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Benny and Omar

Benny and Omar
  • Author(s): Eoin Colfer
  • Location(s): Tunisia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Two very different cultures collide in this hilarious book about a young sports fanatic named Benny who is forced to leave his home in Ireland and move with his family to Tunisia. He wonders how he will survive in...

Berlin 1936: Sixteen Days in August

Berlin 1936: Sixteen Days in August
  • Author(s): Jefferson Chase (Translator), Oliver Hilmes
  • Location(s): Berlin
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1936

For sixteen days in the summer of 1936, the world’s attention turned to the German capital as it hosted the Olympic Games. Seen through the eyes of a cast of characters – Nazi leaders and foreign diplomats, athletes and...

Berlin Alexanderplatz

Berlin Alexanderplatz
  • Author(s): Alfred Döblin
  • Location(s): Berlin
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1920s

Berlin Alexanderplatz

Berlin Alexanderplatz
  • Author(s): Alfred Döblin
  • Location(s): Berlin

This is the German version. Available in English too.

Berlin Blues

Berlin Blues
  • Author(s): Sven Regener
  • Location(s): Berlin
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1980s

Berlin Game

Berlin Game
  • Author(s): Len Deighton
  • Location(s): Berlin, London
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Cold War

Berlin Noir (Akashic Noir)

Berlin Noir (Akashic Noir)
  • Author(s): Thomas Wortche
  • Location(s): Berlin
  • Genre(s): Noir
  • Era(s): Variouss

Berlin’s noir tradition is fueled by history, geography, and various literary traditions, all of which add up to a powerful volume of riveting short stories. Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with...

Berlin: A Literary Guide for Travellers

Berlin: A Literary Guide for Travellers
  • Author(s): Paul Sullivan and Marcel Krueger
  • Location(s): Berlin
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Miscellaneous
  • Era(s): Various

Berlin is a city forever in the process of becoming, never being, and so it lives more powerfully in the imagination. Rory MacLean, Berlin: Imagine a City Located at the epicentre of modern Europe s most significant and turbulent...

Berta (Muchacha Series Book 1)

Berta (Muchacha Series Book 1)
  • Author(s): Olivier Bosman
  • Location(s): Colombia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1970s

The ‘Muchacha Series’ is a collection of five light-hearted novellas which tell the story of Hans and Annie – a young Dutch couple who move to Colombia for work in the early 1970’s. Through a series of poignant and...

Best Laid Plans

Best Laid Plans
  • Author(s): Stylo Fantome
  • Location(s): Liberia
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

THE PLAN: * Smuggle diamonds from Liberia to Morocco * Make the trip in three days * Don’t get caught * Don’t kill each other * Don’t have sex with each other * Don’t fall for each other *...

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