Popular European Psychology Books
Find psychology books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (166)
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A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov EN
RussiaDescription:
A masterpiece of Russian prose, Lermontov's only novel was influential for many later 19th century authors, including Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and Chekhov. Lermotov's hero, Pechorin, is a dangerous man, Byronic in his wasted gifts and his cynicism, and desperate for any kind of action that will stave off boredom. In five linked episodes, Lermontov builds up a portrait of a man caught in and expressing the sickness of his times.
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A Paixão segundo G.H. by Clarice Lispector PT
UkraineDescription:
Conhecemo-la pelas enigmáticas iniciais – o nome, nunca chegaremos a descobrir. G.H., independente e segura das suas escolhas, é uma escultora bem relacionada nos círculos do Rio de Janeiro. Numa manhã igual a outras, o seu mundo vai expandir-se depois de se pulverizar. Primeiro, a sua empregada despede-se; em seguida, G.H. decide limpar o quarto que ela habitava: um espaço vazio e imaculado. É aí que acontece um encontro epifânico com uma barata que rasteja de dentro de um armário. Perante a visão do inseto, G.H. submerge num questionamento existencial agudo, rasga fronteiras, põe em causa o ... continue
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Act of Passion by Georges Simenon EN
BelgiumDescription:
For forty years Charles Alavoine has sleepwalked through his life. Growing up as a good boy in the grip of a domineering mother, he trains as a doctor, marries, opens a medical practice in a quiet country town, and settles into an existence of impeccable bourgeois conformity. And yet at unguarded moments this model family man is haunted by a sense of emptiness and futility. Then, one night, laden with Christmas presents, he meets Martine. It is time for the sleeper to awake.
Denmark5.
Country: Europe / 
Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
In der kleinen schottischen Stadt Stromness auf den Orkney Inseln lebt Paul, ein Schweizer Dekorateur und Inneneinrichter. Als er von einem Design-Magazin einen obskuren, aber lukrativen Auftrag aus Norwegen erhält, begibt er sich auf eine Reise, die ihn an die Grenzen seiner Welt und weit darüber hinaus führt.
Christian Krachts Roman aus dem Geiste einer radikalen Romantik erzählt eine faszinierende Geschichte vom Hier und vom Dort und katapultiert uns aus unserem Jetzt, aus unserer spätmodernen, leerlaufenden Zivilisation in eine gleißende, verspiegelte Land... continue
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All-Night Pharmacy : A Novel by Ruth Madievsky EN
MoldovaDescription:
Rachel Kushner meets David Lynch in this fever dream of an LA novel about a young woman who commits a drunken act of violence just before her sister vanishes without a trace On the night of her high school graduation, a young woman follows her older sister Debbie to Salvation, a Los Angeles bar patronized by energy healers, aspiring actors, and all-around misfits. After the two share a bag of unidentified pills, the evening turns into a haze of sensual and risky interactions—nothing unusual for two sisters bound in an incredibly toxic relationship. Our unnamed narrator has always been under th... continue
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Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Aus einer vielleicht nicht zufälligen Begegnung zweier Fremder entwickelt sich eine Parabel über das Leben, die Liebe, die Treue - und ein kriminalistisches Abenteuer, das am Pfingstsonntag ein ungeahntes Ende nimmt.
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Answer to Job by Carl Gustav Jung EN
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Explores the religious symbolism present throughout the Bible as it reflects the nature, needs, and processes of the human consciousness
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EnglandDescription:
SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZE 2022 SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2022 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG FICTION AWARD 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BETTY TRASK PRIZE 2022 LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2022 'Diamond-sharp, timely and urgent' Observer, Best Debuts of 2021 'Subtle, elegant, scorching' Vogue 'Virtuosic, exquisite, achingly unique' Guardian 'I'm full of the hope, on reading it, that this is the kind of book that doesn't just mark the moment things change, but also makes that change possible' Ali Smith 'Ex... continue
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Bajo el volcán by Malcolm Lowry ES
Description:
El Día de Muertos de 1938 es una jornada aciaga para el ex cónsul británico en México, Geoffrey Firmin, un hombre alcohólico, arruinado por los fantasmas de su mente y de su pasado y cuyos oscuros sentimientos de culpabilidad alimentan una soterrada voluntad de autodestrucción. Incapaz de reaccionar al regreso de su ex mujer, Yvonne, el cónsul deja que ella se acerque de nuevo a su hermanastro Hugh, trotamundos implicado en actividades políticas. Y durante las veinticuatro horas en que transcurre la novela, en un México que simboliza al tiempo el paraíso y el infierno terrenales, se suceden al... continue
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