Milkman af Anna Burns (1962-) (Bog)

The white tiger af Aravind Adiga (bog)

En kvindelig influencer rejser rundt i verden for at møde sine fans. Hendes liv ændres fundamentalt, da hendes niece fødes med en alvorlig sygdom. For læsere med interesse for ny amerikansk litteratur, samfundssatire og internetkultur Titel: Ingen taler om det af Patricia Lockwood (Bog) Sammendrag: En kvinde, som har høstet stor anerkendelse gennem sine opslag på sociale medier, rejser verden rundt for at møde sine fans. Undervejs beretter hun om livet i Portalen, hvor indlæg om klimaforandringer, tegneseriernes og gifs manifesterer sprog, humor og holdninger. Kvinden overvejer sig mere og mere til Portalen, og langsomt overløpper den digitale verden den reelle virkelighed, men hun rives væk fra den endeløse scroll, da hun modtager en besked fra familiemedlem. Kvinden befinder sig nu i en virkelighed, der ikke kan slukkes for, og hendes tanker om sociale tendenser og menneskelige relatio

roman Sygeplejersken Nina er i fyrrerne og gift med maleren Lothar, da hun begynder at modtage ubeskrevne anonyme breve, der sætter gang i en proces af selvransagelse og livets midtvejsregnskab Forlag: Samleren Udgivelsesår: 2001 Sider: 193 Sprog: Dansk

A biting American satire that was named one of the best books of 2015 by The New York Times Book Review and the Wall Street Journal **LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016** 'Outrageous, hilarious and profound.' Simon Schama, Financial Times 'The longer you stare at Beatty's pages, the smarter you'll get.' Guardian 'The most badass first 100 pages of an American novel I've read.' New York Times A biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court, The Sellout showcases a comic genius at the top of his game. Born in Dickens on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles, the narrator of The Sellout spent his childhood as the subject in his father's racially charged psychological studies. He is told that his father's work will lead to a memoir that will solve their financial woes. But when his father is killed in a drive-by shooting, h

Romanen 'The Inheritance of Loss' skrevet af Kiran Desai. Bogens fortælling udspiller sig i Himalaya og følger flere karakterers liv berørt af politiske uroligheder. Bogen har en paperback og er på engelsk.

Summary: "From the acclaimed writer of The Book of Night Women comes a masterful novel framed as a fictional oral history that explores the events and characters surrounding the attempted assassination of Bob Marley during the political turmoil on Jamaica in the late 1970s"-- Titel: A brief history of seven killings : a novel Genre: Historisk Sammendrag: Seven gunmen storm Bob Marley's house, machine guns blazing. The reggae superstar survives, but the gunmen are never caught. The book spans three decades and crosses continents, exploring the lives of unforgettable characters such as drug lords, girlfriends, gunmen, journalists, and even the CIA. Type: Paperback

"The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" transports us across a subcontinent on a journey of many years. It takes us deep into the lives of its gloriously rendered characters, each of them in search of a place of safety - in search of meaning, and of love Forlag: Hamish Hamilton Udgivelsesår: 2017 Sider: 445 Sprog: Engelsk

A Novel 5-årige Jack holdes indespærret sammen med sin mor i et lille værelse, som kun har en låst dør og et ovenlysvindue. Han kender ikke andet liv og tror, at værelset er hele verden, indtil den dag, da hans mor fortæller ham om verden udenfor. Det lykkes dem at flygte, men først da begynder det sande helvede Forlag: Picador Udgivelsesår: 2011 Sider: 400 Sprog: Engelsk