Popular European Philosophical Books
Find philosophical books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (173)
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Manalive by G. K. Chesterton EN
EnglandDescription:
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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NorwayDescription:
A mysterious novel by the author of the international bestseller SOPHIE'S WORLD. A chance meeting on the Fijian island of Taveuni is the trigger for a fascinating and mysterious novel that intertwines the stories of John Spooke, an English author who is grieving for his dead wife; Frank Andersen, a Norwegian evolutionary biologist estranged from his wife Vera; and an enigmatic Spanish couple, Ana and Jose, who are absorbed in their love for each other. Why does Ana bear such a close resemblance to the model for Goya's famous Maja paintings? What is the significance of the Joker as he steps out... continue
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Meditations by Marcus Aurelius EN
ItalyDescription:
A leading translation of Stoic philosophy in wise and practical aphorisms that have inspired Bill Clinton, Ryan Holiday, Anna Kendrick and many more. Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. Spanning from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the question of virtue, human rationality, the nature of the gods and the... continue
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Memorias del subsuelo by Fiodor Mijaïlovich Dostoevskiï ES
RussiaDescription:
En el tono airado y vitriólico de los misántropos y sin orden previo alguno, el narrador del subsuelo, un revirado funcionario medio de la ciudad de San Petersburgo, da cuenta, a sus cuarenta años, de ciertos aspectos de su vida en un convulsivo desgrane de recuerdos. Su discurso lo destina a la humanidad entera y oscila entre el ensayo filosófico y la representación en secuencias de su personalidad pusilánime y enferma.
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Mere Christianity : Comprising The Case for Christianity, Christian Behaviour, and Beyond Personality by C. S. Lewis EN
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Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
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Discusses the essence of Christian faith and the doctrine of the Trinity.
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Micul prinţ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry RO
FranceDescription:
De 67 de ani, Micul prinţ v-a cucerit sufletele, devenind un mit care a captivat întreaga planetă. Un gen aparte, fiind în acelaşi timp şi poveste poetico-filosofică şi mit iniţiatic, cartea ne aduce în prim-plan valorile umane, responsabilitate şi legătură între oameni, toleranţă şi spirit de aventură. Este un titlu accesibil tuturor categoriilor de vârstă, o poveste simplă şi fermecătoare, spusă într-un limbaj simplu, dar plin de poezie. O poveste încântătoare despre copilărie, singurătate şi prietenie.
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Migrations by Miloš Crnjanski EN
HungaryDescription:
Eighteenth century Serbs flee the tyranny of the Ottoman Empire as two brothers, a soldier and a merchant, and a woman, who is wife to one and mistress to the other, face the displacement and sorrows of war.
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Modernity and the Holocaust by Zygmunt Bauman EN
PolandDescription:
"Intellectually rich and provocative.... This is a text which belongs in our classrooms as well as on our shelves. Exceptionally well written."?Contemporary Sociology A new afterword to this edition, "The Duty to Remember--But What?" tackles difficult issues of guilt and innocence on the individual and societal levels. Zygmunt Bauman explores the silences found in debates about the Holocaust, and asks what the historical facts of the Holocaust tell us about the hidden capacities of present-day life. He finds great danger in such phenomena as the seductiveness of martyrdom; going to extremes in... continue
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Morning and Evening -- WINNER of the 2023 NOBEL PRIZE in LITERATURE by Jon Fosse EN
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A novel about the birth and death of Johannes the fisherman - a key work in 2023 Nobel laureate Jon Fosse's oeuvre.
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Troubled by an inability to find any meaning in his life, the 25-year-old narrator of Naive. Super quits university in an attempt to discover a raison d'etre. He recounts a series of anecdotes, which culminate in a trip to stay with his brother in New York. He writes lists. He becomes obsessed by time and whether it actually matters. He befriends a small boy who lives next door. He yearns to get to the bottom of life and how best to live it.