Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (4391)
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El Último viaje de Ago Ymeri by Bashkim Shehu ES
AlbaniaDescription:
Bashkim Shehu es uno de los escritores albaneses más productivos de nuestro tiempo. Desde 1993, ha publicado sistemáticamente un número creciente de sus obras cada año.
Bashkim Shehu nació en 1955 en Tirana. Hasta 1981, trabajó como guionista en el estudio cinematográfico Shqipëria e re. Desde 1997, reside en Barcelona. Actualmente trabaja como asesor para Europa del Este en el Centro de Cultura Contemporánea de Barcelona.
Algunos de sus libros se han publicado en diferentes idiomas, como: El último viaje de Ago Ymeri (novel... continue
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Angelus Novus by Bashkim Shehu ES
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¿Qué relación guardan los reveses de la vida del filósofo berlinés Walter Benjamin y los azares que, casi medio siglo después, abruman a un joven preso político, de escasa formación académica y mente prodigiosa, en el penal albanés de Burrel? Su querencia por lo inasequible, su inclinación al suicidio, sí, pero sobre todo la figura del Angelus Novus, el ángel de la historia que, al volver la mirada hacia el pasado, no percibe más que una inmensa acumulación de ruinas sobre ruinas.
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The Teacher of Cheops by Albert Salvado EN
AndorraDescription:
This is the history of the time of Pharaoh Snefru and Queen Hetepheres, the parents of Cheops, who built the largest and most impressive pyramid of all. It is also the story of Sedum, a slave who became Cheops' teacher, the high priest Ramosi, and how the first pyramid came to be built. Sebekhotep, the great wise man of that time, said, "Everything is written in the stars. Most of us live our lives unaware of it. Some can read the stars and see their destiny. But very few people learn to write in the stars and change their destiny." Ramosi and Sedum learned to write in them and tried to change... continue
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The Phaeton Report by Albert Salvado EN
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Winston Churchill said: the further we look into the past, the further we will see into the future. A famous writer knows in a party a man who tells her about USC (Universal Scientific Community), secret society created in times of Galileo Galilei that is dedicated to preserving the knowledge and the scientific truth against the attacks of the religions and official departments. In the middle of the feast the man mysteriously disappears and the writer discovers that nobody knows or has seen him. Surprised, the writer researches and locates a member of USC that gives him access to true and remo... continue
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Una vida en juego by Albert Salvadó ES
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Víctor Pons, un hombre de clase obrera, trabaja como jefe de seguridad del casino de La Rabassada, que se inauguraría en Barcelona en 1911. A partir de ese momento, Pons vivirá dos hechos trascendentales en su vida: se enamorará perdidamente de Carla Torr
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The Mysterious Balloon Man by Albert Salvadó EN
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As the 18th century ends and the 19th century begins, changes abound all over Europe. Absolute monarchy is coming to an end, England and Spain struggle for supremacy in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and France is in conflict with all its neighbours. Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean, a new power is starting to emerge: the United States of America. In the midst of all these changes, Alfred Gordon, a civil servant employed by the British secret service, makes a discovery that will totally revolutionise global espionage. He realises that the nobility, the traditional spies, are in d... continue
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Scrap mortal by Ludmilla Lacueva Canut CA
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Les millors professionals del món de l'scrapbooking es donen cita a Andorra per assistir al primer congrés que se celebra al país. La descoberta al llac d'Engolasters del cadàver d'una scrapera molt famosa trasbalsarà als assistents d'aquesta trobada i a la presidenta del club, la forense Maria Sastre, que demanarà ajuda al comissari Cerni Llop. Scrap mortal ens endinsa entre els bastidors de l'univers de l'scrapbooking, on venjances i rancúnies són a l'ordre del dia. Un entorn creatiu i de fantasia que s'entrellaça amb el món del bàsquet i amb la diplomàcia nord-americana al voltant de la inv... continue