Books from Spain
114 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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Death in Spring : A Novel by Mercè Rodoreda EN
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Merce Rodoreda depicts the story of the bizarre and destructive customs of a nameless town-burying the dead in trees after filling their mouths with cement to prevent their soul from escaping, or sending a man to swim in the river that courses underneath the town to discover if they will be washed away by a flood-through the eyes of a fourteen-year-old boy who must come to terms with the rhyme and reason of this ritual violence, and with his wild, child-like, and teenaged stepmother, who becomes his playmate.
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Der Gefangene des Himmels by Carlos Ruiz Zafón DE
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Der Buchhändler Daniel Sempere und sein Freund Fermn werden erneut in ein großes Abenteuer hineingezogen. In der Fortführung seiner Welterfolge nimmt Carlos Ruiz Zafn den Leser mit auf eine fesselnde Reise in sein Barcelona. Unheimlich und spannend, mit unglaublicher Sogkraft und viel Humor schildert der Roman die Geschichte von Fermn, der von den Toten auferstanden ist und den Schlüssel zur Zukunft hat. Fermns Lebensgeschichte verknüpft die Fäden von >Der Schatten des Windes mit denen aus Das Spiel des Engels
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Der Schatten des Windes by Carlos Ruiz Zafón DE
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In einem geheimnisvollen äFriedhof der vergessenen Bücherä darf sich der junge Daniel ein Buch aussuchen. Fasziniert von der Geschichte, die er liest, macht sich Daniel auf die Suche nach dem Autor und gerät dabei in grosse Gefahr.
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Dogs of Summer : A Novel by Andrea Abreu EN
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"[A] firecracker of a debut . . . Abreu's novel, in Julia Sanches's sparkling translation, is a revelation, perfectly capturing a festering summer of meltdowns and shrinking horizons." —The New York Times My Brilliant Friend meets Blue is the Warmest Color in this lyrical debut novel set in a working-class neighborhood of the Canary Islands—a story about two girls coming of age in the early aughts and a friendship that simmers into erotic desire over the course of one hot summer. High near the volcano of northern Tenerife, an endless ceiling of cloud cover traps the working class in an abject,... continue
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Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra EN
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Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Don Quixote has become so entranced reading tales of chivalry that he decides to turn knight errant himself. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, these exploits blossom in all sorts of wonderful ways. While Quixote's fancy often leads him astray—he tilts at windmills, imagining them to be giants—Sancho acquires cunning and a certain sagacity. Sane madman and wise fool, they roam the world together-and together they have haunted readers' imaginations for nearly four hundred years. With its experimen... continue
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El cuarto de atrás by Carmen Martín Gaite ES
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En una noche de insomnio y de tormenta, la escritora, inopinadamente, recibe la visita de un desconocido vestido de negro, cuya identidad permanece ambigua a lo largo de todo el relato. La extraña relación que se va creando entre ella y ese interlocutor desconcertante, que en nada se parece a los entrevistados de oficio, mantiene en suspenso el ánimo del lector, pendiente de las pistas del enigma y de su posible desenlace. La autora se sirve de este esquema argumental para romper el hilo de una serie de recuerdos de infancia y juventud, que se desgranan confundidos con sus... continue
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"Set in the stark beauty of the Andalusian mountains El Hacho tells the story of Curro, an olive farmer determined to honour his family tradition in the face of drought, deluge and the lucrative temptations of a rapidly modernising Spain. Wonderfully crafted, El Hacho is a poignant and compelling story of struggle and hope."
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El Mapa de Los Anhelos by Alice Kellen ES
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La autora que ha enamorado a más de un millón de lectores ¿Y si te diesen un mapa para descubrir quién eres? ¿Seguirías la ruta marcada hasta el final? Imagina que estás destinada a salvar a tu hermana, pero al final ella muere y la razón de tu existencia se desvanece. Eso es lo que le ocurre a Grace Peterson, la chica que siempre se ha sentido invisible, la que nunca ha salido de Nebraska, la que colecciona palabras y ve pasar los días refugiada en la monotonía. Hasta que llega a sus manos el juego de El mapa de los anhelos y, siguiendo las instrucciones, lo primero que debe hacer es encontra... continue
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