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. (413)
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Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Winner of the Booker Prize Winner of 'Book of the Year' and 'Debut of the Year' at the British Book Awards The Million-Copy Bestseller 'An amazingly intimate, compassionate, gripping portrait of addiction, courage and love.' – The judges of the Booker Prize 'Douglas Stuart has written a first novel of rare and lasting beauty.' – Observer It is 1981. Glasgow is dying and good families must grift to survive. Agnes Bain has always expected more from life, dreaming of greater things. But Agnes is abandoned by her philandering husband, and as she descends deeper into drink, the children try their b... continue
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Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse DE
GermanyDescription:
»Siddhartha«, die weltberühmte Legende von der Selbstbefreiung eines jungen Menschen aus familiärer und gesellschaftlicher Fremdbestimmung zu einem selbständigen Leben, zeigt, daß Erkenntnis nicht durch Lehren zu vermitteln ist, sondern nur durch eigene Erfahrung erworben werden kann.
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Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse EN
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Hermann Hesse's moving and inspirational chronicle of spiritual enlightenment, with an introduction by Paulo Coehlo Siddhartha is perhaps the most important and compelling moral allegory our troubled century has produced. Integrating Eastern and Western spiritual traditions with psychoanalysis and philosophy, this strangely simple tale, written with a deep and moving empathy for humanity, has touched the lives of millions since its original publication in 1922. Set in India, Siddhartha is the story of a young Brahmin's search for ultimate reality after meeting with the Buddha. His quest takes ... continue
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Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse ES
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Novela de aprendizaje espiritual del hijo de un brahman. Se trata más de una novela de evolución interior que de una novela de acción. A través del encuentro con diferentes personajes, asistimos al desarrollo personal del protagonista hacia la pureza espiritual y la paz interior.
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Sin novedad en el frente by Erich Maria Remarque ES
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«Soy joven, tengo veinte años, pero no conozco de la vida más que la desesperación, el miedo, la muerte y el tránsito de una existencia llena de la más absurda superficialidad a una abismo de dolor. Veo a los pueblos lanzarse unos contra otros y matarse sin rechistar, ignorantes, enloquecidos, dóciles, inocentes. Veo a los más ilustres cerebros del mundo inventar armas y frases para hacer posible todo eso durante más tiempo y con mayor rendimiento».
Este clásico de la literatura antimilitarista es un relato inclemente ... continue
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Sing, Wild Bird, Sing : A Novel by Jacqueline O EN
IrelandDescription:
A courageous woman journeys from nineteenth-century Ireland to the American West in a powerful novel about the indomitable will to survive--and to flourish--against nearly impossible odds. It's 1849 on the west coast of Ireland. Resilient Honora O'Donoghue is accustomed to fending for herself and to reading the language of the natural world. It was always said she'd been marked for something different, but it's not until she suffers devastating losses in a country gripped by the Famine that Honora begins to understand how that difference will save her. With the hope of a better life in America... continue
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South Riding : An English Landscape by Winifred Holtby EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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When Sarah Burton returns to her hometown as headmistress she is full of ambition, determined to create a great school and to inspire her girls to take all they can from life. But in the aftermath of the First World War, the country is in depression and ideals are hard won. Lydia Holly, the scholarship girl from the shacks, is the most brilliant student Sarah has ever taught, but when her mother's health fails, her education must be sacrificed - there is nobody else to care for the children. Robert Carne of Maythorpe Hall stands for everything Sarah despises: his family has farmed the South Ri... continue
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Soviet Milk by Nora Ikstena EN
LatviaDescription:
The central character in the story tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. She is deprived first of her professional future, then of her identity and finally of her relationship with her daughter
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Split : A Novel by Alida Bremer EN
CroatiaDescription:
Nazis, spies, romance, and murder collide in prewar eastern Europe in a mesmerizing historical novel by the award-winning author of Oliva's Garden. It's 1936. The seaside-resort village of Split on the Adriatic coast bustles. The tourist spots are booming, passenger steamers dot the harbor, and Jewish émigrés have found tenuous refuge from persecution. But as war in Europe looms, Split is also a nest of spies, fascists, and smugglers--and now, a locale suspiciously scouted by a German Reich film crew. Then one summer morning it becomes the scene of a murder investigation when a corpse is found... continue