Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (2878)
1701.
Swallowing Mercury by Wioletta Grzegorzewska EN
PolandDescription:
A celebrated debut that animates the strange wonders of childhood in rural Poland, longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize.
1702.
Berlin Alexanderplatz : The Story of Franz Biberkopf by Alfred Döblin EN
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Alfred Döblin (1878-1957) studied medicine in Berlin and specialized in the treatment of nervous diseases. Along with his experiences as a psychiatrist in the workers' quarter of Berlin, his writing was inspired by the work of Holderlin, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche and was first published in the literary magazine, Der Sturm. Associated with the Expressionist literary movement in Germany, he is now recognized as on of the most important modern European novelists. Berlin Alexanderplatz is one of the masterpieces of modern European literature and the first German novel to adopt the technique of Ja... continue
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Feuertaufe by Andrzej Sapkowski DE
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In Nilfgaard wird die Verlobung des Kaisers mit Cirilla, Thronerbin von Cintra, proklamiert. Aber handelt es sich wirklich um die echte Ciri? GeraltGeralt macht sich auf den Weg nach Nilfgaard. Imner wieder zeigen ihm Wahrträume, dass Ciri in höchster Gefahr schwebt.
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Chasing the King of Hearts by Hanna Krall EN
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After the deportation of her husband to Auschwitzm Izolda Ragenberg, alias Maria Pawlicka, has only one aim: to free her husband. Her race to beat fate might appear absurd to others, but not to her. In times of war and destruction she learns to trust herself.
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Cosmos by Witold Gombrowicz ES
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Within the genre of crime fiction, Gombrowicz explores the angst of human existence
1708.
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Dos amigos recorren el este de Europa con una camioneta desvencijada, siempre a punto de reventar y dejarlos tirados en la cuneta de alguna de las innumerables fronteras que cruzan para vender ropa de segunda mano de los países occidentales. Con una ironía mordaz, Andrzej Stasiuk traza el periplo de ambos personajes por los lugares más pobres y asombrosos, donde colocar sus prendas resulta cada vez más complicado a causa de la competencia de los productos chinos. Un apasionante cuadro de los márgenes de la sociedad de consumo en Europa, donde la vida cambia a... continue
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Detective Nosegood and the Museum Robbery by Marian Ortan EN
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The third in a series of irresistibly charming, beautifully illustrated children's classics - the adventures of Detective Nosegoode and his talking dog, Cody. A famous picture is in danger of being stolen, the headquarters of the Circle of the Aficionados of Checkers has been robbed and an elusive pickpocket strikes at the celebrations to mark the hundredth anniversary of the founding of Lower Limewood. This small town seems to have a attracted quite a number of thieves - a good job they can count the brilliant Detective Nosegoode and his faithful Cody among their residents.
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The first of Lem’s novels to be published in americanca and still the best known. A scientist examining the ocean that covers the surface of the planet Solaris is forced to confront the incarnation of a painful, hitherto unconscious memory, inexplicably created by the ocean. An undisputed SF classic. Translated by Joanna Kilmartin and Steve Cox.