Popular European Feminism Books
Find feminism books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (58)
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En ze leefden nog by Elisabeth Lucie Baeten NL
BelgiumDescription:
Een baanbrekend sprookjesboek voor een nieuwe generatie kinderen én hun ouders.
Er was eens een boek vol prachtige verhalen
over prinsessen die hun leven eindelijk zelf mogen bepalen.
Geen van hen wanhopig, stil of naar een prins op zoek,
prinsessen doen lekker wat ze willen in dit sprookjesboek.
Ariël wil geen ballet, maar liever waterpolo doen.
Doornroosje is veel te moe voor een ongevraagde zoen.
Wist je dat Rapunzel haar lange haren soms best haat?
En het Beest van Belle is misschien wel om een goede reden kwaad.
Dit boek toont aan meisjes, jongens, iedereen die ... continue
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Family Ties by Clarice Lispector EN
UkraineDescription:
Tells the stories of a fearful adolescent, an angry old woman, a dog's burial, a possessive mother and her son, a businessman's dinner, and a French explorer in Africa
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Fieldwork in Ukrainian Sex by Oksana Stefanivna Zabuz︠h︡ko EN
Description:
Called "the most influential Ukrainian book for the 15 years of independence," Oksana Zabuzhko's Fieldwork in Ukrainian Sex became an international phenomenon when it shot to number one on the Ukrainian bestseller list and remained there throughout the 1990s. The novel is narrated in first-person streams of thought by a sharp-tongued poet with an irreverently honest voice. She is visiting professor of Slavic studies at Harvard and her exposure to American values and behaviors conspires with her yearning to break free from Ukrainian conventions. In her despair over a recently ended affair, she ... continue
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Fleabag : The Scriptures by Phoebe Waller-Bridge EN
EnglandDescription:
The complete Fleabag. Every Word. Every Side-eye. Every Fox. Order your own sacred text: Fleabag: The Scriptures includes new writing from Phoebe Waller-Bridge alongside the filming scripts and the never-before-seen stage directions from the Emmy and BAFTA winning series.
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Frida Kahlo und die Farben des Lebens : Roman by Caroline Bernard DE
GermanyDescription:
„Ich bin eine Revolution!“ Frida Kahlo. Mexiko, 1925: Frida will Ärztin werden, ein Unfall macht dies zunichte. Dann verliebt sie sich in das Malergenie Diego Rivera. Mit ihm taucht sie in die Welt der Kunst ein, er ermutigt sie in ihrem Schaffen – und er betrügt sie. Frida ist tief verletzt, im Wissen, dass Glück nur geborgt ist, stürzt sie sich ins Leben. Die Pariser Surrealisten liegen ihr genauso zu Füßen wie Picasso und Trotzki. Frida geht ihren eigenen Weg, ob sie mit ihren Bildern Erfolge feiert oder den Schicksalsschlag einer Fehlgeburt hinnehmen muss – doch dann wird sie vor eine Ents... continue
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I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman EN
Description:
Discover the haunting, heart-breaking post-apocalyptic tale of female friendship and intimacy set in a deserted world. Deep underground, thirty-nine women are kept in isolation in a cage. Above ground, a world awaits. Has it been abandoned? Devastated by a virus? Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only vague recollection of their lives before. But, as the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl - the fortieth prisoner - sits alone an outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be t... continue
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In Defense of Witches : The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet EN
Country: Europe / 
Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Witches continue to hold a unique fascination for many: as fairy tale villains, practitioners of pagan religion, as well as feminist icons. Witches are both the ultimate victim and the stubborn, elusive rebel. With arguments that range from the scholarly to the cultural, this book seeks to unite the mythic image of the witch with modern women who seek to live their lives on their own terms
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Inseparabilele by Simone de Beauvoir RO
FranceDescription:
Scris în 1954, la cinci ani după publicarea eseului Al doilea sex, romanul Inseparabilele spune povestea prieteniei pasionale care le unește pe Sylvie și Andrée – alter ego-urile lui Simone de Beauvoir și Elisabeth Lacoin (Zaza) – de la vârsta de nouă ani, când se întâlnesc la faimoasa școală Desir. Andrée este veselă, insolentă, îndrăzneață, în timp ce Sylvie, mai tradiționalistă și mai timidă, se simte irezistibil atrasă de această personalitate solară. Împreună învață să se elibereze de convențiile și așteptăril... continue
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Inseparable : A Never-Before-Published Novel by Simone de Beauvoir EN
Description:
A never-before-published novel by the iconic Simone de Beauvoir of an intense and vivid girlhood friendship From the moment Sylvie and Andrée meet in their Parisian day school, they see in each other an accomplice with whom to confront the mysteries of girlhood. For the next ten years, the two are the closest of friends and confidantes as they explore life in a post-World War One France, and as Andrée becomes increasingly reckless and rebellious, edging closer to peril. Sylvie, insightful and observant, sees a France of clashing ideals and religious hypocrisy--and at an early age is determined... continue