Historical

Prithvi, a twenty-one-year-old, is searching for a mysterious middle-aged aghori (Shiva devotee), Om Shastri, who was traced more than 200 years ago before he was captured and transported to a high-tech facility on an isolated Indian island....

The story of Ravana and his people has been told innumerable times. This is the Hindi translation of the number one national best seller. This saga is of victory and defeat - a story that has been tainted by India's oppressed and exploited caste for 3,000 years....

लेकिन आदर्शवाद की एक कीमत होती है. उसे वह कीमत चुकानी पड़ी....

एक विस्मृत नायक। एक अविस्मरणीय युद्ध।....

2017, Delhi – Vidyut’s dying ancestor summons him to Banaras. The old Brahmin chieftain of the Dev-Raakshasa Matth, or the God-Demon Clan, bears a chilling secret. Their bloodline carries an ancient curse that will plague mankind - towards its own violent extinction....

Now, for the first time ever, the guardians of her legacy have approved a brand new novel featuring Dame Agatha's most beloved creation, Hercule Poirot....

Dorothea Brooke is an ardent idealist who represses her vivacity and intelligence for the cold, theological pedant Casaubon....

Her deceit discovered, Faraine finds herself trapped in the Shadow Realm at the mercy of her new husband. She’s surrounded by enemies, far from any allies, and her best bet for survival is to convince Vor to send her home. But to do so means to give up on the alliance....

The second book in the Ajaya series, Kali ka Uday tells the story of the vanquished in the epic war Mahabharata. The book narrates the story from the point of view of the Kauravas. The story starts with the Kaurava prince Duryodhana challenging Krishna.....

Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, but just like the nursery rhyme, there were five other "little pigs" who could have done it....

Thiruvarangan Ula is a novel written by Sri Venugopalan based on the historical fact that the forces of Delhi Sultan Mohammad bin Tughlaq led by Malik Kapoor looted Thiruvarangan....

In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world....

An Egyptian writer has chosen the wrong time to come to Beirut in search of a publisher for his controversial new book. Men with machine guns are on every street corner....

Saleem Sinai is born on the stroke of midnight on 14th-15th August 1947, at the exact moment that India and Pakistan become separate, independent nations....

India, 3400 BCE. A land in tumult, poverty and chaos. Most people suffer quietly. A few rebel. Some fight for a better world. Some for themselves. Some don't give a damn. Raavan. Fathered by one of the most illustrious sages of the time....

India, 1025 AD. Repeated attacks by Mahmud of Ghazni and his barbaric Turkic hordes have weakened India’s northern regions. The invaders lay waste to vast swathes of the subcontinent—plundering, killing, raping, pillaging....

For two decades Zeba was a loving wife, a patient mother, and a peaceful villager. But her quiet life is shattered when her husband, Kamal, is found brutally murdered....

Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. Sethe has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened....

CeCe D’Aplièse, in her mid-twenties, has never felt she fitted in anywhere. Following the death of her father, the elusive billionaire Pa Salt – so-called by the six daughters he adopted from around the globe – she finds herself at breaking point....

1913. The clouds of war are gathering. The world’s great empires vie for supremacy. Europe is in turmoil, a powder keg awaiting a spark. A body is discovered on the shore below Beachy Head, just a mile from Sherlock Holmes’s retirement cottage....

Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that suggests she's descended from magicians, she's skeptical....

By edict of the king, the mighty Scottish laird Alec Kincaid must take an English bride....

He left the West at the age of seventeen, leaving behind a rootless past and a bloody trail of violence. In the East he became one of the wealthiest financiers in America—and one of the most feared and hated....

From the Nobel Prize-winning author of One Hundred Years of Solitude comes a masterly evocation of an unrequited passion so strong that it binds two people's lives together for more than half a century....

In Tamil: Ponniyin Selvan is a historical novel by Kalki Krishnamurthy, written in Tamil. In five volumes, it tells the story of early days of Arulmozhivarman, who later became the great Chola emperor Rajaraja Chola I....

Роман о сильных чувствах и непростых женских судьбах в переломные моменты российской и мировой истории ХХ века. Вероника и Ксения совсем не похожи друг на друга. Одна — медсестра, спасает жизни во время Первой мировой войны, другая — попадает в плен к туарегам во время археологической экспедиции. Но один и тот же человек стал огромным событием в жизни каждой из них. Обе девушки прожили долгую жизнь, не сломавшись под натиском "века-волкодава": прошли две мировые войны, революцию, гражданскую войну, сталинские лагеря и гитлеровский фашизм.

Роза, роман Оксаны Васякиной в жанре автофикшн, продолжает ее исследование отношений с семьей, реальностью и самой собой. "Рана" — дебютная книга трилогии — стала прощанием с умершей матерью, "Степь" — монологом об отце и его тяжелой судьбе. В завершающем трилогию романе Роза писательница старается разгадать тайну такой короткой жизни своей тети Светланы. Из небольших фрагментов памяти словно паззл складывается сложный образ, в котором тяжелые отношения с матерью, бытовая неустроенность и равнодушие к собственной судьбе соседствуют с почти детской уязвимостью и чистотой.

Über die Verbundenheit zu einer Insel, die alles überdauert. Zwischen Austernfischern und Regenpfeifern ist Nanning zu Hause: Amrum, die wilde Nordseeinsel mit ihren Sandbänken und den leuchtenden Heidekrautfeldern ist alles, was er kennt. Doch der Krieg geht auch an der kleinen Inselgemeinde nicht spurlos vorbei. Lebensmittel sind knapp, und solange der Vater nicht bei ihnen ist, muss Nanning sich um die hochschwangere Mutter und seine kleinen Geschwister kümmern.

In “The Colossus of Ylourgne,” a mysterious object of colossal proportions instills fear and intrigue among the townspeople. Its shadow falls upon the tranquil village, concealing dark secrets. When a daring individual sets out to uncover the truth, they become entangled in ancient spells, a fight for survival, and extraordinary magic.

With her mother’s dubious bloodline and her father’s death, Miss Wychwood acts as her cousin’s unpaid housekeeper and companion. However, when a childhood friend returns, will she remain a dowdy chaperone, or take a chance at love?

Nelle voci registrate in una canzone, nelle fotografie scattate nel corso degli anni, in un diario tenuto insieme alla persona amata per quindici giorni, nelle sottolineature sull'ultimo libro letto, cosa rimane di noi? Cosa ci dicono le tracce che lasciamo nel nostro passare? È possibile arrivare alla fine di una storia e da lì cominciare per evocare, rievocare, ridarle vita? Nella notte tra il 10 e l'11 gennaio 2022, Elisa Bricchi, Domenico Di Canio, Costantino Merli e William Pagani, quattro amici tra i venti e ventitré anni, si ribaltano con l'auto nel fiume Trebbia, nel piacentino, e muoiono annegati.

Geheimnisse unter der Mitternachtssonne. 1941: Für Solveig ist das Leben im okkupierten Stavanger ein Balanceakt. Sie arbeitet für die Besatzer und ist im Widerstand tätig - gemeinsam mit ihrer großen Liebe Roar. Der Plan, einem befreundeten deutschen Paar zur Flucht zu verhelfen, bringt diesen in Lebensgefahr. 1970: Als ihr Vater von seiner Ölbohrfirma aus den USA nach Norwegen geschickt wird, ahnt Lizzy nicht, dass in seiner alten Heimat ein Geheimnis aus seiner Vergangenheit schlummert, das auch ihr Leben durcheinanderwirbeln wird.

En este relato vamos a escuchar la historia de un joven muchacho y su primer amor en el oscuro Dublín de principios del siglo XX. El protagonista, cautivado por la hermana de su amigo, decide comprarle un regalo en el bazar oriental de Araby, creyendo que así la enamorara. La historia sigue su viaje lleno de esperanzas y su lucha por llegar al bazar, solo para enfrentarse con la desilusión cuando se topa con la cruda realidad del lugar y la revelación de sus propios ideales románticos infundados.

María, empleada doméstica de una organización benéfica protestante que acoge a mujeres con problemas, repasa con orgullo los preparativos para las festividades de Halloween en su lugar de trabajo. Revisando el programa de la noche, también espera con impaciencia su cita más tarde con la familia de un amigo, Joe Donnelly. Maria cuidó a Joe y a su hermano, Alphy, cuando eran pequeños, y ambos ayudaron a Maria a conseguir su trabajo actual. Aunque al principio María se sentía incómoda con la asociación protestante de la institución benéfica, ha acabado aceptándola y es muy querida por el personal y los residentes.

Regno di Federico II di Svevia, inizio del XIII secolo. Riccardo è un bambino orfano di padre, che vive con la mamma e il nonno in una masseria a qualche miglio a nord di Otranto. Qui trascorre un'infanzia serena in compagnia della sua migliore amica, Idrusa, ma la sua vita è destinata a cambiare radicalmente il giorno in cui il monaco Pantaleone si presenta alla sua porta. Rivelatogli che il padre avrebbe voluto fare di lui un Cavaliere Templare, Riccardo lascia i suoi affetti per seguire il monaco all'Abbazia di Casole, dove avrà l'opportunità di essere istruito.

This is the tale of four women. Four lives, connected and controlled by one man: the notorious, charismatic gangster Boysie Singh. Pull up a chair and let these women tell of the man they believed could love, help or free them, and how some of them survived to tell a tale at all.

Die Schweiz im Jahre 1474. Eiserne Rüstungen und Schwerter blitzen im Sonnenlicht, der Pulverdampf der Steinbüchsen liegt in der Luft … Lassen Sie sich auf die Schlachtfelder der Burgunderkriege katapultieren, wenn der tapfere Söldner Matthias um Ehre, Freiheit und die Liebe seines Lebens kämpft! Kühles Bier, saftiger Wein, reichlich Kriegsbeute und natürlich Ehre – dafür verdingt sich Matthias von Altstetin als Söldner. Er steht unter dem Befehl von Hauptmann Hans Waldmann aus Zürich.

Machen Sie sich bereit für einen atemberaubenden, historischen Seefahrer-Roman und begleiten Sie Captain Walker auf seinem Abenteuer durch die gefährlichsten Gewässer des 19. Jahrhunderts! KLAPPENTEXT: Der Krieg ist vorbei, die Freibeuterei verboten worden und die amerikanische Korvette „Cougar“ unter Captain James Walker am Ende. Auf der Suche nach einer Möglichkeit sich und seine treue Crew über Wasser zu halten, stoßen Walker und seine Männer durch Zufall auf einen vielversprechenden Auftrag.

Wszystko wskazuje na to, że oddajemy w Wasze ręce ostatni tom serii komediowej poświęconej perypetiom Marii Kostki z Kostki, czyli ostatniej arystokratki. Zamkowe życie podglądaliśmy przez okrągły rok i wraz z bohaterami tej szalonej opowieści przeżyliśmy wiele zwariowanych przygód. Zadbała o to pani Cicha, nieszczędząca sobie i innym swego orzechowego eliksiru, pan Spock, umilający czas hipochondrycznymi piosenkami, oraz oczywiście Józef, posępny kasztelan, odziany w nieodłączny szlafrok i dzwoniący pękiem kluczy. Czas sprawdzić, jak to wszystko się skończy.

La insurrecció de dos mil homes a la Bisbal el 1869 contra la Corona espanyola. Amb dos protagonistes històrics: el revolucionari Pere Caimó i la primera sindicalista catalana, Isabel Vilà. El 6 d'octubre de 1869, a la població empordanesa de la Bisbal, va esclatar un combat entre prop de tres mil homes alçats en armes i les tropes del Regne d'Espanya. Va ser el Foc de la Bisbal, un aixecament revolucionari que pretenia posar fi a la monarquia absoluta i convertir Espanya en una República federal.