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Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
268 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A novel presented from multiple viewpoints, told by the interviewees of a bereaved lover trying to collect the life story of the late Athena, a Gypsy orphan raised by a Lebanese Christian couple and shaped by journeys in Europe and the Middle East before she settled in London, where her magical gifts, cult following, and refusal to live by the rules of her time or abandon her dreams made her the victim of a witch hunt.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"A special 25th anniversary edition of Paulo Coehlo's extraordinary international bestselling phenomenon--the inspiring spiritual tale of self-discovery that has touched millions of lives around the world.Combing magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations. Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical...
3) The archer
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
130 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A young man seeks wisdom from a retired archer who explains how the principles of archery can help readers find the courage to take risks and embrace life's unexpected turns.
4) The cave
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, Inc
Pub. Date
c2002
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
307 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cipriano Algor, an elderly potter, lives with his daughter Marta and her husband Marçal in a small village on the outskirts of The Center. Marçal works there as a security guard, and Cipriano drives him to work each day before delivering his own humble pots and jugs. On one such visit, he is told not to make any more deliveries until further notice. People prefer plastic, he is told it lasts longer and doesn't break. Cipriano tries his hand at making...
5) Hippie
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
284 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A Brazilian man and a Dutch woman embark on an extraordinary journey of self-discovery as they travel by bus from Amsterdam to Kathmandu against a backdrop of the protests and sexual-liberation experiments of the 1960s.
Author
Series
On the seventh day trilogy volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
xii, 205 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A stranger arrives in the remote village of Viscos with a backpack containing a notebook and 11 gold bars, setting in motion an extraordinary struggle between good and evil. As the stranger searches for the answer to whether humans, in essence, are good or evil, the village becomes an accomplice to his plot, which will mark their lives forever.
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xii, 511 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From the winner of the prestigious FIL Prize in Romance Languages comes this masterpiece saga, set in the twilight of the late twentieth century, of two clashing families in coastal Portugal. With the grand sweep of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels, this enduring tale transports us to a picturesque seaside town haunted by its colonial past. Considered one of Europe's most influential contemporary writers, Portuguese novelist Lídia Jorge has captivated...
Author
Publisher
Push
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The house at Number 8 Sunflower Street tells the stories of three teenagers who have lived within its walls in the 21st century--Ana, a lesbian forced to leave her home, Greg sent to live with his aunt when his parents divorce, and Beto, a would-be photographer living during the COVID pandemic.
10) Empty wardrobes
Author
Publisher
Two Lines Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
183 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
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Description
For ten years Dora has ritualistically mourned her husband's death, a pointless ritual that forced her to rely on support from old friends and acquaintances. Her beloved husband, a ���Christ��� so principled he rejected any ambition whatsoever as a construct of a corrupt society, succeeded only in leaving Dora and their daughter with nothing. When her mother-in-law reveals a shattering secret about their marriage one night, Dora���s...
Author
Publisher
Archipelago Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Archipelago Books edition.
Physical Desc
181 pages ; 17 cm
Language
English
Description
"In eighteen exhilarating stories, Caio Fernando Abreu navigates a Brazil transformed by the AIDS epidemic and stifling military dictatorship of the 1980s. Tenderly suspended between fear and longing, Abreu's characters grasp for connection. A man speckled with Carnival glitter crosses a crowded dance floor and seeks the warmth and beauty of another body. A budding office friendship between two young men turns into a surprising love, "a strange and...
12) João by a thread
Author
Publisher
Elsewhere Editions
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 16 cm
Language
English
Description
As Jôo tucks under a lovingly woven quilt, he asks himself: So it's just me now? He curls up, getting cozy in bed, and soon the world of his dreams unspools on the page. The blanket in his bed unravels into deep rivers, lakes, valleys, reservoirs, mountain ranges, fishing nets full of tadpoles and gaping holes, until what's left is just one long thread. When he feels alone and scared in the dark, Jôo "sews words like patchwork" into a new blanket...
14) Pardalita
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"16-year-old Raquel lives in a small town in Portugal, the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else's business. Her parents are divorced and she's just been suspended for cursing out a school aide asking about her father's new marriage. She has two best friends, Luísa and Fred, but wants something more. Then, from afar, she sees Pardalita, a senior and a gifted artist who's moving to Lisbon to study in the fall. The two girls get to know...
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