Cultural Heritage category: 3433 books

« Ma mère est morte deux fois. » C’est par ces mots qu’Esma, jeune femme kurde, commence le récit de l’histoire de sa famille née sur les rives de l’Euphrate et émigrée à Londres en 1970. L’histoire, d’abord, de sa grand-mère dans le village de Mala Çar Bayan, désespérée...

Un florilège de mythes, de contes et de légendes permet de pénétrer dans l'imaginaire de Centre-AsieOn dit parmi le peuple : » Les Pléiades sont descendues sur terre, elles sont restées quarante jours sur terre. » A ce propos le récit suivant circule de bouche en bouche.Pendant la période où...

Letitia: A Heart Inspired to Heal is the fascinating story of a pioneer woman who is moved to study nursing after witnessing common medical tragedies of early twentieth-century Canada. Letitia's curious mind and brave spirit along with her desire to heal all living creatures captures the attention...

To Deepa, Prem gave no hint of the churning inside him. In front of her he affected a cheery demeanour, indulging her in her plans for their honeymoon, which she kept revising. It was a welcome escape from the mayhem surrounding him. There were occasions where the pretence got to him and a voice rose...

Émile François Zola ( 2 April 1840 29 September 1902) is one of the greatest writers of the 19th century, and one of Frances best known citizens. In his life, Zola was the most important exemplar of the literary school of naturalism and a major figure in the political liberalization of France. Around...

Bretagne, les Petites histoires de la Vieille - Rares sont les ouvrages qui vont chercher ce qui se cache derrière cette terre de cartes postales. Or notre vieux terroir possède bien des trésors, bien des légendes. Personne ne sait où habite « La Vieille », mais elle accepte de raconter à...

More than a thousand years ago, an extraordinary trove of early Buddhist sutras and other scriptures was secreted away in caves near the Silk Road city of Tun-huang. But who hid this magnificent treasure and why? In Tun-huang, the great modern Japanese novelist Yasushi Inoue tells the story of Chao...

Twelve stories set on the beautiful Isle of Man, penned with affection by a writer who loves the 'land of her birth' with a passion. These varied tales range from early Christian times, through the 19th and 20th centuries, post WWII and the Beatles era, as well as contemporary and near-future pieces....

In her award-winning debut novel, Gifted, Nikita Lalwani crafted a brilliant coming-of-age story that “[called] to mind the work of such novelists as Zadie Smith and Monica Ali” (The Washington Post Book World). Now Lalwani turns her gimlet eye on an extraordinary village in India, and explores...

Marlen Laßbergs Vater rettete vor Jahren dem jungen Unternehmer Harald Forst das Leben. Er selbst fand dabei den Tod. Aus Dankbarkeit nahm Harald Forst die arme Waise in sein Haus, ein blasses, verängstigtes Kind, das aber inzwischen zu einer schönen jungen Dame herangewachsen ist, in deren Herzen...

'Since I lost the baby, you and I have been so close together that we have been almost a single person' Janet Alexander returning by sea to the Caribbean with her husband 'Twice' finds their domestic harmony threatened by the emotional problems of the two young people aboard. Ashore...

25 écrivains algériens et français s'expriment sur les cinquante dernières années de l'Algérie Le travail littéraire présenté dans cet ouvrage, fait à plusieurs mains, ne prétend à rien, absolument rien d’autre que l’expression de subjectivités, individuelles, intimes, de...

After her husband's death and her own breakdown, from which she has been rescued by her good friend Sashie, Janet Sandison sets sail from her West Indian home to return to Scotland and make a new life for herself as an author. She is beset by doubts, but as the days pass aboard R.M.S. Mnemosyne the...

Robert Pepper-Smith’s trilogy of novels chronicling the lives of those with deep roots in the orchard lands of British Columbia comes full circle with this volume, collecting newly revised editions of The Wheel Keeper and House of Spells with Sanctuary. The Wheel Keeper introduced...