Popular European Poetry Books

Find poetry books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (102)

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In Reality: Selected Poems by Jean Portante EN

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Country: Europe / Luxembourg flag Luxembourg
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Continuing Seren's Discoveries series of exceptional writing in translation, this new collection brings the selected poems of Jean Portante to an English-speaking audience for the first time. Translated by Zoë Skoulding. As a Francophone Luxembourger of Italian descent, Portante's poetry is often concerned with European politics, language, and questions of identity. This dual-language edition collects work from the last 20 years, including work from his 2103 collection Après le tremblement . Jean Portante has written more than 20 books, including collections of poems, short stories, plays, scr... continue

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In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / France flag France
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The first installment of the French author's multivolume autobiographical novel, originally published in 1913, in which he recalls his childhood and first infatuation.

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Inima ca un pumn de boxeur

Inima ca un pumn de boxeur by Nora Iuga RO

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Romania flag Romania
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Între cărţile de poezie ale autoarei, Inima ca un pumn de boxeur este una dintre cele mai interesante „deveniri“, una dintre multiplele sale „vieţi“ artistice. Prima viaţă a acestei cărţi a început în 1982 prin publicarea volumului la Editura Cartea Românească, constituind împreună cu Scrisori neexpediate şi Opinii despre durere revenirea în literatură a Norei Iuga după aproape un deceniu în care poeta a avut interdicţie de publicare. Era vremea cînd sunetele militarismului politic atacau ritmurile imprevizibile ale poezie... continue


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L'odeur des pierres mouillées by Léa Rivière FR

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Country: Europe / France flag France
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Avec L'odeur des pierres mouillées, Léa Rivière tisse des mondes dont on ne peut jamais vraiment dire s'ils ont toujours été là ou s'ils sont sur le point d'advenir. Elle fabrique des histoires qui mêlent traditions, science-fiction, écologies trans, relations aux ancêtres et interdépendances des villages. Du dialogue poétique qui flirte avec la performance à l'épopée wittigienne, Léa Rivière révèle une écriture précise et prot&eacut... continue

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Lisbon Poets : Camoes, Cesario, Sa-Carneiro, Florbela, Pessoa by Camoes, Cesario, Sa-Carneiro, Florbela, Pessoa EN

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Country: Europe / Portugal flag Portugal
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This bilingual and illustrated edition offers to all English-speaking readers interested in poetry, and in the cultural legacy of Lisbon, verses written by great poets who were born or lived in Portugal's legendary capital city. The globally celebrated Luis De Camoes and Fernando Pessoa, along with the latter's heteronyms, are joined by three other poets widely praised within the Portuguese-speaking world - Cesario Verde, Mario de Sa-Camerio and Florbela Espanca-, whom we have the pleasure of introducing to you.


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Love That Moves the Sun and Other Stars by Dante Alighieri EN

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Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
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'Happiness beyond all words! A life of peace and love, entire and whole!' A collection of cantos from Paradiso, the most original and experimental part of the Divina Commedia. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.