Popular European Historical Fiction Books

Find historical fiction books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (238)

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Daughter of the Reich : A Novel by Louise Fein EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
"For fans of The Nightingale and All the Light We Cannot See, a spellbinding story of impossible love set against the backdrop of the Nazi regime strengthening its grip on a vulnerable nation"--

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David Copperfield by Charles Dickens EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
David Copperfield is the story of a young man’s adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his brilliant, but ultimately unworthy school-friend Steerforth; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; his nemesis, the eternally humble Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora; and the magnificently impecunious Micawber, one of literature’s great comic creations. In David Copperfield – the novel he described as his ‘f... continue

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Dawn : A Novel by Elie Wiesel EN

Rating: 4 (3 votes)
Country: Europe / Romania flag Romania
Description:
Deals with the conflicts and thoughts of a young Jewish concentration-camp veteran as he prepares to assassinate a British hostage in occupied Palestine.

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De gek van de tsaar : roman

De gek van de tsaar : roman by Jaan Kross NL

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Estonia flag Estonia
Description:
Een man die zijn belofte, de tsaar altijd de waarheid te vertellen gestand doet, wordt krankzinnig verklaard en tien jaar opgesloten.

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De onzichtbaren by Roy Jacobsen NL

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Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Description:
Begin 20ste eeuw groeit een meisje, letterlijk en figuurlijk, met tegenwind op op een eilandje voor de Noorse kust, dat niet te zien is vanaf de kust, maar vanwaar het vasteland wel te zien is.

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Death in Soho by Emily Organ EN

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It's the Roaring Twenties. London's bright young things are partying, Soho's nightlife is buzzing and Augusta Peel is hiding in her basement. She has a reason to hide there: it's home to her Bloomsbury workshop where she repairs old, neglected books. After a busy time during the war, all Augusta wants is peace and quiet - even if it is routinely disturbed by the tube trains beneath her feet. But events take a turn when Augusta agrees to chaperone 19-year-old Harriet Jones on a date. Failing to get her home on time, she ends up in a riotous nightclub. She can't imagine the evening getting much ... continue

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Der Name der Rose by Umberto Eco DE

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
Description:
Daß er in den Mauern der prächtigen Benediktinerabtei an den Hängen des Apennin das Echo eines verschollenen Lachens hören würde, das hell und klassisch herüberklingt aus der Antike, damit hat der englische Franziskanermönch William von Baskerville nicht gerechnet. Zusammen mit Adson von Melk, seinem etwas tumben, jugendlichen Adlatus, ist er in einer höchst delikaten politischen Mission unterwegs. Doch in den sieben Tagen ihres Aufenthalts werden die beiden mit kriminellen Ereignissen und drastischen Versuchungen konfrontiert: Ein Mönch ist im Schweineblutbottich ertrunken, ein anderer aus de... continue

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Die Weber by Gerhart Hauptmann DE

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Country: Europe / Germany flag Germany
Description:
Ein Funke genügt: Als ein hungerleidender Junge zusammenbricht, kommt es zu Protesten der ausgebeuteten Weber vor der Villa des Fabrikanten Dreissiger. Die Situation eskaliert. Hauptmanns Drama über den schlesischen Weberaufstand von 1844 war ein Politikum – der ersten öffentlichen Aufführung in Berlin 1894 ging ein langwieriger Zensurprozess voraus, Kaiser Wilhelm II. kündigte seine Loge im »Deutschen Theater«, Sozialdemokraten jubelten. Es betrat aber auch ästhetisches Neuland: Nicht mehr ein Individuum ist »Held« des Dramas, sonder... continue

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Din vârful degetelor

Din vârful degetelor by Sarah Waters RO

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
Sue Trinder este o orfana crescuta in cel mai rau famat cartier al Londrei. Cind Domnu, un escroc prieten de-al casei, ii face o propunere avantajoasa, Sue hotaraste sa conforme asteptarile celor care au ocrotit-o: nu trebuie decit sa cistige increderea unei domnisoare naive dintr-un conac de la tara si sa il ajute pe Domnu s-o cucereasca si sa puna mina pe averea ei. Dar dupa ce Sue ajunge sa o cunoasca pe victima inselaciunii planuite, evenimentele iau o turnura neasteptata... Un roman dickensian, plin de suspans si de rasturnari spectaculoase.

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Doruntine by Ismail Kadare EN

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Country: Europe / Albania flag Albania
Description:
...a magical parable of love, death and the power of familial bonds. -Stephen Salisbury, New York Times Book Review