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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Elli : Coming of Age in the Holocaust by Livia Bitton Jackson EN
SlovakiaDescription:
When Elli emerged from Auschwitz and Dachau she was 14 - she looked like a sixty-year old.
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Everything Is OK by Debbie Tung EN
EnglandDescription:
From the bestselling author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World comes a gently humorous and poignant collection of comics about anxiety and depression--because sometimes even the simple things like getting out of bed every day feel like an uphill battle. Everything Is OK is the story of Debbie Tung's struggle with anxiety and her experience with depression. She shares what it's like navigating life, overthinking every possible worst-case scenario, and constantly feeling like all hope is lost. The book explores her journey to understanding the importance of mental health in her day-to-day life and h... continue
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Federico Sánchez se despide de ustedes by Jorge Semprún ES
SpainDescription:
«Federico Sánchez», que vivió en la clandestinidad la obediencia férrea a un partido granítico como el comunista, y Jorge Semprún, que frecuentó las altas esferas del poder democrático desde la total independencia de partidos y criterios, se funden definitivamente aquí para evocar juntos, con la conciencia de que la memoria es casi siempre testigo de cargo en los procesos de la Historia, esas vidas múltiples, paradójicas, que les tocó en suerte vivir. Desde la infancia acomodada en el madrileño barrio de los Austrias hasta el despacho de un ministerio, desde el campo de concentración de Buchen... continue
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Flight to Arras by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry EN
FranceDescription:
The World War II aviator and author of The Little Prince tells his true story of flying a reconnaissance plane during the Battle of France in 1940. When the Germans first invaded France in May of 1940, the French Air Force had a mere fifty reconnaissance crews, twenty-three of which served in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s Group II/33. After only a few days, seventeen of the crews in Saint-Exupéry’s unit had already perished. Flight to Arras is the harrowing story of a single mission over the French town of Arras, an endeavor Saint-Exupéry realized the futility of even as he witnessed it unfolding... continue
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Fragments of Isabella : A Memoir of Auschwitz by Isabella Leitner EN
HungaryDescription:
The deeply moving true account of a young Jewish woman's imprisonment by the Nazis at the Auschwitz death camp. On May 29, 1944, the day after Isabella Katz's twenty-third birthday, she, her family, and all the Jews in the ghetto in KisvArda, Hungary, were rounded up by Nazi storm troopers, packed into cattle cars, and deported to Auschwitz. There, Dr. Josef Mengele, the so-called Angel of Death, scrutinized the family and decided who would live 'for a time' and who would die. Isabella and three of her sisters waged a daily battle to survive, giving one another strength, courage, and love, pro... continue
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Free : A Child and a Country at the End of History by Lea Ypi EN
AlbaniaDescription:
For precocious 11-year-old Lea Ypi, Albania’s Soviet-style socialism held the promise of a preordained future, a guarantee of security among enthusiastic comrades. That is, until she found herself clinging to a stone statue of Joseph Stalin, newly beheaded by student protests. Communism had failed to deliver the promised utopia. One’s “biography”—class status and other associations long in the past—put strict boundaries around one’s individual future. When Lea’s parents spoke of relatives going to “university” or “graduating,” they were speaking of grave secrets Lea struggled to unveil. And wh... continue
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Free : A Child and a Country at the End of History by Lea Ypi EN
Description:
For precocious 11-year-old Lea Ypi, Albania’s Soviet-style socialism held the promise of a preordained future, a guarantee of security among enthusiastic comrades. That is, until she found herself clinging to a stone statue of Joseph Stalin, newly beheaded by student protests. Communism had failed to deliver the promised utopia. One’s “biography”—class status and other associations long in the past—put strict boundaries around one’s individual future. When Lea’s parents spoke of relatives going to “university” or “graduating,” they were speaking of grave secrets Lea struggled to unveil. And wh... continue
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Gnarr : How I Became the Mayor of a Large City in Iceland and Changed the World by Jón Gnarr EN
IcelandDescription:
Following the collapse of the Icelandic banking system in 2008, comedian Jn Gnarr was inspired to invent a political party and run for mayor of Reykjavik. He decided to satirise the current political parties and instead promised voters that he wanted to make their lives more fun. In this entertaining memoir Gnarr recounts his experiences with admirable candour, describing his career, his visions and the mistakes he made, while also sharing some lessons from his campaign and his time in office.
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Good-Bye to All That : An Autobiography by Robert Graves EN
Description:
English author Robert Graves says goodbye to England, family, friends, and a way of life.