Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (2679)
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My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen EN
Country: Europe / 
Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
In a world where the dead can wake and walk among us, what is truly real?
Roos Beckman has a spirit companion only she can see. Ruth—strange, corpse-like, and dead for centuries—is the only good thing in Roos’ life, which is filled with sordid backroom séances organized by her mother. That is, until wealthy young widow Agnes Knoop attends one of these séances and asks Roos to come live with her at the crumbling estate she inherited upon the death of her husband. The manor is unsettling, but the attraction between Roos and Agnes is palpable. So how does someon... continue
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The Rider by Tim Krabb, Tim Krabbe EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
The classic bicycle road racing book first published in 1978 chronicles a 150-kilometer European road race and its competitors in vivid, realistic detail. Reprint.
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Minoes by Annie M.G. Schmidt NL
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Juffrouw Minoes was vroeger poes. Ze spint, krabt, geeft kopjes en houdt nog steeds van vogeltjes. En ook al is ze nu een gewoon meisje, toch zingt ze af en toe nog de mauw-mauw-song en spreekt ze nog prima `kats . Dat laatste komt haar baas Tibbe, die in een krant schrijft, goed van pas. Via de katten-persdienst komt hij heel wat verborgen en geheime zaken te weten. Dat geeft natuurlijk grote moeilijkheden... Minoes is een betoverend boek, dat bekroond is met een Zilveren Griffel. Het is vertaald in het Frans, Duits, Engels, Spaans, Catalaans, Italiaans, Noors, Zweeds, IJslands, Grieks, Hebre... continue
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Summer Brother by Jaap Robben EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
In this honest, tender account of brotherly love, thirteen-year-old Brian is tasked with caring for his disabled older brother.
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Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Jurgen Hofmeester once had it all: a beautiful wife, a nice house in an upper-class neighbourhood in Amsterdam, a respectable job as an editor, two lovely daughters named Ibi and Tirza, and a large amount of money in a Swiss bank account. But during the preparations for Tirza's graduation party, we come to know what he has lost. His wife has left him; Ibi is starting a bed and breakfast in France, an idea which he opposed; the director of the publishing house has fired him; and his savings have vanished in the wake of 9/11. Tirza's new boyfriend then causes even more trouble.
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Mary oder die Geburt von Frankenstein : Roman by Anne Eekhout DE
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Schweiz, 1816. Ein Vulkanausbruch in Indonesien hüllt ganz Europa in Asche und Wolken. Die achtzehnjährige Mary und ihr Geliebter Percy Bysshe Shelley besuchen Lord Byron am Genfer See. Sie verbringen verregnete, weinselige Abende vor dem Kamin. An einem der Abende fordert Byron sie auf, eine Geistergeschichte zu schreiben. Mary erinnert sich sofort an einen früheren Sommer ...
Schottland, 1812. Als Gast der Familie Baxter kommt Mary nach Dundee und freundet sich mit der jungen Isabella Baxter an. Schon bald streifen die beiden Mädchen stundenlang durch Felder und Wäl... continue
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The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
"It is 1961 and the rural Dutch province of Overijssel is quiet. Bomb craters have been filled, buildings reconstructed, and the war is truly over. Living alone in her late mother's country home, Isabel knows her life is as it should be, led by routine and discipline. But all is upended when her brother Louis brings his graceless new girlfriend Eva, leaving her at Isabel's doorstep as a guest, to stay for the season. Eva is Isabel's antithesis: she sleeps late, walks loudly through the house, and touches things she shouldn't. In response, Isabel develops a fury-fueled obsession, and when thing... continue
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Lanseloet van Denemerken : een abel spel by Hans van Dijk NL
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Lanseloet van Denemerken is een van de abele spelen die zijn overgeleverd in het bekende handschrift Van Hulthem. De abele spelen dateren uit de veertiende eeuw en zijn hiermee het oudst overgeleverde ernstige wereldlijke toneel van West-Europa. In Lanseloet van Denemerken is Lanseloet, de kroonprins van Denemarken, verliefd op Sanderijn, een hofdame van zijn moeder. Deze verzet zich hevig tegen de liefde en zorgt dat Sanderijn het hof verlaat. Lanseloet sterft uiteindelijk van liefdesverdriet De Alfa-reeks omvat Poëzie, proza en toneel uit verschillende eeuwen en van verschillende auteurs. De... continue
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This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
One of Paste Magazine's Best Books of the Decade The #1 New York Times Bestseller, now in paperback, with special bonus content Everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun... 10:00 a.m.: The principal of Opportunity, Alabama's high school finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve. 10:02 a.m.: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class. 10:03: The auditorium doors won't open. 10:05: Someone starts shooting. In 54 minutes, four students must confront their greatest hopes, and darkest fears, as t... continue
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Scheißrentiere by Magne Hovden DE
NorwayDescription:
Die Nordnorweger Leif und Roy träumen davon, das schnelle Geld zu machen. Da hat Leif eine geniale Idee: ein Erlebniscamp, in dem gestresste Urlauber wie Samen leben und im Kontakt mit der Natur wieder zu sich finden können. Braucht ja niemand zu wissen, dass Leif und Roy in Wirklichkeit wenig Ahnung von den Traditionen der Samen haben. Doch manche Touristen stellen echt viele Fragen ...