English books from Europe

Recommended English books (1859)
Travel the world without leaving your chair. If you speak English here are some English books from Europe for the next part of the "Read Around The World Challenge".
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Berlin Alexanderplatz : The Story of Franz Biberkopf by Alfred Döblin EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Poland flag Poland
Description:
Alfred Döblin (1878-1957) studied medicine in Berlin and specialized in the treatment of nervous diseases. Along with his experiences as a psychiatrist in the workers' quarter of Berlin, his writing was inspired by the work of Holderlin, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche and was first published in the literary magazine, Der Sturm. Associated with the Expressionist literary movement in Germany, he is now recognized as on of the most important modern European novelists. Berlin Alexanderplatz is one of the masterpieces of modern European literature and the first German novel to adopt the technique of Ja... continue

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Best European Fiction 2011 (Best European Fiction) by Aleksandar Hemon, Various EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
“Best European Fiction is an exhilarating read.”—Time The launch of Dalkey’s Best European Fiction series was nothing short of phenomenal, with wide-ranging coverage in international media such as Time magazine, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Financial Times, and the Guardian; glowing reviews and interviews in print and online magazines such as the Believer, Bookslut, Paste, and the Huffington Post; radio interviews with editor Aleksandar Hemon on NPR stations in the US and BBC Radio 3 and 4 in the UK; and a terrific response from booksellers, who made Best European ... continue


184.

Beyond Babylon by Igiaba Scego EN

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Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
Description:
"Describes Argentina's horrific dirty war, the chaotic final years of brutal dictatorship in Somalia, and the modern-day excesses of Italy's right-wing politics through the words of two half-sisters, their mothers, and the elusive father who ties their stories together"--

185.

Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
A novel from the author of Giving Up the Ghost and A Place of Greater Safety.

186.

Beyond the Door or No Return by David Diop EN

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Country: Europe / France flag France
Description:
FINALIST FOR THE 2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED FICTION 'Stunningly realized... A spellbinding novel' MAAZA MENGISTE, Booker Prize–shortlisted author of The Shadow King 'Diop has opened a new way of thinking about the eighteenth century and its hideous cruelties' ABDULRAZAK GURNAH, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 'A compelling romantic adventure... Through an act of remembrance, Diop seeks to build a repository of lives and histories lost to the slave trade' FINANCIAL TIMES __________ The captivating new novel from David Diop, winner of the International Booker Prize Paris, 18... continue

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Bi : The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality by Julia Shaw EN

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Country: Europe / Germany flag Germany
Description:
A personal and scientific manifesto for the sexually in-between, from the internationally bestselling author and co-host of Bad People.

188.

Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Ireland flag Ireland
Description:
An epic and unforgettable love story begins in Binding 13, the first in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh. The power and pain of first love has never been more deeply felt than in Chloe Walsh's extraordinary stories about the irresistible Boys of Tommen, which will give you the ultimate book hangover. The reader reaction to The Boys of Tommen says it all! 'This universe is all consuming. Chloe Walsh has some serious talent' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'If you're looking for a beautifully written, heart wrenching, hilarious book . . . and want one hel... continue

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Bingo's Run by James A. Levine EN

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Description:
A tale set against the backdrop of Kenya's poverty-stricken slums and luxury resorts follows the experiences of a young drug runner who makes deliveries to a reclusive artist before his witness of murder leads to his adoption by a woman who tests his sense of morality.

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Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon EN

Rating: 5 (3 votes)
Country: Europe / France flag France
Description:
Fanon, born in Martinique and educated in France, is generally regarded as the leading anti-colonial thinker of the 20th century. His first book is an analysis of the impact of colonial subjugation on the black psyche. It is a very personal account of Fanon's experience being black: as a man, an intellectual, and a party to a French education.--Adapted from wikipedia.org.


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