Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (2679)
1621.
The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski EN
PolandDescription:
A young boy, abandoned by his parents during World War II, wanders alone from one village to another in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe.
1622.
The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman by Andrzej Szczypiorski EN
Description:
Reissued with an introduction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a stunning and disquieting novel of heroism and cowardice A masterful novel that was a huge bestseller in Europe, The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman is a testament to the power of literature. Now with an introduction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who named it her "favorite book no one else has heard of" in the New York Times, the novel follows Irma Seidenman, a young Jewish widow in Nazi-occupied Warsaw in 1943, who possesses two attributes that can spell the difference between life and death: blue eyes and blond hair. With these features, an... continue
1623.
Der Schwalbenturm by Andrzej Sapkowski DE
Description:
Ciri sucht ihren Schicksalsort, dem legendären Schwalbenturm. Unterdessen will die rivische Königin den Hexer als Kämpfer im Krieg gegen Nilfgaard verpflichten. Es gelingt ihm zwar, sich abzusetzen – doch bei einem Überfall gerät sein Wolfsmedaillon in fremde Hände.
1624.
Die Zeit der Verachtung by Andrzej Sapkowski DE
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Ciri wird von allen Seiten gejagt. Auch Hexer Geralt kann sie nur mit Mühe schützen. Als er schwer verwundet wird, kann Ciri zwar fliehen, doch sie findet sich in einer entsetzlichen Wüste wieder – mit einem verirrten Einhorn als einzigem Gefährten.
1625.
The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk EN
Description:
The much-anticipated English translation of Olga Tokarczuk’s magnum opus
1626.
Tales of Pirx the Pilot by Stanislaw Lem EN
Description:
From 'A giant of twentieth-century science fiction' (Guardian), the adventures of Pirx, a hapless everyman in outer space 'By now he fancied himself something of a rocket jockey, a space ace, whose real home was among the planets' In a future where space travel has become routine and unremarkable, Pirx the pilot bumbles and daydreams his way through the solar system. These endearing tales follow his progress from cadet to captain. But, whether he is wrestling with a misbehaving spacesuit, feeling uncomfortable on a luxury space cruise ship or encountering a mysterious malfunctioning robot on a... continue
1627.
The Last Jew of Treblinka by Chil Rajchman EN
Description:
Quickly becoming a cornerstone of Holocaust historiography--a devastatingly stark memoir from one of the lone survivors of Treblinka.
1628.
PortugalDescription:
No food, no water, no government, no obligation, no order. Discover a chillingly powerful and prescient dystopian vision from one of Europe's greatest writers. A driver waiting at the traffic lights goes blind. An ophthalmologist tries to diagnose his distinctive white blindness, but is affected before he can read the textbooks. It becomes a contagion, spreading throughout the city. Trying to stem the epidemic, the authorities herd the afflicted into a mental asylum where the wards are terrorised by blind thugs. And when fire destroys the asylum, the inmates burst forth and the last links with... continue
1629.
Empty Wardrobes by Maria Judite de Carvalho EN
Description:
A previously untranslated classic of Portuguese feminist literature originally published in 1978, Carvalho's Empty Wardrobes introduces English-speaking readers to a forgotten and underappreciated woman writer a la recent publishing sensations Lucia Berlin, Natalia Ginzburg, Ingeborg Bachmann, Silvina Ocampo, and Armonia Somers. Empty Wardrobes is a tightly plotted, highly entertaining read, that, thanks to an ingenious detached narrative technique (one that makes the plot all the more fun to revisit and rethink), is both darkly humorous and devastatingly true.
