Popular European Memoir Books
Find memoir books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (237)
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In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall EN
EnglandDescription:
Describes chimpanzee behavior based on observations of them in their natural habitat.
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In the World by Maxim Gorky EN
RussiaDescription:
The second volume of Gorky's memoirs, first published in 1916. It was preceded by Childhood (1913) and followed by My University Years (1922). Gorky reached the apogee of his creative powers in his autobiographical trilogy, Childhood, In the World and My University Years, a magnificent panorama of Russian lower and lower middle-class life. In vignette after vignette from his own life, Gorky is at his best, as he deftly shifts the center of attention from himself to the situation and people he faces.
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Însemnări din timpul ocupaţiei germane : 1916-1918 by Pia Alimăneştianu RO
RomaniaDescription:
„Recitind, după mulţi ani, însemnările Piei Alimăneştianu am resimţit un soi de nostalgie. Aceea a unor timpuri din tinereţea petrecută în sânul familiei Brătianu, nostalgia după reşedinţa familiei de la Florica […]. Nu am cunoscut-o pe autoare, cel de-al optulea copil al lui Ion C. Brătianu şi al Piei Pleşoianu, în schimb, dintre cei pomeniţi de Pia Alimăneştianu îmi amintesc de Sabina Cantacuzino, «Tanti By», de Maria Pillat şi, bineînţeles, de Dinu (Constantin) I.C. Brătianu, care mi-a fost bunic. [...] Însemnările din acest... continue
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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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Inside the Kingdom : My Life in Saudi Arabia by Carmen Bin Ladin EN
Country: Europe / 
Switzerland
Switzerland
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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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Inspire: Life Lessons from the Wilderness by Ben Fogle EN
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The latest adventure from bestselling author Ben Fogle explores what we can learn from nature about living well and living wild. What can rowing across the Atlantic teach us about boredom and about patience? Can coming down from Everest take more resilience than climbing up in the first place? How can the isolation of the South Pole highlight what's most important? And how can we tap into the same reflective state in our daily lives? Writing during the unprecedented period of the coronavirus pandemic and drawing on a wealth of personal stories, Ben reflects on the significance of nature to all... continue
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James Herriot's Treasury for Children : Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot EN
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A collection of the author's stories for children, including "Moses the Kitten," "The Market Square Dog," and "Smudge, the Little Lost Lamb."
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Jurnalul unei fete greu de mulţumit 1932 - 1947 by Jeni Acterian RO
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A doua editie a jurnalului lui Jeni Acterian apare sub titlul dat de autoarea insasi, cu o prefata a ingrijitoarei editiei - continand povestea conservarii si publicarii caietelor manuscrise -, cu anexe (Scrisori, Caietul Clubului "Pana Trasnita") care completeaza imaginea personalitatii autoarei si cu un foarte util indice de nume. Textul jurnalului aparut in editia princeps din 1991 a fost revazut, intregindu-se, in masura posibilului, numele proprii abreviate de diarista.
Verdicte uluitor de sigure asupra cartilor citite cu frenezie, analize subtile si reflectii lucide despre s... continue