Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (2679)
1711.
Night by Elie Wiesel EN
RomaniaDescription:
Presents a true account of the author's experiences as a Jewish boy in a Nazi concentration camp.
1712.
El hombre es un gran faisán en el mundo by Herta Müller ES
Description:
The Passport is the disturbing portrait of the disintegration of a Germanic community in rural Rumania, a town trapped by oppression and inconceivable harshness. In a tale that becomes a poem thanks to the clarity of its images and the rhythm and cadence of its prose, M�ller’s forceful and unvarnished hand sketches the history of a town and its inhabitants, replicating their air of despair, their conflicts, superstitions and dreams.
1713.
En tierras bajas by Herta Müller, Juan José Solar ES
Description:
Life described from the perspective of a girl experiencing the brutality of a supposedly idyllic village during the Ceausescu dictatorship.
1714.
Todo lo que tengo lo llevo conmigo by Herta Müller ES
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Valiéndose de las conversaciones y de las detalladas notas de la vida en el campo de concentración tomadas por su amigo, el poeta Oskar Pastior, la premio Nobel rumana Herta Müller indaga en la historia de represión y persecución sufrida por los alemanes rumanos en tiempos de Stalin. «Una conmovedora obra que consigue, con un lenguaje de enorme sensibilidad, traer luz a los tiempos oscuros.» Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung «Su voz posee el don de la poesía, de una lírica concisa y plena.» ABC «El libro más importante de esta especialista en las deformaciones del alma humana y constituye, sin du... continue
1715.
Whisperwood by Alex Woodroe EN
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When curious nomad Anna hears about Whisperwood, a town that's not on any maps, that nobody goes to, and nobody comes from, she sees an opportunity to hide from her violent witch-hunting ex. But not everything is peaceful in the isolated community. A vanishing town, a gruesome funeral rite, an emergency field surgery--these surprises and more test Anna's resolve. Prevented from leaving the frontier settlement by folk magic she doesn't understand, Anna lends helping hands everywhere she can, but quickly finds that investigating the forest too closely could end up being the last thing she does. ... continue
1716.
Der blinde Masseur : Roman by Catalin Dorian Florescu DE
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a philosophical book about a man returning from Switzerland to his home country Romania. A book about lies, trust, love and friendship set in the early 2000s.
1717.
Die Nacht : Erinnerung und Zeugnis by Elie Wiesel DE
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Atemlos, bewusst karg im Stil erzählt der Friedensnobelpreisträger seine Erfahrung als Kind in Auschwitz. Jede Zeile spricht uns unmittelbar an.
1718.
Night by Elie Weisel EN
Description:
A new translation from the French by Marion Wiesel. Night is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie's wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal memoir in the language and spirit truest to the author's original intent. And in a substantive new preface, Elie reflects on the enduring importance of Night and his lifelong, passionate dedication to ensuring that the world never forgets man's capacity for inhumanity to man. Night offers much... continue
1719.
The Appointment by Herta Müller EN
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'I've been summoned, Thursday, ten sharp.' So begins one day in the life of a young clothing-factory worker during Ceausescu's totalitarian regime. She has been questioned before, but this time she knows it will be worse. Her crime? Sewing notes into the linings of men's suits bound for Italy. 'Marry me', the notes say, with her name and address. Anything to get out of the country.As she rides the tram to her interrogation, her thoughts stray to her friend Lilli, shot while trying to flee to Hungary; to her grandparents, deported after her first husband informed on them; to Major Albu, her int... continue
