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A novel by Liviu Rebreanu, considered by many to be the founder of the modern Romanian novel. Ion Glanetaș, an ambitious young peasant in a Transylvanian village, is obsessed with the desire for land. A classic novel about greed and fate.
The novel follows a doctor, Dr. van der Biltz, whose peaceful life changes when he meets a young, unpredictable and morally free girl, which plunges him into emotional chaos and a questioning of his own values.
The novel follows the failed priest Gøsta Berling, who, in the company of unusual characters on Ekeby, goes from a debauched wanderer to a man capable of love, responsibility and moral revival.
An Egyptian boy from poverty dreams of becoming a doctor ("hakim" in Arabic means doctor/sage). With immense perseverance, he rises to world fame, but must choose between ambition and his roots.
In her book "The Exile," Pearl S. Buck writes a poignant biography of her mother, Caroline Sydenstricker - an American who went to China as a young missionary, where she spent a life full of suffering, loss, and feelings of complete alienation.
A political novel about the rise of an ambitious leader whose quest for power leads to intrigue, betrayal, and gradual moral collapse. A sharp, intriguing portrayal of politics as a dangerous game with no clear winners.