Popular European Historical Fiction Books
Find historical fiction books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (250)
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Cruces rojas by Sasha Filipenko ES
BelarusDescription:
Un joven llamado Alexander se muda a un apartamento en Minsk. Llega con una tragedia a sus espaldas y ninguna intención de hacer nuevos amigos. Pero Tatiana Alekséievna, su vecina nonagenaria, insistirá en compartir con él sus recuerdos antes de que el alzhéimer los borre por completo. Como mecanógrafa del ministerio del interior ruso durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Tatiana tuvo a su cargo la comunicación con Cruz Roja Internacional sobre de los soldados apresados por el bando enemigo; entre ellos, su marido. Después pasaría a&n... continue
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Cutting it Short ; and The Little Town where Time Stood Still by Bohumil Hrabal EN
Country: Europe / 
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Description:
From the flamboyant and unpredictable Maryska, who scandalises the town when she cuts short her golden tresses, to the eccentric Uncle Pepin, who always has to have a ready supply of furniture to smash when he's angry, Bohumil Hrabal creates a range of enchanting and memorable characters - confirming his status as one of Europe's greatest writers.
France44.
Das Tor zur Welt: Träume by Miriam Georg DE
GermanyDescription:
Stadt der Tränen, Stadt der Träume – die Hamburger Auswandererhallen. Die neue dramatische Saga vor einzigartiger Kulisse von Bestsellerautorin Miriam Georg! Jeden Tag arbeitet die junge Ava bis zur Erschöpfung auf dem Moorhof im Alten Land. Jede Nacht träumt sie vom Meer. Die Erinnerung an ihre Familie ist von Jahr zu Jahr mehr verblasst, kaum weiß sie noch den Namen ihrer Mutter. Irgendwann will Ava sie in Amerika wiederfinden. Claire Conrad ist reich. Sie ist schön. Und in ihrem willensstarken Kopf stehen die Zeichen auf Rebellion. Sie will reisen, die Welt sehen, aus den strengen Regeln de... continue
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Daughter of the Reich : A Novel by Louise Fein EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
"For fans of The Nightingale and All the Light We Cannot See, a spellbinding story of impossible love set against the backdrop of the Nazi regime strengthening its grip on a vulnerable nation"--
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David Copperfield by Charles Dickens EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
David Copperfield is the story of a young man’s adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his brilliant, but ultimately unworthy school-friend Steerforth; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; his nemesis, the eternally humble Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora; and the magnificently impecunious Micawber, one of literature’s great comic creations. In David Copperfield – the novel he described as his ‘f... continue
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Dawn : A Novel by Elie Wiesel EN
RomaniaDescription:
Deals with the conflicts and thoughts of a young Jewish concentration-camp veteran as he prepares to assassinate a British hostage in occupied Palestine.
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De gek van de tsaar : roman by Jaan Kross NL
EstoniaDescription:
Een man die zijn belofte, de tsaar altijd de waarheid te vertellen gestand doet, wordt krankzinnig verklaard en tien jaar opgesloten.
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De onzichtbaren by Roy Jacobsen NL
NorwayDescription:
Begin 20ste eeuw groeit een meisje, letterlijk en figuurlijk, met tegenwind op op een eilandje voor de Noorse kust, dat niet te zien is vanaf de kust, maar vanwaar het vasteland wel te zien is.
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Death in Soho by Emily Organ EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
It's the Roaring Twenties. London's bright young things are partying, Soho's nightlife is buzzing and Augusta Peel is hiding in her basement. She has a reason to hide there: it's home to her Bloomsbury workshop where she repairs old, neglected books. After a busy time during the war, all Augusta wants is peace and quiet - even if it is routinely disturbed by the tube trains beneath her feet. But events take a turn when Augusta agrees to chaperone 19-year-old Harriet Jones on a date. Failing to get her home on time, she ends up in a riotous nightclub. She can't imagine the evening getting much ... continue