Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (2778)
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Reigen by Arthur Schnitzler DE
AustriaDescription:
"Reigen" ist ein Bühnenstück von Arthur Schnitzler. Die Uraufführung fand am 23. Dezember 1920 am Kleinen Schauspielhaus in Berlin statt und war einer der größten Theaterskandale des 20. Jahrhunderts. Das Stück schildert in zehn erotischen Dialogen die "unerbittliche Mechanik des Beischlafs" (der im Stück selbst nicht gezeigt wird) und sein Umfeld von Macht, Verführung, Sehnsucht, Enttäuschung und das Verlangen nach Liebe. Es zeichnet ein Bild der Moral in der Gesellschaft des Fin de siècle und durchwandert dabei in einem Reigen alle sozialen Schichten vom Proletariat bis zur Aristokratie. Das... continue
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Journey Into the Past by Stefan Zweig EN
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A deep study of the uneasy heart by one of the masters of the psychological novel, Journey into the Past, published here for the first time in America, is a novella that was found among Zweig’s papers after his death. Investigating the strange ways in which love, in spite of everything—time, war, betrayal—can last, Zweig tells the story of Ludwig, an ambitious young man from a modest background who falls in love with the wife of his rich employer. His love is returned, and the couple vow to live together, but then Ludwig is dispatched on business to Mexico, and while he is there the First Worl... continue
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The Field by Robert Seethaler EN
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"From their graves in the field, the oldest part of Paulstadt's cemetery, the town's late inhabitants tell stories from their lives. Some recall just a moment, perhaps the one in which they left this world, perhaps the one that they now realize shaped their life forever. Some remember all the people they've been with, or the only person they ever loved.These voices together - young, old, rich poor - build a picture of a community, as viewed from below ground instead of from above. The streets of the small, sleepy provincial town of Paulstadt are given shape and meaning by those who lived, love... continue
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The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson EN
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Under Platform 13 at King's Cross Station there is a secret door that leads to a magical island . . . It appears only once every nine years. And when it opens, four mysterious figures step into the streets of London. A wizard, an ogre, a fey and a young hag have come to find the prince of their kingdom, stolen as a baby nine years before. But the prince has become a horrible rich boy called Raymond Trottle, who doesn't understand magic and is determined not to be rescued. Shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, The Secret of Platform 13 is an exciting magical adventure from Eva Ibbotson, the award... continue
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Sophie Scholl and the White Rose by Annette Dumbach, Jud Newborn EN
BelarusDescription:
A SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EDITION TO COMMEMORATE 80 YEARS SINCE THE EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS OF 1943 Sophie Scholl and the White Rose tells the gripping true story of five Munich university students who set up an underground resistance movement in World War II. The thrilling story of their courage and defiance, brought to life in the Oscar-nominated film Sophie Scholl - The Final Days, is beautifully told in this special 80th anniversary edition of Annette Dumbach & Jud Newborn's critically acclaimed work. Acclaim for Sophie Scholl and the White Rose: 'The animated narrative reads like a suspense nove... continue
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Wave of Terror : A Novel by Theodore Odrach, Emma Odrach, T.F. Rigelhof EN
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This novel is a major literary discovery, and Odrach is drawing favorable comparisons with such eminent writers as Chekhov and Solzhenitsyn. Odrach wrote in Ukrainian, while living an exile's life in Toronto. This remarkable book is a microcosm of Soviet history, and Odrach provides a first-hand account of events during the Stalinist era that newsreels never covered. It has special value as a sensitive and realistic portrait of the times, while capturing the internal drama of the characters with psychological concision. Odrach creates a powerful and moving picture, and manages to show what lif... continue
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