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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The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson EN
AustriaDescription:
In 1896, in a pilgrim church in the Alps, an abandoned baby girl is found by a cook and a housemaid. Annika grows up in the servants' quarters of the house of some eccentric Viennese professors, but dreams of the day when her real mother comes to find her, and she discovers who she really is. Ages 9-11.
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Grande Hotel é um livro de Vicki Baum, escrito em 1931, cujo título original é "Menschen in Hotel". O livro conta as histórias entrelaçadas de várias personagens que transitam por um hotel situado em Berlim, o qual dá título ao verbete. Participam do enredo uma bailarina russa em decadência (Grusinskaia), um barão inescrupuloso que tenta enganá-la (Barão von Geigern) e um empregado de escritório (Kringelein) que, sabendo estar próxima a sua morte, decide viver com fausto seus últimos dias.
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Die Wiederholung by Peter Handke DE
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Peter Handkes episches Werk, bei dem die Musen nicht am Anfang, sondern am Ende angerufen werden, ist Erzählung und gleichzeitig Erforschung der Erzählung, deren Entstehung und Bedeutung. Auf der Suche nach seinem verschollenen Bruder wird Filip Kobal deutlich, dass er den Bruder letztlich gar nicht finden, sondern ihn aus dem Undeutlichen seines Schicksals herausfinden, ihn erzählen will. Peter Handkes Wiederholung ist kein Sich-wiederholen, sondern ein Sich-Wieder-Holen, einen neuen Anfang machen; Wiederholen heißt nicht »Es war einmal«, sondern »Fang an«.
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The Chalice and the Blade : Our History, Our Future by Riane Eisler EN
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The phenomenal bestseller, with more than 500,000 copies sold worldwide, now with a new epilogue from the author--The Chalice and the Blade has inspired a generation of women and men to envision a truly egalitarian society by exploring the legacy of the peaceful, goddess-worshipping cultures from our prehistoric past.
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Gargoyles by Thomas Bernhard EN
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The playwright and novelist Thomas Bernhard was one of the most widely translated and admired writers of his generation, winner of the three most coveted literary prizes in Germany. Gargoyles, one of his earliest novels, is a singular, surreal study of the nature of humanity. One morning a doctor and his son set out on daily rounds through the grim mountainous Austrian countryside. They observe the colorful characters they encounter—from an innkeeper whose wife has been murdered to a crippled musical prodigy kept in a cage—coping with physical misery, madness, and the brutality of the austere ... continue
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Twenty-four Hours in the Life of a Woman by Stefan Zweig EN
Description:
The dramatic disappearance of the wife of a wealthy businessman from a small hotel on the French Riviera prompts a distinguished English widow to recount her fleeting encounter with a young aristocrat many years before in Monte Carlo. Impulsively following the broken man as he stumbles from the roulette table, she embarks on twenty-four hours of ecstasy, redemption and betrayal which will haunt her life forever.
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@mor by Daniel Glattauer, Eduardo Simões PT
Description:
Num e-mail enviado por engano, começa um relacionamento virtual que testa as convicções de Leo Leike e Emmi Rothner. Leo Leike, ainda digerindo o fracasso de seu último relacionamento, responde de forma espirituosa a duas mensagens enviadas por engano por Emmi Rothner, casada. Inicialmente, ela só queria cancelar uma assinatura de revista. Depois, inclui Leo por engano entre os destinatários de um e-mail de boas festas. Na terceira troca de e-mails, o mal-entendido dá lugar à atração mútua, reforçada pelo fato de um nunca ter visto o outro. Nada como a curiosidade instigada por frases bem enca... continue
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Aspergers Schüler by Laura Baldini DE
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»Aspergers Schüler« | Aufwühlender historischer Roman auf zwei Zeitebenen Beruhend auf wahren Ereignissen, erzählt SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Autorin Laura Baldini von einem berühmten Kinderarzt, seinen kleinen Patienten und einer mutigen Krankenschwester, die alles für die Kinder riskiert. Als die junge Psychologin Sarah 1986 zu Forschungszwecken nach Wien zieht, kommt sie der erschütternden Geschichte einer Klinik während der Nazi-Zeit auf die Spur: Wien, 1926: Erich ist acht Jahre alt, als er in die Uniklinik zu Dr. Hans Asperger kommt. Erich sieht die Welt nicht wie andere Kinder. Er kann hochkomp... continue
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The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson EN
Description:
A richly imagined story of unexpected love, independence, and belonging – The Morning Gift is a classic WWII romance from Eva Ibbotson. With an introduction from Sarra Manning, author of Diary of a Crush. Eighteen-year-old Ruth lives in the sparkling city of Vienna with her family, where she delights in its music, energy and natural beauty. She is wildly in love with the brilliant young pianist Heini Radik and can't wait until they are married. But Ruth's world is turned upside down when the Nazis invade Austria and her family are forced to flee to England, and through a devastating misunderst... continue
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