Historical fiction books from Switzerland
Recommended historical fiction books (7)
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If you are into historical fiction here are some historical fiction books from Switzerland for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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A Perfect Waiter by Alain Claude Sulzer EN
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
It is 1966. Erneste works in a grand hotel in Switzerland. He is the 'perfect waiter', a model of order in every way. But inwardly this polite, withdrawn man has been caught in the grip of an overwhelming passion that began in the summer of 1935. Going down to the lakeside back then to meet new staff members off the boat, Erneste sees a tall young man, Jakob, and falls hopelessly in love. For Jakob the affair is just a fling, but for Erneste it is true love. When the great German writer Julius Klinger arrives at the hotel, seeking sanctuary from Hitler's Germany, his gaze, too, lights on Jakob... continue
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El mundo es de cristal by Morris West ES
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
"El mundo es de cristal" es una novela sobre un hombre y tres mujeres en un conflicto que explora la delgada línea entre el amor y el odio, el bien y el mal, la fantasía y la realidad.
La narrativa se basa en hechos reales: un caso registrado en la autobiografía de Carl Gustav Jung. Su relato es breve y curiosamente críptico: «Una señora vino a mi consulta. Se negó a dar su nombre... lo que tenía que comunicarme era una confesión».
La versión de Morris West del encuentro es una fascinante mezcla de verdad y ... continue
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Explosion in a Cathedral by Alejo Carpentier, John Sturrock EN
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
A swashbuckling tale set in the Caribbean at the time of the French Revolution, Explosion in a Cathedral focuses on Victor Hugues, a historical figure who led the naval assault to take back the island of Guadeloupe from the English at the beginning of the nineteenth century. In Carpentier's telling, this piratical character walks into the lives of the wealthy orphans Esteban and Sofia and casts them abruptly into the midst of the immense changes sweeping the world outside their Havana mansion.
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Narciso e Boccadoro by Hermann Hesse IT
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Abstract: In de late middeleeuwen krijgt in de relatie tussen twee totaal verschillende mannen het conflict tussen ascese en de zinnelijkheid gestalte.
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The Dead by Christian Kracht EN
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
"Christian Kracht mines the feverish film culture of pre-World War II Germany and Japan for a Gothic tale of global conspiracy, personal loss, and historical entanglements large and small." --