Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (1828)
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The True Deceiver by Tove Jansson EN
FinlandDescription:
A New York Review Books Original Winner of the Best Translated Book Award Deception—the lies we tell ourselves and the lies we tell others—is the subject of this, Tove Jansson’s most unnerving and unpredictable novel. Here Jansson takes a darker look at the subjects that animate the best of her work, from her sensitive tale of island life, The Summer Book, to her famous Moomin stories: solitude and community, art and life, love and hate. Snow has been falling on the village all winter long. It covers windows and piles up in front of doors. The sun rises late and sets early, and even during the... continue
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Description:
20-vuotias Anna Liisa on lupautunut Johannes Kivimaan morsiameksi. Vaikka Anna Liisa on vasta nuori nainen, on hänen mielensä sopukoissa suuri salaisuus, joka painaa hänen sydäntään ja yrittää luikerrella pinnalle. Tämä salaisuus ei kestäisi päivänvaloa, eikä hänen tuleva avioliittonsa kestäisi tätä salaisuutta. Hän juuri ja juuri itse kestää sen. Anna Liisa voi vain toivoa, että avioliiton arki painaisi tämän salaisuuden ikuisiksi ajoiksi unholaan. Tämä toivo kuitenkin alkaa murentua, kun Mikko, Anna Liisan talon entinen renki, uhkaa paljastaa Anna Liisan salaisuuden. -... continue
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The Brothers by Asko Sahlberg EN
Description:
A Shakespearean drama from icy Finland. Finland, 1809. Henrik and Erik are brothers who fought on opposite sides in the war between Sweden and Russia. With peace declared, they both return to their snowed-in farm. But who is the master? Sexual tensions, old grudges, family secrets: all come to a head in this dark and gripping saga. Why Peirene chose to publish this book: 'This is a historical novel in miniature form. It deals in dark passions and delivers as many twists as a 500-page epic. And if that were not enough, each character speaks in a distinct voice and expresses a unique take on rea... continue
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Zazie in the Metro by Raymond Queneau EN
FranceDescription:
Impish, foul-mouthed Zazie arrives in Paris from the country to stay with Gabriel, her female-impersonator uncle. All she really wants to do is ride the metro, but finding it shut because of a strike, Zazie looks for other means of amusement and is soon caught up in a comic adventure that becomes wilder and more manic by the minute. In 1960 Queneau's cult classic was made into a hugely successful film by Louis Malle. Packed full of word play and phonetic games, Zazie in the Metro remains as stylish and witty as ever. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classi... continue
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The Chatelet Apprentice by Jean-Francois Parot EN
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Paris, February 1761. A police officer disappears and Nicolas Le Floch, a young Breton police recruit is instructed to find him ...
