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96 popular polish books
Travel the world without leaving your chair. The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world. All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from Poland. Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.

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Dancing Bears : True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny by Witold Szablowski EN

Rating: 2 (1 vote)
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*As heard on NPR’s All Things Considered* “Utterly original.” —The New York Times Book Review “Mixing bold journalism with bolder allegories, Mr. Szabłowski teaches us with witty persistence that we must desire freedom rather than simply expect it.” —Timothy Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of On Tyranny and The Road to Unfreedom An incisive, humorous, and heartbreaking account of people in formerly Communist countries holding fast to their former lives, by the acclaimed author of How to Feed a Dictator and What’s Cooking in the Kremlin For hundreds of years, Bulgarian Gypsies trained... continue


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De trein naar het imperium

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Defiance by Nechama Tec EN

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During the Holocaust years, many Jews struggled alone or with others against the terrors of the Nazis, risking their lives against overwhelming odds for the slimmest chance of survival. In Defiance, Nechama Tec offers a riveting history of one such group, a forest community in western Belorussia that would number more than 1,200 Jews by 1944 - including the elderly, women, and children. Tec recounts the astonishing details of how this Jewish partisan unit - hungry, exposed to the harsh winter weather, always on the lookout for German patrols - took on the duel role of fighters and rescuers. Fo... continue

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Der Schwalbenturm by Andrzej Sapkowski DE

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
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Ciri sucht ihren Schicksalsort, dem legendären Schwalbenturm. Unterdessen will die rivische Königin den Hexer als Kämpfer im Krieg gegen Nilfgaard verpflichten. Es gelingt ihm zwar, sich abzusetzen – doch bei einem Überfall gerät sein Wolfsmedaillon in fremde Hände.

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Detective Nosegood and the Museum Robbery by Marian Ortan EN

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The third in a series of irresistibly charming, beautifully illustrated children's classics - the adventures of Detective Nosegoode and his talking dog, Cody. A famous picture is in danger of being stolen, the headquarters of the Circle of the Aficionados of Checkers has been robbed and an elusive pickpocket strikes at the celebrations to mark the hundredth anniversary of the founding of Lower Limewood. This small town seems to have a attracted quite a number of thieves - a good job they can count the brilliant Detective Nosegoode and his faithful Cody among their residents.

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Diario argentino by Witold Gombrowicz, Sergio Pitol ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
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La característica de Argentina es una belleza joven y baja, próxima al suelo y no se la encuentra en cantidades apreciables en las capas medias o superiores. Aquí únicamente el vulgo es distinguido. Sólo el pueblo es aristócrata. Únicamente la juventud es infalible. Es un país al revés, donde el pillo vendedor de una revista literaria tiene más estilo que todos los colaboradores de esa revista, donde los salones ?plutocráticos o intelectuales? espantan por su insipidez, donde al límite de la treintena ocurre la catástrofe, la total transformación de la juventud en una madurez por lo general po... continue


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Die Dame vom See by Andrzej Sapkowski DE

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
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Auf geheimnisvolle weise ist Ciri, Prinzessin von Cintra, in eine fremde Welt versetzt worden. Dort trifft sie auf einen Ritter, der sie für die Dame vom See hält. Eine letzte große Schlacht wird das Schicksal von Ciri und Geralt erfüllen: Wird sich die Prophezeiung bewahrheiten?

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Die Weber by Gerhart Hauptmann DE

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Ein Funke genügt: Als ein hungerleidender Junge zusammenbricht, kommt es zu Protesten der ausgebeuteten Weber vor der Villa des Fabrikanten Dreissiger. Die Situation eskaliert. Hauptmanns Drama über den schlesischen Weberaufstand von 1844 war ein Politikum – der ersten öffentlichen Aufführung in Berlin 1894 ging ein langwieriger Zensurprozess voraus, Kaiser Wilhelm II. kündigte seine Loge im »Deutschen Theater«, Sozialdemokraten jubelten. Es betrat aber auch ästhetisches Neuland: Nicht mehr ein Individuum ist »Held« des Dramas, sonder... continue


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