Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (2976)
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The Girl from the Marsh Croft by Selma Lagerlöf EN
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The Girl from the Marsh Croft (Swedish: Tösen från Stormyrtorpet) is a 1908 novella by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf. The story has been adapted numerous times for film. Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (20 November 1858 - 16 March 1940) was a Swedish author. She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she was awarded in 1909. Additionally, she was the first woman to be granted a membership in the Swedish Academy in 1914. A visit in 1900 to the American Colony in Jerusalem became the inspiration for... continue
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O hipnotista by Lars Kepler PT
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Erik Maria Bark é o mais famoso hipnotista da Suécia. Acusado de falta de ética, e com o casamento à beira do colapso, jurou publicamente nunca mais praticar a hipnose nos seus pacientes e há dez anos que se mantém fiel à sua promessa. Em Estocolmo, uma família é brutalmente assassinada e a única testemunha está internada no hospital em estado de choque; Josef Ek, de apenas 15 anos, presenciou o massacre dos seus pais e irmã mais nova, sendo ele próprio encontrado numa poça de sangue, vivo por milagre. Nessa mesma noite, Erik Maria Bark recebe um telefonema do comissário Joona Linna solicitand... continue
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The Disappeared : A Novel by Kristina Ohlsson EN
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Series information from the publisher's author page.
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A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman EN
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When a new, chatty, young couple and their two daughters move in next door, Ove's well-ordered, solitary world turns upside down.
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They Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears by Johannes Anyuru EN
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This daring speculative novel tackles terrorism and anti-immigrant hysteria, combining lyric intensity with the tools of science fiction.
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The Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö EN
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The incredible fourth novel in the Martin Beck mystery series finds Beck heading a major manhunt in pursuit of a mass murderer.
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Made in Sweden by Elisabeth ÅSBRINK EN
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What are the real Swedish Values? Who is the real Swedish Model? In recent times, we have come to favour all things Scandi — their food, furnishings, fiction, fashion, and general way of life. We seem to regard the Swedes and their Scandinavian neighbours as altogether more sophisticated, admirable, and evolved than us. We have all aspired to be Swedish, to live in their perfectly designed society from the future. But what if we have invested all our faith in a fantasy? What if Sweden has in fact never been as moderate, egalitarian, dignified, or tolerant as it would like to (have us) think? T... continue
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De 100-jarige man die uit het raam klom en verdween by Jonas Jonasson NL
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Op zijn honderdste verjaardag ontvlucht een man het door hem zo gehate bejaardencentrum en ontvreemdt bij het busstation een zware koffer die gevuld blijkt te zijn met zwart geld.