Popular European Adventure Books
Find adventure books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (144)
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Le Suivant sur la liste by Manon Fargetton FR
FranceDescription:
Adolescent doué mais discret, Nathan est percuté mortellement par un automobiliste devant son collège. Témoin de la scène grâce à sa vision exceptionnelle, Izia sait que le chauffeur a agi intentionnellement. Non loin de là, Morgane, une irrésistible jeune fille, rend visite à sa mère internée et rencontre Timothée, que le moindre contact physique avec autrui fait souffrir. Bientôt tous trois reçoivent des messages posthumes de Nathan. Réunis puis traqués, ils découvrent qu’ils sont nés dans la même clinique par procréation médicalement assistée. De quelles manipulations ont-ils été cobayes ?... continue
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Les trois mousquetaires by Alexandre Dumas FR
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Les aventures de d’Artagnan et de ses trois célèbres acolytes, Athos, Porthos et Aramis, ce sont avant tout la vaillance et le panache, un débordement d’énergie et d’audace, de la romance et de la comédie qui virent parfois à la tragédie quand, au détour d’une page, se profile la silhouette de l’inquiétante Milady... Des générations de lecteurs ont été subjuguées par Les Trois Mousquetaires où Dumas, avec une incomparable puissance dramatique, mêle à la fiction l’histoire et aux êtres imaginaires des personnages réels, pour faire revivre avec brio la tumultueuse époque du règne de Louis XIII.... continue
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SpainDescription:
Yann Martel's beloved Life of Pi-- recently made into a stunning 3D film directed by Ang Lee-- is now available in a deluxe pocket edition with leatherette cover.
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UkraineDescription:
Set in the Malay Archipelago, this novel not only provides a gripping account of maritime adventure and romance, but also an exotic tale of the East. It explores the dilemmas of conscience, of moral isolation, of loyalty and betrayal confronting a sensitive individual whose romantic quest for an honourable ideal are tested to the limit.
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Lord of the Flies by William Golding EN
EnglandDescription:
Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. Yet soon it became a cult favorite among both students and literary critics who compared it to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye in its influence on modern thought and literature. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island has become a modern classic. At first it seems as though it is... continue
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Love by Hanne Orstavik EN
NorwayDescription:
'Love' is the story of Vibeke and Jon, a mother and son who have just moved to a small place in the north of Norway. It's the day before Jon's birthday, and a travelling carnival has come to the village. Jon goes out to sell lottery tickets for his sports club, and Vibeke is going to the library. From here on we follow the two individuals on their separate journeys through a cold winter's night - while a sense of uneasiness grows. 'Love' illustrates how language builds its own reality, and thus how mother and son can live in completely separate worlds. This distance is found not only between h... continue
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Manalive by G. K. Chesterton EN
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Light-hearted work introduces Innocent Smith, a bubbly, eccentric gentleman of questionable character, into the lives of a group of young disillusioned people -- and the result is inspired, high-spirited nonsense.
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Moonraker by Ian Fleming features the global icon, legendary spy James Bond/007 Sir Hugo Drax is a multi-millionaire tycoon and war hero, revered by the British public for his Moonraker missile defense program. So why does he risk destroying his reputation and the future of the Moonraker program by gambling millions of pounds at the card table, and is there something suspicious about his winning streak? As "the best card-player in the service," Bond is called in to uncover the answers. But as 007 probes deeper into the activities at the Moonraker base, he discovers that there is more to the my... continue