EU Fiction: 1950-2022

Descripció
In honor of Europe Day, which occurred on May 9th, our May List of the Month is devoted to contemporary EU fiction, written by authors from EU member states, and published subsequent to 1950. Authors must come from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. Please only downvote titles that do not fit the geographic and temporal parameters of the list.
1
El nom de la rosa
de Umberto Eco
19,516 membres
310 ressenyes
4.2
18 Members
Aquila, podocyte, abbottthomas, soffitta1, amanda4242, Romonko, perennialreader, peterveen, gypsysmom, Cynfelyn, ahef1963, diana.hauser, Fioricche, Boand, CharlesTheB, SlavaB032020, RODNEYP, ericdac
Explicacions
perennialreader: Italian 1980
2
Els homes que no estimaven les dones
de Stieg Larsson
43,205 membres
1,748 ressenyes
4
13 Members
abbottthomas, terran, soffitta1, Romonko, perennialreader, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, diana.hauser, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411, DoomLuz,
Explicacions
perennialreader: Swedish 2005
3
A Man Called Ove
de Fredrik Backman
11,169 membres
686 ressenyes
½ 4.3
9 Members
dara85, Morphidae, terran, Romonko, perennialreader, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Fioricche, Brandy1411
Explicacions
Morphidae: Enjoyed this book both times I read it. I could relate to a few people in it, including, at times, Ove. "She just smiled, said that she loved books more than anything, and started telling him excitedly what each of the ones in her lap was about."
4
Si una nit d'hivern un viatger
de Italo Calvino
12,518 membres
258 ressenyes
4.1
8 Members
anglemark, paradoxosalpha, soffitta1, ahef1963, Daedalus., steller0707, CharlesTheB, RODNEYP
Explicacions
paradoxosalpha: All writers must be readers, and Calvino was a magician, uniting That and This in his conjuration.
5
Cor de tinta
de Cornelia Funke
17,995 membres
519 ressenyes
3.9
7 Members
soffitta1, Heather39, cherpy, Cynfelyn, al.vick, ahef1963, aspirit
Explicacions
aspirit: German author. Published 2003.
6
L'Habitació
de Emma Donoghue
14,324 membres
977 ressenyes
4
7 Members
ablachly, dara85, soffitta1, perennialreader, katemcangus, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explicacions
perennialreader: Irish. 2010
7
El guepard
de Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
6,564 membres
147 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
pitjrw, abbottthomas, soffitta1, peterveen, Fioricche, steller0707, CharlesTheB
8
El Timbal de llauna
de Günter Grass
7,590 membres
93 ressenyes
4
7 Members
thorold, soffitta1, kleh, peterveen, Cynfelyn, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB
9
L'ombra del vent
de Carlos Ruiz Zafón
27,880 membres
1,040 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
terran, cbl_tn, perennialreader, peterveen, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, CharlesTheB
Explicacions
perennialreader: Spanish. 2001/Spanish, 2004/English
10
La història interminable
de Michael Ende
12,081 membres
226 ressenyes
4.1
6 Members
Aquila, paradoxosalpha, merrystar, Heather39, janflora, aspirit
Explicacions
paradoxosalpha: There is no law beyond Do what thou wilt.
aspirit: German author. Published 1979.
11
Sarah's Key
de Tatiana de Rosnay
11,089 membres
654 ressenyes
4
6 Members
dara85, Romonko, janflora, perennialreader, cherpy, Brandy1411
Explicacions
perennialreader: French 2007
12
The Unit
de Ninni Holmqvist
1,033 membres
106 ressenyes
½ 3.7
5 Members
sturlington, susanbooks, vwinsloe, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411
13
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
de Olga Tokarczuk
2,757 membres
140 ressenyes
3.9
6 Members
pitjrw, peterveen, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, CharlesTheB, Yuki-Onna
14
Memorias de Adriano
de Marguerite Yourcenar
5,457 membres
125 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
soffitta1, peterveen, Daedalus., ManWithAnAgenda, RODNEYP
15
In the Woods
de Tana French
10,229 membres
583 ressenyes
3.8
6 Members
terran, katemcangus, diana.hauser, NinieB, steller0707, RODNEYP,Romonko
16
El perfum : història d'un assassí
de Patrick Süskind
18,114 membres
448 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
sturlington, cherpy, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Yuki-Onna
17
La vida manual d'ús: novel.les
de Georges Perec
3,793 membres
55 ressenyes
½ 4.3
5 Members
pamelad, thorold, Daedalus., CharlesTheB, RODNEYP
18
Brooklyn
de Colm Tóibín
5,239 membres
295 ressenyes
½ 3.7
5 Members
anglemark, soffitta1, Boand, steller0707, RODNEYP
19
Let the Right One In
de John Ajvide Lindqvist
5,704 membres
263 ressenyes
4
5 Members
Aquila, anglemark, soffitta1, sturlington, ahef1963
20
The Third Policeman
de Flann O'Brien
4,235 membres
123 ressenyes
4
4 Members
hipdeep, anglemark, sturlington, peterveen
21
The Boy in the Suitcase
de Lene Kaaberbøl
1,464 membres
104 ressenyes
½ 3.6
4 Members
dara85, ahef1963, NinieB, RODNEYP
22
Assaig sobre la ceguesa
de José Saramago
13,042 membres
390 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB
23
The Wall
de Marlen Haushofer
1,289 membres
74 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
thorold, FAMeulstee, susanbooks
Explicacions
FAMeulstee: Austria 1963
24
Solaris
de Stanisław Lem
6,568 membres
157 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
hipdeep, pitjrw, Yuki-Onna
25
El sistema periòdic
de Primo Levi
4,028 membres
70 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
pitjrw, EMS_24, CharlesTheB
Explicacions
EMS_24: Italian, 1975. ( 'If This Is a Man' was published before 1950...)
26
The Iron King
de Maurice Druon
1,496 membres
59 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
Tess_W, al.vick, NinieB
27
Els Nostres avantpassats
de Italo Calvino
1,023 membres
10 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
amanda4242, diana.hauser, Fioricche
Explicacions
amanda4242: Italian author. Published 1960.
28
Beartown
de Fredrik Backman
4,155 membres
232 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
podocyte, Romonko, gypsysmom
29
Les Cosmicòmiques
de Italo Calvino
3,184 membres
49 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
pitjrw, merrystar, CharlesTheB
30
El noi del pijama de ratlles
de John Boyne
14,967 membres
852 ressenyes
4
3 Members
dara85, RODNEYP, Yuki-Onna
31
The Hounds of the Morrigan
de Pat O'Shea
1,108 membres
24 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Heather39, slimikin
32
El Policia que riu
de Maj Sjöwall
1,834 membres
65 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
abbottthomas, MaureenRoy
Explicacions
abbottthomas: I’m not sure if this is the best of the ten Martin Beck police-procedurals but it was made into a movie and consequently got wider exposure so it can represent the rest.
33
The Last World
de Christoph Ransmayr
663 membres
12 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
thorold, spiphany
34
The Neapolitan Novels
de Elena Ferrante
154 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 4.5
2 Members
susanbooks, steller0707
35
The Discovery of Heaven
de Harry Mulisch
3,081 membres
60 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
EMS_24, peterveen
Explicacions
EMS_24: Chosen as best Dutch book ever by readers in 2007. (published in 1992). I agree.
36
Memory of Water
de Emmi Itäranta
607 membres
47 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
urania1, sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington: Finnish author. Pub 2012.
37
Conversations with Friends
de Sally Rooney
2,782 membres
137 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
katemcangus, diana.hauser
38
The Hangman's Daughter
de Oliver Pötzsch
2,862 membres
174 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
perennialreader, al.vick
Explicacions
perennialreader: German 2008
39
The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear
de Walter Moers
2,855 membres
82 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
anglemark, amanda4242
Explicacions
amanda4242: German author. Published 1999.
40
Artemis Fowl i el món subterrani
de Eoin Colfer
19,792 membres
417 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
Cynfelyn, al.vick
41
L'home que plantava arbres
de Jean Giono
1,801 membres
45 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Heather39, perennialreader
Explicacions
perennialreader: French 1953
42
Les ciutats invisibles
de Italo Calvino
9,373 membres
205 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Daedalus., RODNEYP
43
The Misfortunates
de Dimitri Verhulst
940 membres
40 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
Dilara86, peterveen
Explicacions
Dilara86: Belgium - pub. 2007
44
El jardí dels Finzi-Contini
de Giorgio Bassani
2,064 membres
55 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
gypsysmom, Fioricche
45
L'amiga genial
de Elena Ferrante
7,152 membres
315 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
katemcangus, steller0707
46
El Club Dumas
de Arturo Pérez-Reverte
6,228 membres
158 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, RODNEYP
Explicacions
paradoxosalpha: The phenomena of textual obsession, multiple authorship, and criminal intrigue tie the literary and occult halves of the story into a braided whole.
47
El Mesurament del món
de Daniel Kehlmann
3,182 membres
107 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
Minthe, kleh
48
Slammerkin
de Emma Donoghue
2,489 membres
92 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
janoorani24, Brandy1411
49
Moominpappa at Sea
de Tove Jansson
1,370 membres
23 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
anglemark, EMS_24
50
Ronja, la filla del bandoler
de Astrid Lindgren
2,396 membres
44 ressenyes
½ 4.4
2 Members
EMS_24, al.vick
51
Flights
de Olga Tokarczuk
1,697 membres
39 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
steller0707, Yuki-Onna
52
El Lector
de Bernhard Schlink
13,408 membres
392 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
Minthe, urania1
53
Els emigrats
de W. G. Sebald
2,469 membres
47 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
pamelad, thorold,
54
El pèndol de Foucault
de Umberto Eco
17,489 membres
258 ressenyes
3.9
Member
merrystar
55
The Last Wish
de Andrzej Sapkowski
7,245 membres
217 ressenyes
3.9
Member
aspirit
Explicacions
aspirit: Polish author. Published 1993.
56
The Crimson Petal and the White
de Michel Faber
6,738 membres
197 ressenyes
3.9
Member
janoorani24
57
Junts i prou
de Anna Gavalda
2,339 membres
82 ressenyes
4
Member
RuMuse
58
Submissió
de Michel Houellebecq
2,061 membres
89 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
pamelad
59
Billar a dos quarts de deu
de Heinrich Böll
1,358 membres
20 ressenyes
3.8
Member
urania1
60
The Barrytown Trilogy
de Roddy Doyle
1,231 membres
13 ressenyes
4.1
Member
Minthe
61
The Anomaly
de Hervé Le Tellier
1,202 membres
70 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
ablachly
62
The Carpet Makers
de Andreas Eschbach
870 membres
47 ressenyes
4.1
Member
timetunnel
63
The Unknown Soldier
de Väinö Linna
802 membres
14 ressenyes
4.2
Member
tommi180744
64
Civilizations
de Laurent Binet
432 membres
26 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
spiphany
65
Maigret i el client del dissabte
de Georges Simenon
349 membres
9 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
cpg
66
The Dirty Dust = Cré na Cille
de Máirtín Ó Cadhain
334 membres
8 ressenyes
3.8
Member
haydninvienna
67
Das Feld
de Robert Seethaler
203 membres
7 ressenyes
3.8
Member
Dilara86
Explicacions
Dilara86: Austria - pub. 1990
68
To Cook a Bear
de Mikael Niemi
179 membres
10 ressenyes
4.1
Member
Rommert
69
A Fine Line
de Gianrico Carofiglio
149 membres
8 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
cbl_tn
70
The Afterlife of Stars
de Joseph Kertes
107 membres
4 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
gypsysmom
71
The All-Night Sun
de Diane Zinna
74 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
Micheller7
72
The Hungry Road
de Marita Conlon-McKenna
27 membres
1 ressenya
3.2
Member
Tess_W
73
The Anvy
de Pádraig Standún
11 membres
4
Member
AbigailAdams26
74
The Ten Thousand Things
de Maria Dermoût
524 membres
17 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
urania1, EMS_24,
Explicacions
EMS_24: Dutch, 1955, '' Maria Dermoût's novel was immediately recognized as a magical work, like nothing else Dutch—or European—literature had seen before. (GR)
75
The Silent Patient
de Alex Michaelides
8,093 membres
450 ressenyes
3.8
Member
Tess_W
76
El Sopar
de Herman Koch
5,044 membres
385 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Member
sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington: Dutch author. Pub 2009.
77
The Keeper of Lost Causes
de Jussi Adler-Olsen
3,633 membres
215 ressenyes
3.9
Member
gypsysmom
78
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
de Heinrich Böll
2,500 membres
47 ressenyes
3.8
Member
kleh
79
La Mirada dels àngels
de Camilla Läckberg
752 membres
35 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
cbl_tn
80
Quiet Chaos
de Sandro Veronesi
721 membres
27 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
Rommert
81
Les formes del verb anar
de Jenny Erpenbeck
720 membres
49 ressenyes
4.1
Member
FAMeulstee
Explicacions
FAMeulstee: Germany 2015
82
The Courage Consort: Three Novellas
de Michel Faber
350 membres
14 ressenyes
½ 3.3
Member
janoorani24
83
Maigret In Society
de Georges Simenon
301 membres
13 ressenyes
3.8
Member
cpg
84
The Last Day of Creation
de Wolfgang Jeschke
108 membres
1 ressenya
3.8
Member
timetunnel
85
Blackbird
de Matthias Brandt
42 membres
3 ressenyes
½ 4.4
Member
Minthe
86
Herakles Book 1
de Édouard Cour
24 membres
2 ressenyes
4.1
Member
slimikin
87
The Captive
de Skomantas
11 membres
4
Member
AbigailAdams26
88
La pesta
de Albert Camus
18,486 membres
249 ressenyes
4
Member
janoorani24
89
Assaig sobre la lucidesa
de José Saramago
2,780 membres
63 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
urania1
90
Evening Class
de Maeve Binchy
2,725 membres
40 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
gypsysmom
91
Skippy Dies
de Paul Murray
2,237 membres
125 ressenyes
3.8
Member
FAMeulstee
Explicacions
FAMeulstee: Ireland 2010
92
Astèrix a la Bretanya
de René Goscinny
2,019 membres
22 ressenyes
4.2
Member
amanda4242
Explicacions
amanda4242: French 1966
93
Una Solitud massa sorollosa
de Bohumil Hrabal
1,649 membres
47 ressenyes
4
Member
EMS_24
Explicacions
EMS_24: Czech book pub. 1976
94
Maigret Sets a Trap
de Georges Simenon
547 membres
11 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
cpg
95
365 Penguins
de Jean-Luc Fromental
423 membres
28 ressenyes
4.1
Member
Tess_W
96
The Czar's Madman
de Jaan Kross
264 membres
6 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
Rommert
97
Una cabana a l'hivern
de Hubert Mingarelli
260 membres
23 ressenyes
3.9
Member
susanbooks
98
The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka
de Josef Škvorecký
167 membres
5 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
NinieB
99
Christ's Entry into Brussels
de Dimitri Verhulst
136 membres
6 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Member
Dilara86
Explicacions
Dilara86: Belgium - pub. 2011
100
Death Vigil Volume 1
de Stjepan Šejić
102 membres
7 ressenyes
½ 4.4
Member
slimikin