Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (1825)
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The Woman Destroyed by Simone De Beauvoir EN
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By the world-famous writer and feminist Simone de Beauvoir, here are three moving stories which eloquently express her understanding of women and the crises they face in mid-life.
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The Princess of Cleves by Madame de La Fayette (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne) EN
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Perhaps one of the greatest works of French literature is Madame de Lafayette's The Princess of Cleves, often described as the first of all "modern" novels. This classic translation, with an introduction, by the late English novelist and biographer Nancy Mitford, was first brought out in 1951 by New Directions. It is now made available as a New Directions Paperbook. Published in 1678 and written by Marie Madeleine Roche de la Vergne, Countess de Lafayette - a Parisian lady of fashion and great wit, who probably received help from her friend the Duc de la Rochefoucauld, author of the famous Max... continue
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Manon des sources by Marcel Pagnol FR
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Après la mort du Bossu, et la vente des Romarins, Manon et sa mère s'installent dans la grotte de Baptistine. Quelques années plus tard, Manon trouve l'occasion de se venger... Pagnol s'est souvent adapté lui-mème, passant aisé- ment du théâtre an cinéma. Ici, il fait le chemin inverse, et adapte un film en roman: Manon des sources (1963), deuxième partie de L'Eau des collines, est la mise en roman du film éponyme. tourné dix ans plus tôt. On en retrouve tous les personnages, et on est émerveillé de voir que les dialogues, qui sont souvent, mot à mot., les mèmes, « s'entendent » aussi bien sur... continue
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Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier FR
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The classic French novel written by a soldier, who would later die during World War I, tells the story of Auguste Meaulnes and the "domain mysterieux."
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Nana by Émile Zola EN
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"Nana is probably the most famous character in Les Rougon-Macquart. The novel that bears her name, published in 1880, is the ninth volume in the series. It consists of a number of episodes, or tableaux, in the short but spectacular life of Ana Coupeau, the fourth child of Gervaise Macquart. We first saw her as a young girl in L'Assommoir (1877), her father an abusive alcoholic, her mother Gervaise reduced to a similar degraded state. She works as a milliner's assistant and dabbles in casual street prostitution. She has a child by an unknown father when she is sixteen. Having escaped from the s... continue
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Res no s'oposa a la nit by Delphine de Vigan CA
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Un matí d'hivern, Delphine de Vigan va entrar a l'apartament de la seva mare, Lucile, i se la va trobar morta estirada al llit. Arran d'aquesta mort sobtada en circumstàncies poc clares, l'escriptora va decidir emprendre una recerca detectivesca per mirar de reconstruir el trencaclosques que havia estat la vida de Lucile Poirier. Una dona fascinant, d'una bellesa terriblement dolça i salvatge, seductora i bohemia, pero amb l'ànima marcada per un dolor profund i misteriós.Els centenars de fotografies preses durant anys, la cronica... continue
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Şi dacă e adevărat ... by Marc Levy RO
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"Ce-o să-ţi spun nu e uşor de înţeles, e imposibil de admis, dar dacă ai vrea să-mi asculţi povestea…"
Ce să crezi despre o femeie care-ţi alege dulapul din baie ca să-şi petreacă zilele în el? Care se miră că o poţi vedea? Care apare şi dispare brusc şi pretinde că este în comă profundă la celălalt capăt al oraşului? Pe ea trebuie să o duci la psihiatru, sau pe tine? Sau, dimpotrivă, trebuie să te laşi în voia acestei aventuri extravagante?
Şi dacă este adevărat?…
Dacă e adevărat că Arthur este singura persoană care poate împărţi ... continue