the… OL21806796W
Epistolario de Pilar de Zubiaurre (1906-1970) Epistolario de Pilar de Zubiaurre (1906-1970) Pilar de Zubiaurre "Este libro consiste en la edición de 188 cartas inéditas que, desde 1906 hasta 1970, Pilar de Zubiaurre (Garai, Bizkaia, 1884-Ciudad de México, 1970) escribió y mayormente recibió de numerosos intel… OL22302795W
The Man Without a Country The Man Without a Country Edward Everett Hale The story of a U.S. Navy officer involved in the treason of Aaron Burr. OL2339752W
The fatal shore The fatal shore Robert Hughes An extraordinary vivid yet authentic account of the birthpangs of a nation. A work of real distinction' Philip ZieglerIn 1787, the twenty-eighth year of the reign of King George III, the British Gove… OL258380W
The rebel's pledge The rebel's pledge Rita Gerlach "He was a rebel to King James, hunted down, captured, and enslaved in Colonial Maryland. Haunted by war and wrestling with a troubled past, Matthew Hale pledges to protect the daughter of his former … OL28173741W
Flight in Yiktor Flight in Yiktor Andre Norton A psychic sorceress, a telepathic adventurer, and deformed ex-slave use their extrasensory powers to stop an intergalactic organization of thieves from looting the planets. OL473400W
The translator The translator John Crowley A novel of tremendous scope and beauty, The Translator tells of the relationship between an exiled Russian poet and his American translator during the Cuban missile crisis, a time when a writer's wor… OL482565W
Exile's Return Exile's Return Raymond E. Feist The evil Duke of Olasko is lord no more -- vanquished by his nemesis Tal Hawkins, the Talon of the Silver Hawk. Saved by a mage's intervention from certain death, the once-feared despot has been redu… OL554723W
Gaetano Salvemini Gaetano Salvemini Charles L. Killinger "An outstanding scholar and political figure, Gaetano Salvemini had a reputation as one of the most courageous figures of his age. As a member of the Italian Socialist Party he fought for universal s… OL5955647W
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