Books from Spain
69 popular spanish books
Travel the world without leaving your chair.
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 Spain.
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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Fog : A Novel by Miguel de Unamuno EN
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Fog is a fresh new translation of the Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno’s Niebla, first published in 1914. An early example of modernism’s challenge to the conventions of nineteenth-century realist fiction, Fog shocked critics but delighted readers with its formal experimentation and existential themes. This revolutionary novel anticipates the work of Sartre, Borges, Pirandello, Nabokov, Calvino, and Vonnegut. The novel’s central character, Augusto, is a pampered, aimless young man who falls in love with Eugenia, a woman he randomly spots on the street. Augusto’s absurd infatuation offers an ir... continue
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Garden by the Sea by Mercè Rodoreda EN
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A Gatsby-esque novel about Spain in the 1920s on the eve of the Spanish Civil War
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Her Mother's Hands by Karmele Jaio EN
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Her Mother's Hands is an examination of the deepest human bonds and a beautiful and moving tribute to life.
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Description:
Antes de la Revolución había diez Familias, una para cada Poder.
Ahora solo quedan ocho.
Aura desapareció. De Dominio, la Familia Imperial, solo queda un mal recuerdo.
Casi veinte años después, los estudiantes del Liceo de la Guardia de Blyd se entrenan para proteger con su magia a una sociedad que hace años que vive en paz. Pero cuando la sombra de Dominio vuelve a sobrevolar el país, un grupo de estudiantes tendrá que enfrentarse a los secretos del pasado… sin revelar los suyos.
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How to Use Your Enemies by Baltasar Gracián EN
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A seventeenth-century Spanish priest's shrewd maxims on using guile and pragmatism to succeed in a dangerous world.
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Ikigai: The Japanese Secret To A Long And Happy Life by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles EN
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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • 1.5 MILLION+ COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE “Workers looking for more fulfilling positions should start by identifying their ikigai.” ―Business Insider “One of the unintended—yet positive—consequences of the [pandemic] is that it is forcing people to reevaluate their jobs, careers, and lives. Use this time wisely, find your personal ikigai, and live your best life.” ―Forbes Find your ikigai (pronounced ee-key-guy) to live longer and bring more meaning and joy to all your days. “Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years.” —Japanese proverb According to the... continue
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Kleine helden by Almudena Grandes NL
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Kleine helden is een hartverwarmende roman over een volksbuurt in Madrid. Rijk en arm, jong en oud, singles en gezinnen, Spanjaarden en immigranten. Zij hebben geen schuld aan de crisis, maar moeten haar wel dragen, en er ondanks alles proberen bovenuit te stijgen. Elk op hun eigen manier beleven buurtgenoten bitterzoete momenten van onverwachte solidariteit, van verontwaardiging en woede maar ook van tederheid en doorzetten. Samen blazen ze hun buurt nieuw leven in. Een roman over durven opstaan, en over kleine daden die het verschil maken.