Books from Romania
86 popular romanian books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from Romania.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Strugurii s-au copt în lipsa ei by Zully Mustafa RO
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O poveste autentica despre doi tineri care se iubesc in contratimp, iar pentru ca nu sint in stare sa-si acordeze sentimentele, distanta pare sa le fie potrivnica. Un roman de dragoste ale carui nevroze par sa se intinda peste orasul de provincie in care se petrec atit de putine lucruri. Un oras-capcana din care putini reusesc sa scape si sa-si urmeze dorurile de duca. Tineri debusolati care incearca sa-si croiasca un drum in viata, fara sa-si anuleze devenirea spirituala. Un roman sudat din stari febrile si cautari interioare, care se construieste din praf si ura, dar care se transforma trept... continue
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The Appointment by Herta Müller EN
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'I've been summoned, Thursday, ten sharp.' So begins one day in the life of a young clothing-factory worker during Ceausescu's totalitarian regime. She has been questioned before, but this time she knows it will be worse. Her crime? Sewing notes into the linings of men's suits bound for Italy. 'Marry me', the notes say, with her name and address. Anything to get out of the country.As she rides the tram to her interrogation, her thoughts stray to her friend Lilli, shot while trying to flee to Hungary; to her grandparents, deported after her first husband informed on them; to Major Albu, her int... continue
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The Fox Was Ever the Hunter by Herta Müller EN
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“VIVIDLY POETIC . . . MÜLLER HAS EXERCISED HER VOICE WITH A FURY THAT VIBRATES OFF THE PAGE.”—THE BOSTON GLOBE Romania—the last months of the Ceausescu regime. Adina is a young schoolteacher. Paul is a musician. Clara works in a wire factory. Pavel is Clara’s lover. But one of them works for the secret police and is reporting on the others. One day Adina returns home to discover that her fox-fur rug has had its tail cut off. On another occasion, it’s the hind leg. Then a foreleg. The mutilated fur is a taunting sign that she is being watched by the secret police—the fox was ever the hunter. Im... continue
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The Girl They Left Behind by Roxanne Veletzos EN
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A sweeping historical romance that is "gripping, tragic, yet filled with passion and hope" (Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author), offering a vivid and unique portrayal of life in war-torn 1941 Bucharest during World War II and its aftermath--perfect for fans of Lilac Girls and Sarah's Key. On a freezing night in January 1941, a little Jewish girl is found on the steps of an apartment building in Bucharest. With Romania recently allied with the Nazis, the Jewish population is in grave danger so the girl is placed in an orphanage and eventually adopted by a wealthy childless couple who... continue
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The Land of Green Plums : A Novel by Herta Müller EN
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In Romania at the height of Ceausescu's reign, several young people leave the impoverished provinces for the city in search of better prospects, but they must face betrayal, suicide, and the reality that even the strongest must bend to the oppressors or r
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Todo lo que tengo lo llevo conmigo by Herta Müller ES
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Valiéndose de las conversaciones y de las detalladas notas de la vida en el campo de concentración tomadas por su amigo, el poeta Oskar Pastior, la premio Nobel rumana Herta Müller indaga en la historia de represión y persecución sufrida por los alemanes rumanos en tiempos de Stalin. «Una conmovedora obra que consigue, con un lenguaje de enorme sensibilidad, traer luz a los tiempos oscuros.» Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung «Su voz posee el don de la poesía, de una lírica concisa y plena.» ABC «El libro más importante de esta especialista en las deformaciones del alma humana y constituye, sin du... continue
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Tortured for Christ : 50th Anniversary Edition by Richard Wurmbrand EN
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A timeless and bestselling account of courage, tenacious faith, and unbelievable endurance and forgiveness, this enhanced 50th anniversary edition of Tortured for Christ will inspire believers around the world.
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Trenul de Trieste by Domnica Radulescu RO
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Mona, o adolescenta bucuresteana impulsiva, care evadeaza din Romania, se indragosteste de Mihai, un baiat din munti, Tineretea ei in Romania este un vartej de placeri senzuale, in ciuda fricii si dorintelor specifice unei vieti sub un regim comunist. Desi Mona se lupta cu politia secreta si cu lipsurile, amintirile ei despre placerile tineretii si ale dragostei sunt categoric vesele. Povestea Monei se intinde peste ani, pe masura ce isi construieste o viata americana, care este intotdeauna umbrita de viata pe care a lasat-o in spate.