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Flatland Flatland Sajad Hussain,Trains of Trains of Thought Publishing,Edward Abbott,Joel Dueck,Edwin Abbott Abbott,Monty Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, though written in 1884, is still considered useful in thinking about multiple dimensions. It is also seen as a satirical depiction of Victorian society and its… OL118388W
L’étranger L’étranger Albert Camus *L'Étranger* est le premier roman publié d’Albert Camus, paru en 1942. Il prend place dans la tétralogie que Camus nommera « cycle de l’absurde » qui décrit les fondements de la philosophie camusienn… OL1230613W
And the Mountains Echoed And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini Presents a story inspired by human love, how people take care of one another, and how choices resonate through subsequent generations. Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their … OL16804912W
"We never make mistakes" "We never make mistakes" Александр Исаевич Солженицын In "An Incident at Krechetovka Station," a Red Army lieutenant is confronted by a disturbing straggler soldier and must decide what to do with him. "Matryona's House" is the tale of an old peasant wo… OL1858612W
Umbrella Umbrella Will Self It is 1971, and Zachary Busner is a maverick psychiatrist who has just begun working at a mental hospital in suburban north London. As he tours the hospital's wards, Busner notes that some of the pat… OL19960167W
Iola Leroy, or, Shadows Uplifted Iola Leroy, or, Shadows Uplifted Frances Ellen Watkins Harper,Michigan Historical Reprint Series,Koritha Mitchell,The Perfect Library <p>As the Civil War bears down on a small North Carolina town, a tight-knit community of enslaved men and women is preparing for the coming battle and the possibility of freedom. Into this ensemble c… OL2019796W
In Persuasion Nation In Persuasion Nation George Saunders Talking candy bars, baby geniuses, disappointed mothers, castrated dogs, interned teenagers, and moral fables-all in this hilarious and heartbreaking collection. The best work yet from an author hail… OL3288098W
Kindred Kindred Octavia E. Butler Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the… OL35616W
Don Quixote Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick Edith Grossman's definitive English translation of the Spanish masterpiece, in an expanded P.S. edition Widely regarded as one of the funniest and most tr… OL503666W
I, Claudius I, Claudius Robert Graves Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus lived from 10 B.C. to 54 A.D. Despised as a weakling and considered an idiot because of his physical infirmities, Claudius survived the intrigues and poisonin… OL5036952W
Die Leiden des jungen Werthers Die Leiden des jungen Werthers Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Edición de Manuel José González. OL52556W
The Kite Runner The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in… OL5781992W
Four Ways to Forgiveness Four Ways to Forgiveness Ursula K. Le Guin At the far end of our universe, on the twin planets of Werel and Yeowe, all humankind is divided into "assets" and "owners," tradition and liberation are at war, and freedom takes many forms. Here is… OL59826W
The Pearl The Pearl John Steinbeck A novel. OL7966242W
As I Lay Dying As I Lay Dying William Faulkner Written in stream-of-consciousness style with multiple narrators, the story follows a journey wherein the family of a dead woman try to transport her body to her birthplace in Mississippi in accordan… OL82929W
A Passage to India A Passage to India E. M. Forster When Adela Quested and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, they quickly feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced 'Anglo-Indian' community. Determined to escape… OL88883W
The tortilla curtain The tortilla curtain T. Coraghessan Boyle The lives of two different couples--wealthy Los Angeles liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher, and Candido and America Rincon, a pair of Mexican illegals--suddenly collide, in a story that unfolds fro… OL892023W
Il pendolo di Foucault Il pendolo di Foucault Umberto Eco *Il pendolo di Foucault* è il secondo romanzo dello scrittore italiano Umberto Eco. Pubblicato nel 1988 dalla casa editrice Bompiani (con cui Eco aveva già un pluridecennale rapporto), è ambientato n… OL8996438W
Teresa Teresa Anna Zuccari Radius A young woman in 1880s Italy is forbidden to marry a dashing young man because he has no money. Teresa Caccia is put to work by her father, looking after her younger siblings, and only when they grow… OL958551W