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Born on the Fourth of July

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"Classic and timeless."–New York Times"The book details Kovic's entering of the Vietnam War as a fierce, pro-war patriot before becoming an outspoken peace activist after an injury paralyzed him and he returned home to a cold reception."–Rolling Stone"Born on the Fourth of July tells the story of its author's transition from war hawk to protestor after being paralyzed in Vietnam, and coming home to a lukewarm reception. It's no coincidence that 'Born in The U.S.A.'...

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Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July

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Dubliners

Joyce James

Dubliners

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These vivid, tightly focused observations about the life of Dublin's poorer classes originally made publishers uneasy: the stories contain unconventional themes and coarse language, and they mention actual people and places. Today, however, the stories are admired. They are considered to be masterful representations of Dublin done with economy and grace-representations, as Joyce himself once explained, of a chapter in the moral history of Ireland that give the Irish a good look at...

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Joyce James

Dubliners

James Joyce

Dubliners

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James Joyce

Kidnapped

Роберт Стивенсон

Kidnapped

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Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!

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Роберт Стивенсон

The Penelopiad

The Penelopiad

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The Private Memoirs and Confessions...

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

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The Private Memoirs and Confessions...

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

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Silk

Alessandro Baricco

Silk

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Alessandro Baricco

The Awakening

Kate Chopin

The Awakening

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'Introducing this release of The Awakening has given me an opportunity to re-experience one of my life's important books . . . I still marvel at Chopin's realism, her impatience with conventional trappings, her arresting honesty' BARBARA KINGSOLVER 'Incisive, brilliant and haunting' MAGGIE O'FARRELL Over one long, languid summer Edna Pontellier, fettered by marriage and motherhood, becomes acquainted with Robert Lebrun. As the days shorten and the...

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Kate Chopin

The Awakening

Kate Chopin, Кейт Шопен

The Awakening

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The Awakening , originally titled A Solitary Soul, is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle to reconcile her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It...

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Kate Chopin, Кейт Шопен

On Forgiveness

On Forgiveness

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The Weatherhouse

Nan Shepherd

The Weatherhouse

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Nan Shepherd

I'm Not Scared

Niccolo Ammaniti

I'm Not Scared

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Niccolo Ammaniti

The Penelopiad

The Penelopiad

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Margaret Atwood returns with a shrewd, funny, and insightful retelling of the myth of Odysseus from the point of view of Penelope. Describing her own remarkable vision, the author writes in the foreword, I’ve chosen to give the telling of the story to Penelope and to the twelve hanged maids. The maids form a chanting and singing Chorus, which focuses on two questions that must pose themselves after any close reading of the Odyssey: What led to the hanging of the maids, and...

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Pereira Maintains

Antonio Tabucchi

Pereira Maintains

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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER INTRODUCED BY MOHSIN HAMID 'The most impressive novel I've read for years' PHILIP PULLMAN 'Stunning' DIANA ATHILL In the sweltering summer of 1938 in Portugal, a country under the fascist shadow of Spain, a mysterious young man arrives at the doorstep of Dr Pereira. So begins an unlikely alliance that will result in a devastating act of rebellion. This is Pereira's testimony.

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Antonio Tabucchi

Notes from a Coma

Mike McCormack

Notes from a Coma

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After suffering a catastrophic breakdown, J.J. O'Malley volunteers for a government project exploring the possibility of using coma as a means to keep prisoners under control. Floating in a maintained coma on a prison ship off the west coast of Ireland, his coma goes viral and the nation turns to watch. Brilliantly imagined and artfully constructed – merging science fiction with an affectionate portrait of small town Ireland – Notes from a Coma is a compassionate examination of a man...

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Mike McCormack

The Discovery Of Slowness

Sten Nadolny

The Discovery Of Slowness

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Sten Nadolny

Looking In the Distance

Looking In the Distance

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