Historical Fiction

Step into the mind of one of literature's most profound anti-heroes in Notes from Underground, Fyodor Dostoevsky's existential tour de force. This unabridged classic dives deep into the psychology of alienation, human contradiction, and philosophical rebellion. Revered as a foundational work of existentialist thought, this novel challenges listeners to confront uncomfortable truths about free will, society, and the self.

Setting out from New Bedford in 1878, the crew of the Esther is confident the sea will be theirs: in addition to cruising the Pacific for whale, they intend to hunt the teeming northern grounds before the ice closes. But as they sail to their final destination in the Chukchi Sea, where their captain Arnold Lovejoy has an urgent directive of his own to attend to, their encounters with the natural world become more brutal, harrowing, ghostly, and strange.

La jeune dramaturge Melina Green vient d'écrire une nouvelle pièce, inspirée par la vie de son aïeule, la poétesse élisabéthaine Emilia Bassano. Mais à Broadway, où les hommes détiennent les clés du théâtre, il est peu probable que son oeuvre soit mise en scène. Alors que Melina hésite à soumettre la pièce à un festival, son meilleur ami décide de l'envoyer sous un pseudonyme masculin. En 1581, à Londres, la jeune Emilia Bassano est pupille d'aristocrates anglais. Dotée d'un esprit vif, elle possède également un formidable talent pour raconter des histoires, mais elle n'a pas le droit de faire entendre sa voix.

Sin capacidad para cualquier otra actividad intelectual, Mirko Czentovicz se reveló, ya desde niño, como un genio del ajedrez, del que ha llegado a ser campeón del mundo. Pero, en un viaje en barco de Nueva York a Buenos Aires, se le presenta un enigmático contrincante: el señor B., noble vienés que huye de los nazis. Uno de los pasajeros del vapor se acerca a los dos personajes acompañando al lector a la confrontación entre los dos jugadores.

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! The New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife weaves a mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below—where a woman’s quest for artistic freedom in 1664 intertwines with a doctor’s dangerous mission during the German occupation in the 1940s...

Neuguinea, 1885: Nach der ereignisreichen Reise sieht sich Familie Berger in Finschhafen einer fremden Kultur gegenüber. Sie müssen sich in der neuen Siedlung gegen die eiserne Hand der kolonialen Verwaltung behaupten, die zudem den Zorn der Einheimischen entfacht und somit die Existenz aller aufs Spiel setzt. Hedwig, die den Freigeist Max liebt, ist von ihm schwanger, aber wagt es nicht, sich ihm zu offenbaren. Ihre geschäftstüchtige jüngere Schwester Anna versucht eigene Wege zu gehen, doch die Liebe zu einem Einheimischen bringt nicht nur ihre geschäftlichen Träume ins Wanken.

A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2025 "A novel you will not put down. Maybe never."—Richard Ford With over 250,000 copies sold, an award-winning WWII novel about the heroism of a single Finnish infantry company—and the best sniper the world has ever seen—defending their country against the largest...

世継ぎなきはお家断絶。苛烈な幕法に苦しむ大名旗本は、秘かに妾屋を訪れた。そんな稼業を営む山城屋昼兵衛の元に、ある日、仙台藩主の側室の求めが。だが、それを機に将軍継嗣にも絡む大規模なお家騒動が勃発。

La vida de Karin, adolescente de un barrio obrero de Dresde, gira en torno a Paul, su primer amor; su amiga Marie, que sueña con convertirse en la primera mujer en pisar la luna, y la hermana pequeña a la que cuida mientras sus padres tratan de mantener la familia a flote. Cuando Paul huye inesperadamente al bloque occidental, Karin recibe una visita de la Stasi: de pronto, el régimen ocupa el centro de su vida perturbándola por completo y la joven se ve atrapada en un juego manipulador en el que la inocencia no tiene cabida.

将軍吉宗の寵姫、竹姫を謀略から守りきった御広敷用人・水城聡四郎は、竹姫を御台所にと望む吉宗の命で京へ向かう。しかし、そこで聡四郎たちを待っていたのは、新たなる刺客だった――。

歌舞伎「浮かれ心中」原作、直木賞受賞の傑作が新装版に！材木問屋の若旦那、栄次郎は、絵草紙の人気作家を志すあまり、馬鹿馬鹿しい騒ぎを起こして……

「儂は大目付か留守居になる」。出世欲を滾らせる江戸町奉行・曲淵甲斐守は、内与力の城見亨に命じて寺社奉行との争いを治めたが、禍根を残した。怒りに燃える寺社奉行側は、亨に狙いを定めて復讐計画を練る。

すべてはここからはじまった――幕末から大正にかけて、未知の土地・北海道にわたり、近代都市・札幌を作った、島義勇、内村鑑三、バチラー八重子、有島武郎、岡崎文吉の熱き物語！

King Henry is not a good king. His son, The Lord Edward, promises strength but the Earl of Leicester, Simon de Montfort seeks the throne and the crown. When civil war erupts there is only one place for the knights of the valley, now led by the Warlord’s heir, Sir Henry Samuel, and that is by the side of the king. For good or ill they will do as they have always done and support the king. Their fate is entwined with the Plantagenets.

1942. Sadie Gault ha diciotto anni e vive insieme ai genitori nel ghetto di Cracovia. Quando i nazisti rastrellano la città, Sadie e la madre, incinta, sono costrette a cercare rifugio nelle fogne. Ha così inizio per loro un lungo periodo di terrore, trascorso al buio nel sottosuolo. Un giorno Sadie alza lo sguardo e, attraverso una grata, vede una ragazza della sua età che compra dei fiori.

Every stone sings as it finds its purpose. This is the lesson restless Salome learns from her father as she grows up by the Sea of Galilee. Known as the wild girl with the quick tongue, Salome is determined to silence the critics who claim she has no future. An unexpected romance and the gift of two sons, James and John, leave her hopeful and resolved to prove herself as a mother.

「神山藩シリーズ」で人気の著者による戦国歴史ロマン小説。豊臣秀次の遺児である孫七郎は、「大坂の陣」前夜、大坂方の密使として全国に散らばる牢人たちを説得する役目を受ける。

お夏の居酒屋で行き交うのは、人情、毒舌、旨い飯。絶妙な居心地の良さの虜になった男女が集い、悲喜こもごもの事件が起きる――。ある日お夏は、目黒の豪傑として知られる初老の剣客の言動に胸騒ぎを覚える。

最高軍事機密「戦艦大和」、建造始まる！希望の光か、時代の徒花か――。第二次世界大戦目前、大艦巨砲主義から航空主兵主義へと戦略思想が移ろうなか、米英海軍に対抗するため計画された世界最大最強の戦艦建造。

It's 1699 in the coastal settlement of Fount Royal in the Carolinas when Rachel Howarth is sentenced to be hanged as a witch. She's been accused of murder, deviltry, and blasphemous sexual congress, and the beleaguered, God-fearing colonial village wants her dead. But Matthew Corbett, young clerk to the traveling magistrate summoned to Fount Royal to weigh the accusations, soon finds himself persuaded in favor of the beguiling young widow.

A beautifully evocative historical novel about the perils of all-consuming love, inspired by a real-life eighteenth-century love affair, from the bestselling author of The Other Bennet Sister “When I love at all, it is with my whole soul—my heart must be torn to pieces before it can forget...

Epuisée par le conflit, ravagée par le Blitz, confrontée à une terrible pénurie alimentaire, l’Angleterre de Churchill invite les ménagères à participer à un concours de cuisine via les ondes de la BBC. La gagnante deviendra la première femme à coanimer une émission radiophonique. Lancées à corps perdu dans la compétition, quatre participantes vont révéler des trésors d’habileté et de ruse. Car l’enjeu est de taille, et ce concours, qui avait pour but de resserrer la communauté, risque de la diviser…

Fleeing the machinations of William the Conqueror in France, the Wolves of Odin set sail for Britain. They make for the north of the country, heading to Jorvik–Viking York. Its earl, Sigurd, doesn’t believe they have arrived with peaceable intentions. To prove their good faith, he challenges them to fix a problem for him.

Jazz band na sala da gente é a história romanceada do avô judeu de Alexandre, Eduardinho Staut, que nos anos 30 e 40, foi músico da pequena orquestra do interior de São Paulo "Pinhal Jazz", assim como dono da funerária da cidade de Pinhal. Texto de orelha de Ronaldo Cagiano: "A obra de estreia de Alexandre Staut, tem uma linearidade, tanto da temática da narrativa quanto da linguagem, essa fluente e diáfana.

1942. Hannah Martel, una giovane ebrea, è sfuggita per miracolo alle persecuzioni dei nazisti in Germania, che non hanno risparmiato il suo fidanzato, assassinato in un pogrom. Ha cercato la salvezza imbarcandosi per l’America, ma la nave è stata respinta e Hannah si è rifugiata presso la famiglia di sua cugina Lily, a Bruxelles. L’Europa ormai non è più un posto sicuro, e così, decisa a opporsi come può agli orrori che il nazismo sta diffondendo in tutto il Continente...

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From the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel, THE ALICE NETWORK, comes another fascinating historical novel about a battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian female bomber pilot who join forces to track the Huntress, a Nazi war criminal gone to ground in America...

With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France—a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.

Winner of the Audie Award for Fiction *NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES—from producer and director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti* Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, the beloved instant New York Times...