Historical fiction books from Lithuania
Recommended historical fiction books (10)
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If you are into historical fiction here are some historical fiction books from Lithuania for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Bajo la sombra de los lobos by Alvydas Šlepikas ES
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"Acabada la Segunda Guerra Mundial, las mujeres y los niños alemanes de Prusia Oriental quedaron abandonados a su suerte ante el avance victorioso del Ejército Rojo. En medio de aquel terrible invierno, las mujeres trataron de ayudarse entre sí, mientras algunos niños se atrevieron a cruzar los bosques y la frontera para alcanzar Lituania y, una vez allí, pedir comida o trabajo a los granjeros y traer de vuelta lo que consiguieran. Esos niños conocieron la crueldad, la violencia, pero también la amabilidad y solidaridad, incluso el heroísmo. A esos niños los llamaron «los niños-lobo»."--Contra... continue
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Haïkus de Sibérie by Jurga Vilé FR
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La vie est belle. Lituanie, 1941. Algis est encore un enfant quand il est déporté dans un camp sibérien. Il raconte son quotidien où l'on croise le fantôme de son jars domestique, une chorale, des Russes impitoyables, et même des soldats japonais ! Avec son regard pur comme l'azur et sa fantaisie d'enfant, Algis nous fait rire, nous surprend et nous émeut.
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In the Shadow of Wolves by Alvydas Šlepikas EN
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A Times Book of the Year, 2019 THE SECOND WORLD WAR IS OVER. BUT THE WORLD IS FAR FROM SAFE. As victorious Russian troops sweep across East Prussia, a group of desperate children face a new battle. Confronted by critical food shortages and the onset of a bitterly cold winter, these 'wolf children' secretly cross the border into Lithuania in search of work or food to take back to their starving families. In a world still reeling from the devastation of war, the children must risk everything to survive. In the Shadow of Wolves is a story of resilience, devastation and, ultimately, hope. Based on... continue
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Lost Birds by Birute Putrius EN
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Lost Birds weaves a tale of Irene Matas and friends, who arrive in Chicago after the Second World War. While parents, sick with grief, cling to old ways, their conflicted children are torn between allegiance to their parents and the bright appeal of America.
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Manke Fisjke by Mendele Moicher Sforim NL
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Twee door het 19e-eeuwse Oost-Europa rondtrekkende jiddische boekverkopers ontmoeten een manke bedelaar, die veel beleefd heeft.
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The Endless Steppe by Esther Hautzig EN
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War. The true story of a young girl's incredible war-time years in exile in Siberia, told without bitterness and set down in a remarkably compelling and wholly unforgettable narrative.
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New York Times Notable Book 2018 Romain Gary's bittersweet final masterpiece, a novel of courage and resistance--never before in English
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The Last Book Smuggler by Birute Putrius EN
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"Part folktale, part thriller, THE LAST BOOK SMUGGLER tells the story of Ada and her grandfather Viktoras, an old book smuggler tired of his forty-year battle to keep his language alive despite the attempts of the Russian Empire to destroy it. Into their world steps Jonas, a young man in love with Ada and ready to join the underground book smugglers. But there is a traitor in their midst who must stop them or lose everything. Based on the author's grandfather, who was a book smuggler, the novel deftly captures the politics and dangers of the times while bringing to life an engaging and quirky ... continue
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Vilnius : three short stories by Kristina Sabaliauskaitė EN
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A journey across time and space. A journey into the soul, despair and the meaning of art. A young polish woman finds solace in art and the company of Wehrmacht troops in occupied Lithuania. The girl's school where she studies is opened by the influence of art to a wider world she is forced to inhabit and must learn to love.
An elderly KGB agent is confronted by an ideological past which crosses time to haunt his last days. Soviet Man is a long dead dream killed by the descendants of those oppressed because of art. Soviet monolith art and culture is once again overcome by the new past ove... continue