Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (2679)
1801.
Riot Days by Maria Alyokhina EN
RussiaDescription:
In 2012 Maria Alyokhina and other members of Pussy Riot performed a provocative 'Punk Prayer', taking on the Orthodox church and its support for Vladimir Putin's authoritarian regime. They were charged with 'organized hooliganism'. That trial and Alyokhina's subsequent imprisonment became an international cause. For Alyokhina, her two-year sentence launched a struggle against the Russian prison system and an iron-willed refusal to be deprived of her humanity. This book gives voice to Alyokhina's insistence on the right to say no, whether to a prison guard or to the president.
1802.
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The development of robot technology to a state of perfection by future civilizations is explored in nine science fiction stories.
1803.
Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky EN
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Red Schuhart is a stalker, one of those misfits who are compelled, in spite of extreme danger, to venture illegally into the Zone to collect the mysterious artefacts that the alien visitors left scattered around. His life is dominated by the place and the thriving black market in the alien products. Even the nature of his mutant daughter has been determined by the Zone. And it is for her that he makes his last tragic foray into the hazardous and hostile territory.
1804.
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LEIA ANTES A SAGA ÉPICA QUE INSPIROU A NOVA SÉRIE DA APPLE TV+, FUNDAÇÃO, QUE ESTREIA EM SETEMBRO DE 2021 +Obra-prima de Isaac Asimov, a trilogia da Fundação recebeu o histórico prêmio Hugo de Melhor série de ficção científica e fantasia de todos os tempos. O trabalho confirmou seu autor como um dos maiores escritores do gênero e influenciou outras mentes geniais, como Carl Sagan, George Lucas e o Nobel de economia Paul Krugman. Há doze mil anos, o Império Galáctico reina, absoluto, sobre todos os mundos habitados. Mas esse reinado ignora um futuro terrível: uma crise levará a humanidade a uma... continue
1805.
Le Duel by Anton Pavlovitch Tchekhov FR
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Un soir, il neigea. En rentrant du travail je trouvai Mlle Maria dans ma chambre."Pourquoi ne venez-vous pas à la maison ? Puisque vous ne vouliez plus venir chez moi, c'est moi qui suis venue chez vous."Elle fondit en larmes : "La vie m'est pénible, très pénible, et je n'ai personne d'autre que vous au monde ! Ne m'abandonnez pas !"Tandis qu'elle cherchait un mouchoir pour essuyer ses larmes elle esquissa un sourire ; nous restâmes un moment silencieux, puis je la serrai dans mes bras et je l'embrassai en m'égratignant la joue jusqu'au sang contre l'épingle piquée dans son chapeau.Et nous nou... continue
1807.
Der Spieler by Fjodor M. Dostojewski DE
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Die zentrale Thematik dieses 1866 erstmals erschienenen Romans kreist um zwei Pole - die zerstörerische Leidenschaft zum Spiel und die Qual einer komplizierten Liebesbeziehung. Zunächst will Aleksej Iwanowitsch am Spieltisch nur seine ruinöse Finanzlage verbessern, aber wie der berühmte Autor selbst erliegt er der Faszination des Rouletts. Als ihm schließlich seine heimliche Liebe Paulina ihre ZUneigung gesteht, kann er den eingeschlagenen Weg nicht mehr verlassen. Er verliert die Geliebte, die erkennt, dass sie gegen die 'Poesie des Spiels' ohnmächtig ist.
1808.
Muerte con pingüino (Blackie Bolsillo) by Andrei Kurkov ES
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Viktor es un escritor está sin dinero, lo ha dejado su novia, tiene frío. Imaginen si se siente solo que decide adoptar a un pingüino. No sabe que este nuevo compañero de piso, Misha, también suelta suspiros melancólicos cuando chapotea en la bañera de agua helada y se encierra en la habitación como un adolescente. Ahora Viktor no solo está triste, sino que debe consolar a su amigo. Y además alimentarlo. Todo se complica cuando un gran periódico le encarga escribir esquelas de personajes públicos que aún e... continue
1809.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy EN
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Presents the classic nineteenth-century Russian novel in which a young woman is destroyed when she attempts to live outside the moral law of her society.
1810.
The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore EN
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‘A delicate weaving of myth and history, The Witch and the Tsar breathes new life into stories you think you know’ Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf