Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (4393)
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Verwirrung der Gefühle by Stefan Zweig DE
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»Wir erleben Myriaden Sekunden, und doch wird’s immer nur eine, eine einzige, die unsere ganze innere Welt in Wallung bringt« – und es ist jene Sekunde, an die sich der 60-jährige Englischprofessor erinnert, als er die ihm gewidmete Festschrift durchsieht, in der so viele Namen stehen, aber der eine fehlt: der Name jenes Mannes, der sein Schicksal bestimmte. Die Erinnerung ruft ihn in seine Jugend zurück, in seine Studienzeit, als eine brillante Vorlesung seine Leidenschaft für das Lernen weckte – und eine eigentümliche Faszination für den... continue
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The Thirtieth Year : Stories by Ingeborg Bachmann EN
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Collection of seven short stories. Orig. pub. in Austria in 1961.
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Vingt-quatre heures de la vie d'une femme by Stefan Zweig FR
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Scandale dans une pension de famille " comme il faut ", sur la Côte d'Azur du début du siècle : Mme Henriette, la femme d'un des clients, s'est enfuie avec un jeune homme qui pourtant n'avait passé là qu'une journée... Seul le narrateur tente de comprendre cette " créature sans moralité ", avec l'aide inattendue d'une vieille dame anglaise très distinguée, qui lui expliquera quels feux mal éteints cette aventure a ranimé chez la fugitive. Ce récit d'une passion foudroyante, bref et aigu comme les affectionnait l'auteur d'Amok et du Joueur d'échecs, est une de ses incontestables réussites.... continue
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Reigen by Arthur Schnitzler DE
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"Reigen" ist ein Bühnenstück von Arthur Schnitzler. Die Uraufführung fand am 23. Dezember 1920 am Kleinen Schauspielhaus in Berlin statt und war einer der größten Theaterskandale des 20. Jahrhunderts. Das Stück schildert in zehn erotischen Dialogen die "unerbittliche Mechanik des Beischlafs" (der im Stück selbst nicht gezeigt wird) und sein Umfeld von Macht, Verführung, Sehnsucht, Enttäuschung und das Verlangen nach Liebe. Es zeichnet ein Bild der Moral in der Gesellschaft des Fin de siècle und durchwandert dabei in einem Reigen alle sozialen Schichten vom Proletariat bis zur Aristokratie. Das... continue
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Journey Into the Past by Stefan Zweig EN
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A deep study of the uneasy heart by one of the masters of the psychological novel, Journey into the Past, published here for the first time in America, is a novella that was found among Zweig’s papers after his death. Investigating the strange ways in which love, in spite of everything—time, war, betrayal—can last, Zweig tells the story of Ludwig, an ambitious young man from a modest background who falls in love with the wife of his rich employer. His love is returned, and the couple vow to live together, but then Ludwig is dispatched on business to Mexico, and while he is there the First Worl... continue
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The Field by Robert Seethaler EN
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"From their graves in the field, the oldest part of Paulstadt's cemetery, the town's late inhabitants tell stories from their lives. Some recall just a moment, perhaps the one in which they left this world, perhaps the one that they now realize shaped their life forever. Some remember all the people they've been with, or the only person they ever loved.These voices together - young, old, rich poor - build a picture of a community, as viewed from below ground instead of from above. The streets of the small, sleepy provincial town of Paulstadt are given shape and meaning by those who lived, love... continue
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The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson EN
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Under Platform 13 at King's Cross Station there is a secret door that leads to a magical island . . . It appears only once every nine years. And when it opens, four mysterious figures step into the streets of London. A wizard, an ogre, a fey and a young hag have come to find the prince of their kingdom, stolen as a baby nine years before. But the prince has become a horrible rich boy called Raymond Trottle, who doesn't understand magic and is determined not to be rescued. Shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, The Secret of Platform 13 is an exciting magical adventure from Eva Ibbotson, the award... continue
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A Sorrow Beyond Dreams : A Life Story by Peter Handke EN
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The avant-garde Austrian novelist and playwright examines his mother's life, which spanned the Nazi era, the war, and the postwar consumer economy, ending in suicide; while recording his rage over the problems that his mother left for him to solve after her death.
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Martin Buber's I and Thou has long been acclaimed as a classic. Many prominent writers have acknowledged its influence on their work; students of intellectual history consider it a landmark; and the generation born since World War II considers Buber as one of its prophets.The need for a new English translation has been felt for many years. The old version was marred by many inaccuracies and misunderstandings, and its recurrent use of the archaic "thou" was seriously misleading. Now Professor Walter Kaufmann, a distinguished writer and philosopher in his own right who was close to Buber, has re... continue