Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (2604)
1871.
The Island by Ana María Matute EN
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'This is an old and wicked island. An island of Phoenicians and merchants, of bloodsuckers and frauds' Expelled from her convent school for kicking the prioress, and abandoned by her father when her mother dies, rebellious teenager Matia is sent to live with her domineering grandmother on the island of Mallorca. In the hot, oppressive stillness of an adolescent summer, she learns to scheme with her cousin Borja, and finds herself increasingly drawn to the strange outsider Manuel. But civil war has come to Spain, and it will teach Matia about the adult world in ways she could not foresee. This ... continue
1872.
The Summer of Dead Toys : A Thriller by Antonio Hill EN
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When a young boy falls to his death from a balcony in a ritzy Barcelona neighborhood, investigator Hector Salgado pieces the victim's world together in the city's seedy underbelly, where he confronts a human trafficking operation.
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1876.
La felicidad es un té contigo by Mamen Sánchez ES
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La inexplicable desaparición del gentleman Atticus Craftsman en el corazón de las tinieblas de la España profunda parece estar relacionada con las malas artes de cinco mujeres desesperadas, las empleadas de la revista Librarte, capaces de cualquier cosa con tal de conservar su trabajo. El inspector Manchego será el encargado de desenredar una trama en la que la comedia romántica se mezcla con el drama más tierno, la intriga policiaca desemboca en el mayor hallazgo literario de todos los tiempos, lo más difícil se vuelve fácil y los problemas se ahogan en un mar de lágrimas... de risa. Todo est... continue
1877.
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"Set in the stark beauty of the Andalusian mountains El Hacho tells the story of Curro, an olive farmer determined to honour his family tradition in the face of drought, deluge and the lucrative temptations of a rapidly modernising Spain. Wonderfully crafted, El Hacho is a poignant and compelling story of struggle and hope."
1878.
Espelho partido by Mercè Rodoreda PT
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Em "Espelho Partido", a escritora catalã faz um romance de personagens aparentemente comuns, mas com o peso de nostalgia que carregam todos aqueles que vivem com intensidade. Não são bons nem maus: como as pessoas que passam ao nosso lado todo dia da semana. E têm seus segredos. O cenário dessa trama é Barcelona. Lá vive a família Valldaura, de quem o leitor vai se tornando íntimo ao ouvir os cochichos das criadas: há uma moça que se suicida em Viena, um filho em segredo, uma amante cançonetista, uma f... continue
1879.
Garden by the Sea by Mercè Rodoreda EN
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A Gatsby-esque novel about Spain in the 1920s on the eve of the Spanish Civil War
1880.
Fog : A Novel by Miguel de Unamuno EN
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Fog is a fresh new translation of the Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno’s Niebla, first published in 1914. An early example of modernism’s challenge to the conventions of nineteenth-century realist fiction, Fog shocked critics but delighted readers with its formal experimentation and existential themes. This revolutionary novel anticipates the work of Sartre, Borges, Pirandello, Nabokov, Calvino, and Vonnegut. The novel’s central character, Augusto, is a pampered, aimless young man who falls in love with Eugenia, a woman he randomly spots on the street. Augusto’s absurd infatuation offers an ir... continue