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Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay

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Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated The picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde: 5 stars

Jill Nevile: The picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde (1989, Oxford University Press)

The picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde by Jill Nevile (Oxford bookworms -- 3)

Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Crime and punishment: 5 stars

Fyodor Dostoevsky: Crime and punishment (2007, Spark Pub., Spark Publishing)

Crime and punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (SparkNotes)

Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Memorias Postumas de Bras Cubas: 5 stars

Memorias Postumas de Bras Cubas by Machado de Assis

"New translation of Machado's famous novel is for the most part faithful and readable. However, work has occasional odd errors …

Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated The Unbearable Lightness of Being: 5 stars

Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Hardcover, 2004, Faber & Faber Ltd)

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

Interweaves story and dream, past and present, and philosophy and poetry in a sardonic and erotic tale of two couples--Tomas …

Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated THE DOUBLE: 4 stars

José Saramago: THE DOUBLE (Paperback, 2005, Vintage Books)

THE DOUBLE by José Saramago

A divorced, depressed history teacher becomes obsessed with pursuing a man who looks exactly like he did five years ago …

Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Love in the Time of Cholera: 5 stars

Gabriel García Márquez: Love in the Time of Cholera (2003)

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated En av oss: 5 stars

Åsne Seierstad: En av oss (Norwegian language, 2013, Kagge forlag)

En av oss by Åsne Seierstad

Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Nothing to envy: 5 stars

Nothing to envy by Barbara Demick

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea is a 2009 nonfiction book by Los Angeles Times journalist Barbara Demick, …

Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Back to blood: 5 stars

Tom Wolfe: Back to blood (2012, Little, Brown, Little, Brown and Company)

Back to blood by Tom Wolfe

Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Through the language glass: 5 stars

Guy Deutscher: Through the language glass (2010, Metropolitan Books / Henry Holt and Co.)

Through the language glass by Guy Deutscher

This book confronts the thorny question of how and whether culture shapes language and language, culture. Linguistics has long shied …

Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Memórias de Anne Frank: 3 stars

No cover — Theo Coster: Memórias de Anne Frank (2012)

Memórias de Anne Frank by Theo Coster

Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Edge of Eternity: 4 stars

Ken Follett, John Lee: Edge of Eternity (Paperback, 2016, Penguin Books)

Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett, John Lee

Conclusion of Follett's Century Trilogy, set during the Cold War.