Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (2975)
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This Too Shall Pass : A Novel by Milena Busquets EN
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Feeling aimless after the death of the mother who was central to her life, forty-year-old Blanca turns to sex, her friends, and her family for comfort before leaving her Barcelona home and embarking on a journey with her loved ones in search of healing and purpose.
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La piedra permanece : historias de Bosnia-Herzegovina by Marc Casals ES
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Entre abril de 1992 y diciembre de 1995, el pequeño país de Bosnia-Herzegovina fue el escenario de una guerra que acabó con casi cien mil muertos y alrededor de dos millones de desplazados. Esto sucedió ante la mirada de incomprensión de la ciudadanía europea y la parálisis de sus dirigentes. La prensa internacional se agarró al mito del «avispero balcánico» para explicar algo en apariencia inexplicable. A través de la escritura, con la intuición y empatía de quien lleva quince años viviendo en los Balcanes, Marc Casals desmitifica tópicos envenenados, de un orientalismo de safari, como el sup... continue
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Lorca Plays: One by Federico Garcia Lorca EN
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Written at the height of Lorca’s theatrical powers, these three tradgedies display his innovative mix of Spanish popular tradition and modern dramtic technique. They focus on the lives of passionate individuals, particularly women, trapped by the social conventions of peasant communitie
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Letters from a Stoic by Seneca EN
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"It is philosophy that has the duty of protecting us...without it no one can lead a life free of fear or worry." For several years of his turbulent life, Seneca was the guiding hand of the Roman Empire. His inspired reasoning derived mainly from the Stoic principles, which had originally been developed some centuries earlier in Athens. This selection of Seneca's letters shows him upholding the austere ethical ideals of Stoicism—the wisdom of the self-possessed person immune to overmastering emotions and life’s setbacks—while valuing friendship and the courage of ordinary men, and criticizing t... continue
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The grim and lovely follow-up to Eva Baltasar's acclaimed Permafrost explores the darker sides of love and motherhood for two women determined to live as they like.
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De schaduw van de wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón NL
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In het oude centrum van Barcelona ligt het Kerkhof der Vergeten Boeken. Hoofdpersoon Daniel Sempere wordt door zijn vader, weduwnaar en boekhandelaar, meegenomen naar de geheimzinnige, verborgen wereld van verhalen.
Vanaf dat moment neem Daniels leven een wending die hij niet had kunnen voorzien. Hij mag een boek uitzoeken en kiest De schaduw van de wind, geschreven voor een zekere Julián Carax. Het boek laat hem niet meer los, ook al schudt de wereld tijdens het grauwe Franco-regime om hem heen op zijn grondvesten. Hij wil alles weten over het boek en de schrijver. En merkwaardigerwij... continue
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Dogs of Summer : A Novel by Andrea Abreu EN
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"[A] firecracker of a debut . . . Abreu's novel, in Julia Sanches's sparkling translation, is a revelation, perfectly capturing a festering summer of meltdowns and shrinking horizons." —The New York Times My Brilliant Friend meets Blue is the Warmest Color in this lyrical debut novel set in a working-class neighborhood of the Canary Islands—a story about two girls coming of age in the early aughts and a friendship that simmers into erotic desire over the course of one hot summer. High near the volcano of northern Tenerife, an endless ceiling of cloud cover traps the working class in an abject,... continue
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"Through the rich inner lives of two ordinary, unforgettable women, award-winning Spanish poet Elena Medel brings a half-century of the feminist movement to life, revealing the simmering truth that money is ultimately the limiting factor in most women's lives"--
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La mala costumbre by Alana S. Portero ES
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El desgarrador viaje vital de una niña atrapada en un cuerpo que no sabe habitar. Una novela deslumbrante que no se parece a nada que hayas leído. Un fenómeno literario internacional antes de su publicación. « La mala costumbre nos enseña a volver a mirarlo todo otra vez y a entenderlo mejor.» Bob Pop «Una voz transportada por la belleza y la rabia, un canto para las arcángeles derribadas que se alzan con audacia fraternal, sostenida, libre.» Belén Gopegui «Un libro hermosísimo, cruel y redentor sobre el camino que recorremos hasta convertirnos en quienes somos.» Elena Medel «Una escritora en ... continue