Popular European Adult Books
Find adult books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (266)
Belgium242.
Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh EN
ScotlandDescription:
A jarring, fragmented ride through the dark underbelly of Edinburgh, the festival city. There is not an advocate, a festival performer or a fur coat in sight as, with bitter passion and rancid humour, Welsh lays bare the lives of this ill-starred bunch of addicts, alcoholics and no-hopers.
France244.
Tu nombre después de la lluvia by Victoria Álvarez ES
SpainDescription:
Érase una vez en Irlanda...
Corren los primeros días de enero de 1903 y el profesor Quills, un hombre sabio y triste, vuelve a su casa de Oxford después de asistir a unas conferencias en Londres; Oliver Saunders, joven y tímido, trabaja en su pequeño cuarto de Balliol College, rodeado de diccionarios y novelas góticas; Lionel Lennox, amante de la buena vida y de las faldas ligeras, está en Egipto, a punto de profanar la tumba de una princesa para llevarse una joya de inestimable valor.
Poco tienen en común los tres amigos, excepto el in... continue
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Country: Europe / 
Netherlands
Netherlands
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Turks Fruit is a raw, intense love story about passion, loss, and the fragility of human connection. Narrated by a wild and rebellious sculptor, the novel follows his tumultuous relationship with Olga, a free-spirited woman with whom he shares a whirlwind romance. Their deep physical and emotional bond is ultimately tested by betrayal, illness, and fate. With vivid, often provocative language, Jan Wolkers explores themes of desire, mortality, and the struggle to hold onto love in a chaotic world.
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Tuvstarr : An Erotic Fairy Tale Retelling by Caroline Helenasdotter EN
SwedenDescription:
In the heart of an ancient kingdom, where towering pines whisper secrets and enchanted creatures roam, Queen Tuvstarr has ruled with grace and wisdom. But as her son ascends the throne, Tuvstarr is freed from the weight of the crown, yearning to explore the world beyond the castle walls. Drawn into the depths of the mystical forest, she encounters Njordir, a majestic elk with a powerful secret-he is no ordinary creature but a shape-shifting guardian with ancient ties to the land. As Tuvstarr and Njordir journey through the enchanted wilderness, they face bewitching creatures and dark forces th... continue
Slovenia248.
Under the Net by Iris Murdoch EN
IrelandDescription:
Iris Murdoch's debut—a comic novel about work and love, wealth and fame Jake Donaghue, garrulous artist, meets Hugo Bellfounder, silent philosopher. Jake, hack writer and sponger, now penniless flat-hunter, seeks out an old girlfriend, Anna Quentin, and her glamorous actress sister, Sadie. He resumes acquaintance with the formidable Hugo, whose ‘philosophy’ he once presumptuously dared to interpret. These meetings involve Jake and his eccentric servant-companion, Finn, in a series of adventures that include the kidnapping of a film-star dog and a political riot on a film set of ancient Rome. J... continue
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Us Against You by Fredrik Backman EN
Description:
Instant New York Times Bestseller! The author of A Man Called Ove returns with “a lyrical look at how a community heals, how families recover, and how individuals grow” (The Washington Post). “Fans of Backman will not be disappointed. His work continues to amaze and captivate, enlighten and thrill.” —Shelf Awareness A small community tucked deep in the forest, Beartown is home to tough, hardworking people who don’t expect life to be easy or fair. No matter how difficult times get, they’ve always been able to take pride in their local ice hockey team. So it’s a cruel blow when they hear that th... continue
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Vaak ben ik gelukkig by Jens Christian Grøndahl NL
DenmarkDescription:
Ellinor en haar man Henning zijn goed bevriend met Anna en Georg. Maar alles verandert wanneer de twee stellen op skivakantie gaan en Anna en Henning omkomen in een lawine. Hun echtgenoten blijven alleen achter. In hun verdriet trekken Elli en Georg steeds meer naar elkaar toe, maar kunnen twee mensen zomaar opnieuw beginnen? Pas wanneer Georg jaren later overlijdt en Elli helemaal alleen achterblijft, durft ze het verleden onder ogen te komen – een verleden dat meer ontsluit dan rouw en verraad.
'Vaak ben ik gelukkig' is een aangrijpende roman over liefde, huwelijk en vrien... continue
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