Popular European Cultural Books
Find cultural books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (106)
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If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi EN
ItalyDescription:
Primo Levi was among the greatest witnesses to twentieth-century atrocity. In this gripping novel, based on a true story, he reveals the extraordinary lives of the Russian, Polish and Jewish partisans trapped behind enemy lines during the Second World War. Wracked by fear, hunger and fierce rivalries, they link up, fall apart, struggle to stay alive and to sabotage the efforts of the all-powerful German army. A compelling tale of action, resistance and epic adventure, it also reveals Levi's characteristic compassion and deep insight into the moral dilemmas of total war. It ranks alongside THE ... continue
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Inside the Kingdom : My Life in Saudi Arabia by Carmen Bin Ladin EN
Country: Europe / 
Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Osama bin Laden's former sister-in-law provides a penetrating, unusually intimate look into Saudi society and the bin Laden family's role within it, as well as the treatment of Saudi women. On September 11th, 2001, Carmen bin Ladin heard the news that the Twin Towers had been struck. She instinctively knew that her ex-brother-in-law was involved in these horrifying acts of terrorism, and her heart went out to America. She also knew that her life and the lives of her family would never be the same again. Carmen bin Ladin, half Swiss and half Persian, married into and later divorced from the bin... continue
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Întoarcere în secolul 21 by Ioana Pârvulescu RO
RomaniaDescription:
Ioana Pârvulescu are pasiunea vagabondării prin secole, asa cum alţii o au pe aceea a călătoriilor în ţări străine. Întorcându-se acum „la loc“, în secolul 21, autoarea dezminte prin ceea ce scrie afirmaţia că „nicăieri nu-i mai bine ca acasă“, cel puţin atunci când e vorba de locuinţa temporală. Dar tocmai sentimentul de inconfort al omului nevoit să trăiască aici şi acum generează pagini pline de umor, supărare, mirări şi, până la urmă, deschidere faţă de tot ce ni se întâmplă. Pentru că, a recunoscut autoarea &ici... continue
Norway45.
Juno Loves Legs : A Novel by Karl Geary EN
IrelandDescription:
For fans of Shuggie Bain and A Little Life, Juno Loves Legs is the epic and heartbreaking story of a young friendship set in working-class Dublin in the 1980s Juno Loves Legs is the story of two teens labeled as delinquents. Juno and "Legs" grow up on the same housing estate in Dublin, where spirited, intelligent Juno is ostracized for her poverty and Legs is persecuted for his sexuality; they find safety only in each other. Set against the backdrop of Dublin in the 1980s, a place of political, social and religious change, the friends yearn for an unbound life and together they begin to fight ... continue
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Belarus47.
EnglandDescription:
From the green hilltops of Kampala, to the terraced houses of London, Neema Shah’s extraordinarily moving debut Kololo Hill explores what it means to leave your home behind, what it takes to start again, and the lengths some will go to protect their loved ones. 'Shah explores the chaos and fear of ordinary people’s lives during Amin’s rule, weaving personal stories of love and betrayal into heightening tension and violence . . . nail-biting.' - Independent Uganda, 1972. A devastating decree is issued: all Ugandan Asians must leave the country in ninety days. They must take only what they can c... continue
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Slovenia
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Lichter dan ik by Dido Michielsen NL
Country: Europe / 
Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Ontroerende, historische roman over eigenwaarde, identiteit en moederschap