Read Around Europe Challenge

Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.

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Best books from Europe (4406)
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The Alphabet House : A Novel by Jussi Adler-Olsen EN

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Country: Europe / Denmark flag Denmark
Description:
Conducting a special photo-reconnaissance mission in World War II Dresden, two British pilots are shot down and try to escape on an SS senior soldier train only to land in a mental hospital where patients are subjected to experimental therapies.

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Mirror, Shoulder, Signal by Dorthe Nors EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Denmark flag Denmark
Description:
Mirror, shoulder, signal is a poignant, sharp-witted tale of one woman's journey in search of herself when there's no one to ask for directions.

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Either/Or : A Fragment of Life by Soren Kierkegaard EN

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Country: Europe / Denmark flag Denmark
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In Either/Or, using the voices of two characters—the aesthetic young man of part one, called simply "A," and the ethical Judge Vilhelm of the second section—Kierkegaard reflects upon the search for a meaningful existence, contemplating subjects as diverse as Mozart, drama, boredom, and, in the famous Seducer's Diary, the cynical seduction and ultimate rejection of a young, beautiful woman. A masterpiece of duality, Either/Or is a brilliant exploration of the conflict between the aesthetic and the ethical - both meditating ironically and seductively upon Epicurean pleasures, and eloquently expo... continue

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On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) by Solvej Balle EN

Rating: 4 (3 votes)
Country: Europe / Denmark flag Denmark
Description:
Utterly riveting, Solvej Balle's On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) is the grand opening of her speculative fiction septology, winner of the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize (Scandinavia's most important literary award) for being "a masterpiece of its time."

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The Elephant Keepers' Children by Peter Høeg EN

Rating: 1 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Denmark flag Denmark
Description:
Living on an island where all faiths coexist peacefully, precocious teen Peter and his siblings are shocked when their devout vicar father and eccentric artisan mother go missing at the height of an effort to boost church attendance.

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I Am David by Anne Holm EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Denmark flag Denmark
Description:
David escapes from the concentration camp where he has spent his entire life and flees across Europe. He is utterly alone. Who can he trust? What will await him? All the while, how can he be sure they won't catch up with him?This is the remarkable story of David's introduction to the world: sea, mountains, flowers, the colours of Italy, the taste of fruit, people laughing and smiling. David learns that his polite mannter, his haunted eyes, and thin features are strange to other people. He must learn to fend for himself in this strange new world.An incredible story of self-discovery and surviva... continue

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Women Are the Future of Islam by Sherin Khankan EN

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Country: Europe / Denmark flag Denmark
Description:
A remarkable woman challenges the idea that Islam should be defined by masculinity and conservatism. Named one of the BBC's 100 Women of 2016, and the subject of a Guardian interview, Sherin Khankan is one of the very few female imams in the Western World. In addition she has founded the first mosque for women in Europe. In her revelatory book, she addresses such issues as the place for modern women in Islam, fundamentalism, radical Islamic groups, Islamic divorce, Sufism...and she also describes her own personal journey as a female Muslim activist. Women Are The Future of Islam shines a femin... continue

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Mirror, Shoulder, Signal

Mirror, Shoulder, Signal by Dorthe Nors, Misha Hoekstra EN

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Country: Europe / Denmark flag Denmark
Description:
Sonja's over forty, and she's trying to move in the right direction. She's learning to drive. She's joined a meditation group. And she's attempting to reconnect with her sister. But Sonja would rather eat cake than meditate. Her driving instructor won't let her change gear. And her sister won't return her calls. Sonja's mind keeps wandering back to the dramatic landscapes of her childhood - the singing whooper swans, the endless sky, and getting lost barefoot in the rye fields - but how can she return to a place that she no longer recognises? And how can... continue

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Baboon by Naja Marie Aidt DK

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Denmark flag Denmark
Description:
Beginning in the middle of crisis, then accelerating through plots that grow stranger by the page, Naja Marie Aidt's stories have a feel all their own. Though they are built around the common themes of sex, love, desire, and gender, Aidt pushes them into her own desperate, frantic realm. In one, a whore shows up unannounced at a man's apartment, roosts in his living room, and then violently threatens him when he tries to make her leave. In another, a wife takes her husband to a city where it is women, not men, who are the dominant sex-but was it all a hallucination when she finds herself tied ... continue

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El Volumen del tiempo I by SOLVEJ. BALLE ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Denmark flag Denmark
Description:
Tara Selter and her husband Thomas live in Clairon-sous-Bois and are antiquarian booksellers. On November 17, Tara travels to Bordeaux to attend an auction and then takes a train to Paris. On November 18, she visits a second-hand bookshop and then goes to bed at her hotel. And then something incredible happens: when she wakes up, she quickly realizes that she is still on November 18. Her husband is unaware of this time loop. Only she seems to notice that they are trapped in a day that repeats itself ad infinitum, and only she seems subject to the advance of the hands of the clock. And Tara, th... continue


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