Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (2670)
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Wir Kinder Von Bahnhof Zoo by Christiane F. DE
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I selvbiografisk form fortæller den 15-årige Christiane, hvordan samfundsmæssige forhold, dårlige familie- og boligforhold, samt manglende venner får hende til at blive heroin-junkie og barneluder som 13-årig
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La audaz e inquietante novela corta de Thomas Mann, escrita en 1952, es la contraparte femenina de su obra maestra Muerte en Venecia. Escrito desde el punto de vista de una mujer en lo que ahora podríamos llamar la crisis de la mediana edad, El cisne negro evidencia el dominio de Mann en el análisis psicológico y su convincente interés en la intersección de lo físico y lo espiritual en el comportamiento humano. Es sorprendentemente relevante para las discusiones actuales sobre la política del cuerpo, las inscripciones masculinas de lo femenino y... continue
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Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse ES
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Novela de aprendizaje espiritual del hijo de un brahman. Se trata más de una novela de evolución interior que de una novela de acción. A través del encuentro con diferentes personajes, asistimos al desarrollo personal del protagonista hacia la pureza espiritual y la paz interior.
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Escrita tras las trágicas experiencias de la Gran Guerra, DEMIAN es una de las obras más emblemáticas de Hermann Hesse (1877-1962). La novela -en la que late la repulsa de la sociedad burguesa y masificada y el llamamiento a los elegidos (los que llevan en su frente el estigma de Caín) para conquistar la autenticidad y emprender la reconstrucción comunitaria de la humanidad- traza, como reza su subtítulo, la historia de la juventud de Emil Sinclair, quien, en ruptura con el mundo claro y seguro de su infancia, va a la busca de su personalidad y su destino, sólo realizables en el mundo oscuro, ... continue
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The Swarm by Frank Schätzing EN
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Now a CW Original Series The Der Spiegel number #1 blockbuster bestseller about an intelligent life force that takes over the oceans and exacts revenge on mankind! Whales begin sinking ships. Toxic eyeless crabs poison Long Island’s water supply. Around the world, countries are beginning to feel the effects of the ocean’s revenge. In this riveting novel, full of twists, turns, and cliffhangers, a team of scientists discovers a strange, intelligent life force called the Yrr that takes form in marine animals in order to wreak havoc on man for his abuses. The Day After Tomorrow meets The Abyss in... continue
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The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels EN
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A rousing call to arms whose influence is still felt today Originally published on the eve of the 1848 European revolutions, The Communist Manifesto is a condensed and incisive account of the worldview Marx and Engels developed during their hectic intellectual and political collaboration. Formulating the principles of dialectical materialism, they believed that labor creates wealth, hence capitalism is exploitive and antithetical to freedom. This new edition includes an extensive introduction by Gareth Stedman Jones, Britain's leading expert on Marx and Marxism, providing a complete course for... continue
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The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe EN
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"Be on your guard … and take care not to fall in love!" Visiting an idyllic German village, Werther, a sensitive and romantic young man, meets and falls in love with sweet-natured Lotte. Although he realizes that Lotte is to marry Albert, he is unable to subdue his passion for her and his infatuation torments him to the point of absolute despair. The first great ‘confessional’ novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther draws both on Goethe’s own unrequited love for Charlotte Buff and on the death of his friend Karl Wilhelm Jerusalem. The book was an immediate success and a cult rapidly grew up around... continue
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Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse EN
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This Faust-like and magical story of the humanization of a middle-aged misanthrope was described in The New York Times as a 'savage indictment of bourgeois society'. But, as the author notes in this edition, Steppenwolf is a book that has been consistently misinterpreted. This self-portrait of a man who felt himself to be half-human and half-wolf can also be seen as a plea for rigorous self-examination and an indictment of intellectual hypocrisy.
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"My definition of an unputdownable book . . . witty, astute, and self-aware." —Melissa Broder, author of Milk Fed “Wondrous and weird.” —New York Times "Gorgeous." —New Yorker "High Brow x Brilliant." —NY Mag (Approval Matrix) "Piercing, feverish, and frequently astonishing." —Entertainment Weekly "Utterly brilliant." —Cosmopolitan "A true novel of the era." —Elle "Freakish and hallucinatory." —Vulture "Absurdly funny." —Ms. Magazine "Haunting." —Esquire "Riveting and innovative." —TIME "Sophisticated." —Chicago Review of Books "Strange, haunting, and undeniably beautiful." —Publishers Weekly ... continue