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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Still Alive : A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered by Ruth Klüger EN
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Now in paperback, the acclaimed Holocaust memoir declared "a book of breathtaking honesty and extraordinary insight.""--"LA Times"
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A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson EN
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A delicious historical romance perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs After the Russian Revolution turns her world topsy-turvy, Anna, a young Russian countess, has no choice but to flee to England. penniless, Anna hides her aristocratic background and takes a job as servant in the household of the esteemed Westerholme family, armed only with an outdated housekeeping manual and sheer determination. Desperate to keep her past a secret, Anna is nearly overwhelmed by her new duties--not to mention her instant attraction to Rupert, the handsome Earl of Westerholme. to make matte... continue
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How German Is It by Walter Abish EN
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Ulrich Hargenau testifies against fellow members of a German terrorist group in order to save himself and his wife, Paula, and contemplates the nature of his German heritage. The question How German Is It underlies the conduct and actions of the characters in Walter Abish's novel, an icy panorama of contemporary Germany, in which the tradition of order and obedience, the patrimony of the saber and the castle on the Rhine, give way to the present, indiscriminate fascination with all things American. On his return from Paris to his home city of Würtenburg, Ulrich Hargenau, whose father was execu... continue
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What is Life? by Erwin Schrodinger EN
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"What Is Life?" is Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger's exploration of the question which lies at the heart of biology. His essay, "Mind and Matter," investigates what place consciousness occupies in the evolution of life, and what part the state of development of the human mind plays in moral questions. "Autobiographical Sketches" offers a fascinating fragmentary account of his life as a background to his scientific writings.
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The Other Side by Alfred Kubin EN
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"The Other Side tells of a dream kingdom which becomes a nightmare, of a journey to Pearl, a mysterious city created deep in Asia, which is also a journey to the depths of the subconscious, or as Kubin himself called it, 'a sort of Baedeker for those lands which are half known to us'. Written in 1908, and more or less half way between Meyrink and Kafka, it was greeted with wild enthusiasm by the artists and writers of the Expressionist generation. Franz Marc called it a magnificent reckoning with the 19th century and Kandinsky said it was almost a vision of evil, while Lyonel Feininger wrote t... continue
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Walpurgisnacht by Gustave Meyrink EN
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Walpurgisnacht uses Prague as the setting for a clash between German officialdom immured in the ancient castle above the Moldau, and a Czech revolution seething in the city below. History, myth and political reality merge in an apocalyptic climax as the rebels, urged on by a drum covered in human skin, storm the castle to crown a poor violinist "Emperor of the World" in St. Vitus' Cathedral.
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A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson EN
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In 1912 England, 19-year-old Harriet Morton leads a dreary existence. Her ballet class is her only joy. When Father won't let her travel on a ballet tour to South America, Harriet creates a clever ruse that covers her escape and triggers an experience far beyond her dreams.
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Lumea de ieri by Stefan Zweig RO
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Evoluţia Europei între 1895 şi 1941, într-una din cele mai importante cărţi-document ale epocii noastre
„Lumea de ieri“ este Viena şi Europa de dinaintea Primului Război Mondial: o lume sigură, stabilă şi armonioasă, unde libertatea de spirit domnea neştirbită. Lumea în care s-a născut şi a început să scrie, cunoscând celebritatea, Stefan Zweig, în care el a călătorit, s-a îndrăgostit de cultura franceză, a legat mari prietenii intelectuale. Odată cu catastrofa din 1914, lumea aceasta dispare treptat: tronurile se prăbuşesc, ideile se tu... continue
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Which Witch? by Eva Ibbotson EN
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When Arriman the Awful, the handsome wizard of the North, announces a contest to choose his bride, every witch in town is a flutter. The meanest, most powerful witch will wed the wizard. But little Belladonna is dismayed, because as hard as she tries, her spells conjure up begonias and baby birds, and not a single viper or bloodshot eyeball. She just has to do something seriously sinister in time for the contest....