Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (2878)
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Die Zeit der Verachtung by Andrzej Sapkowski DE
PolandDescription:
Ciri wird von allen Seiten gejagt. Auch Hexer Geralt kann sie nur mit Mühe schützen. Als er schwer verwundet wird, kann Ciri zwar fliehen, doch sie findet sich in einer entsetzlichen Wüste wieder – mit einem verirrten Einhorn als einzigem Gefährten.
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The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk EN
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The much-anticipated English translation of Olga Tokarczuk’s magnum opus
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Tales of Pirx the Pilot by Stanislaw Lem EN
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From 'A giant of twentieth-century science fiction' (Guardian), the adventures of Pirx, a hapless everyman in outer space 'By now he fancied himself something of a rocket jockey, a space ace, whose real home was among the planets' In a future where space travel has become routine and unremarkable, Pirx the pilot bumbles and daydreams his way through the solar system. These endearing tales follow his progress from cadet to captain. But, whether he is wrestling with a misbehaving spacesuit, feeling uncomfortable on a luxury space cruise ship or encountering a mysterious malfunctioning robot on a... continue
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The Last Jew of Treblinka by Chil Rajchman EN
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Quickly becoming a cornerstone of Holocaust historiography--a devastatingly stark memoir from one of the lone survivors of Treblinka.
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PortugalDescription:
No food, no water, no government, no obligation, no order. Discover a chillingly powerful and prescient dystopian vision from one of Europe's greatest writers. A driver waiting at the traffic lights goes blind. An ophthalmologist tries to diagnose his distinctive white blindness, but is affected before he can read the textbooks. It becomes a contagion, spreading throughout the city. Trying to stem the epidemic, the authorities herd the afflicted into a mental asylum where the wards are terrorised by blind thugs. And when fire destroys the asylum, the inmates burst forth and the last links with... continue
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Empty Wardrobes by Maria Judite de Carvalho EN
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A previously untranslated classic of Portuguese feminist literature originally published in 1978, Carvalho's Empty Wardrobes introduces English-speaking readers to a forgotten and underappreciated woman writer a la recent publishing sensations Lucia Berlin, Natalia Ginzburg, Ingeborg Bachmann, Silvina Ocampo, and Armonia Somers. Empty Wardrobes is a tightly plotted, highly entertaining read, that, thanks to an ingenious detached narrative technique (one that makes the plot all the more fun to revisit and rethink), is both darkly humorous and devastatingly true.
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Aventuras de João Sem Medo by José Gomes Ferreira PT
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História fantástica que recorre ao imaginário mágico, por vezes de inspiração surrealista, este romance é um prodígio de efabulação e engenho narrativo.
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Cinco Voltas Na Bahia E Um Beijo Para Caetano Velo by Alexandra Lucas Coelho PT
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O terceiro livro dedicado ao Brasil da premiada escritora e jornalista portuguesa Alexandra Lucas Coelho parte de uma provocação de Caetano Veloso. Ao elogiar, em ocasião do lançamento da edição brasileira do romance Deus-dará, em 2019, os livros anteriores da autora, o compositor baiano declarou: “falta Bahia”. Alexandra concordou e resolveu mergulhar nas suas experiências em terras baianas para escrever este novo livro, uma combinação de ensaio, reportagem e crônica. A partir das viagens realizadas em épocas distintas (primeira volta: 1997, segunda volta: 2016, terceira volta: 2017, quarta v... continue