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.
Membres
67 membres participants
1
El nom de la rosa
de Umberto Eco
19,229 membres
303 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
42,197 membres
1,723 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
10,363 membres
654 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
12,270 membres
252 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
17,459 membres
511 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
14,040 membres
967 ressenyes
4
7 Members
ablachly, dara85, soffitta1, perennialreader, katemcangus, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explicacions
perennialreader: Irish. 2010
7
El guepard
de Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
6,396 membres
145 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
pitjrw, abbottthomas, soffitta1, peterveen, Fioricche, steller0707, CharlesTheB
8
El Timbal de llauna
de Günter Grass
7,447 membres
92 ressenyes
4
7 Members
thorold, soffitta1, kleh, peterveen, Cynfelyn, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB
9
L'ombra del vent
de Carlos Ruiz Zafón
27,400 membres
1,026 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
11,741 membres
221 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
10,953 membres
645 ressenyes
4
6 Members
dara85, Romonko, janflora, perennialreader, cherpy, Brandy1411
Explicacions
perennialreader: French 2007
12
The Unit
de Ninni Holmqvist
1,018 membres
106 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
sturlington, susanbooks, vwinsloe, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411
13
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
de Olga Tokarczuk
2,524 membres
131 ressenyes
3.9
6 Members
pitjrw, peterveen, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, CharlesTheB, Yuki-Onna
14
Memorias de Adriano
de Marguerite Yourcenar
5,319 membres
125 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
soffitta1, peterveen, Daedalus., ManWithAnAgenda, RODNEYP
15
In the Woods
de Tana French
10,062 membres
572 ressenyes
3.8
6 Members
terran, katemcangus, diana.hauser, NinieB, steller0707, RODNEYP,Romonko
16
El perfum : història d'un assassí
de Patrick Süskind
17,719 membres
435 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
sturlington, cherpy, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Yuki-Onna
17
La vida manual d'ús: novel.les
de Georges Perec
3,702 membres
54 ressenyes
½ 4.3
5 Members
pamelad, thorold, Daedalus., CharlesTheB, RODNEYP
18
Brooklyn
de Colm Tóibín
5,076 membres
289 ressenyes
½ 3.7
5 Members
anglemark, soffitta1, Boand, steller0707, RODNEYP
19
Let the Right One In
de John Ajvide Lindqvist
5,557 membres
262 ressenyes
4
5 Members
Aquila, anglemark, soffitta1, sturlington, ahef1963
20
The Third Policeman
de Flann O'Brien
4,173 membres
121 ressenyes
4
4 Members
hipdeep, anglemark, sturlington, peterveen
21
The Boy in the Suitcase
de Lene Kaaberbøl
1,443 membres
103 ressenyes
½ 3.6
4 Members
dara85, ahef1963, NinieB, RODNEYP
22
Assaig sobre la ceguesa
de José Saramago
12,752 membres
377 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB
23
The Wall
de Marlen Haushofer
1,227 membres
71 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
thorold, FAMeulstee, susanbooks
Explicacions
FAMeulstee: Austria 1963
24
Solaris
de Stanisław Lem
6,395 membres
153 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
hipdeep, pitjrw, Yuki-Onna
25
El sistema periòdic
de Primo Levi
3,907 membres
67 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
1,450 membres
59 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
Tess_W, al.vick, NinieB
27
Els Nostres avantpassats
de Italo Calvino
995 membres
10 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
amanda4242, diana.hauser, Fioricche
Explicacions
amanda4242: Italian author. Published 1960.
28
Beartown
de Fredrik Backman
3,930 membres
219 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
podocyte, Romonko, gypsysmom
29
Les Cosmicòmiques
de Italo Calvino
3,138 membres
45 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
pitjrw, merrystar, CharlesTheB
30
El noi del pijama de ratlles
de John Boyne
14,512 membres
843 ressenyes
4
3 Members
dara85, RODNEYP, Yuki-Onna
31
The Hounds of the Morrigan
de Pat O'Shea
1,096 membres
24 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Heather39, slimikin
32
El Policia que riu
de Maj Sjöwall
1,805 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
651 membres
12 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
thorold, spiphany
34
The Neapolitan Novels
de Elena Ferrante
146 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 4.5
2 Members
susanbooks, steller0707
35
The Discovery of Heaven
de Harry Mulisch
3,048 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
587 membres
45 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
urania1, sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington: Finnish author. Pub 2012.
37
Conversations with Friends
de Sally Rooney
2,566 membres
133 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
katemcangus, diana.hauser
38
The Hangman's Daughter
de Oliver Pötzsch
2,812 membres
172 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
perennialreader, al.vick
Explicacions
perennialreader: German 2008
39
The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear
de Walter Moers
2,797 membres
79 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
anglemark, amanda4242
Explicacions
amanda4242: German author. Published 1999.
40
Artemis Fowl i el món subterrani
de Eoin Colfer
19,364 membres
411 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
Cynfelyn, al.vick
41
L'home que plantava arbres
de Jean Giono
1,742 membres
44 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Heather39, perennialreader
Explicacions
perennialreader: French 1953
42
Les ciutats invisibles
de Italo Calvino
9,137 membres
200 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Daedalus., RODNEYP
43
The Misfortunates
de Dimitri Verhulst
927 membres
39 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
Dilara86, peterveen
Explicacions
Dilara86: Belgium - pub. 2007
44
El jardí dels Finzi-Contini
de Giorgio Bassani
2,013 membres
53 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
gypsysmom, Fioricche
45
L'amiga genial
de Elena Ferrante
6,838 membres
306 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
katemcangus, steller0707
46
El Club Dumas
de Arturo Pérez-Reverte
6,155 membres
156 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
3,121 membres
106 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
Minthe, kleh
48
Slammerkin
de Emma Donoghue
2,460 membres
89 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
janoorani24, Brandy1411
49
Moominpappa at Sea
de Tove Jansson
1,329 membres
23 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
anglemark, EMS_24
50
Ronja, la filla del bandoler
de Astrid Lindgren
2,311 membres
44 ressenyes
½ 4.4
2 Members
EMS_24, al.vick
51
Flights
de Olga Tokarczuk
1,603 membres
36 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
steller0707, Yuki-Onna
52
El Lector
de Bernhard Schlink
13,168 membres
390 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
Minthe, urania1
53
Els emigrats
de W. G. Sebald
2,419 membres
45 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
pamelad, thorold,
54
El pèndol de Foucault
de Umberto Eco
17,210 membres
253 ressenyes
3.9
Member
merrystar
55
The Crimson Petal and the White
de Michel Faber
6,644 membres
194 ressenyes
3.9
Member
janoorani24
56
The Last Wish
de Andrzej Sapkowski
6,636 membres
208 ressenyes
3.9
Member
aspirit
Explicacions
aspirit: Polish author. Published 1993.
57
Junts i prou
de Anna Gavalda
2,317 membres
80 ressenyes
4
Member
RuMuse
58
Submissió
de Michel Houellebecq
1,983 membres
86 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
pamelad
59
Billar a dos quarts de deu
de Heinrich Böll
1,326 membres
20 ressenyes
3.8
Member
urania1
60
The Barrytown Trilogy
de Roddy Doyle
1,214 membres
13 ressenyes
4.1
Member
Minthe
61
The Anomaly
de Hervé Le Tellier
1,081 membres
62 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
ablachly
62
The Carpet Makers
de Andreas Eschbach
852 membres
44 ressenyes
4.1
Member
timetunnel
63
The Unknown Soldier
de Väinö Linna
794 membres
14 ressenyes
4.2
Member
tommi180744
64
Civilizations
de Laurent Binet
406 membres
23 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
spiphany
65
Maigret and the Saturday Caller
de Georges Simenon
332 membres
9 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
cpg
66
The Dirty Dust = Cré na Cille
de Máirtín Ó Cadhain
316 membres
8 ressenyes
3.8
Member
haydninvienna
67
Das Feld
de Robert Seethaler
190 membres
7 ressenyes
3.8
Member
Dilara86
Explicacions
Dilara86: Austria - pub. 1990
68
To Cook a Bear
de Mikael Niemi
168 membres
9 ressenyes
4.1
Member
Rommert
69
A Fine Line
de Gianrico Carofiglio
142 membres
8 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
cbl_tn
70
The Afterlife of Stars
de Joseph Kertes
98 membres
4 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
gypsysmom
71
The All-Night Sun
de Diane Zinna
70 membres
1 ressenya
3.8
Member
Micheller7
72
The Hungry Road
de Marita Conlon-McKenna
26 membres
1 ressenya
3.2
Member
Tess_W
73
The Anvy
de Pádraig Standún
10 membres
4
Member
AbigailAdams26
74
The Ten Thousand Things
de Maria Dermoût
502 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
7,094 membres
405 ressenyes
3.8
Member
Tess_W
76
El Sopar
de Herman Koch
4,932 membres
376 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Member
sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington: Dutch author. Pub 2009.
77
The Keeper of Lost Causes
de Jussi Adler-Olsen
3,544 membres
208 ressenyes
3.9
Member
gypsysmom
78
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
de Heinrich Böll
2,448 membres
44 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
kleh
79
La Mirada dels àngels
de Camilla Läckberg
726 membres
35 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
cbl_tn
80
Quiet Chaos
de Sandro Veronesi
713 membres
27 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
Rommert
81
Les formes del verb anar
de Jenny Erpenbeck
694 membres
47 ressenyes
4.1
Member
FAMeulstee
Explicacions
FAMeulstee: Germany 2015
82
The Courage Consort: Three Novellas
de Michel Faber
347 membres
14 ressenyes
½ 3.3
Member
janoorani24
83
Maigret In Society
de Georges Simenon
288 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
40 membres
3 ressenyes
½ 4.4
Member
Minthe
86
Herakles Book 1
de Édouard Cour
23 membres
2 ressenyes
4.2
Member
slimikin
87
The Captive
de Skomantas
11 membres
4
Member
AbigailAdams26
88
La pesta
de Albert Camus
18,078 membres
236 ressenyes
3.9
Member
janoorani24
89
Assaig sobre la lucidesa
de José Saramago
2,725 membres
63 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
urania1
90
Evening Class
de Maeve Binchy
2,694 membres
40 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
gypsysmom
91
Skippy Dies
de Paul Murray
2,183 membres
123 ressenyes
3.8
Member
FAMeulstee
Explicacions
FAMeulstee: Ireland 2010
92
Astèrix a la Bretanya
de René Goscinny
1,954 membres
22 ressenyes
4.2
Member
amanda4242
Explicacions
amanda4242: French 1966
93
Una Solitud massa sorollosa
de Bohumil Hrabal
1,602 membres
46 ressenyes
4
Member
EMS_24
Explicacions
EMS_24: Czech book pub. 1976
94
Maigret Sets a Trap
de Georges Simenon
520 membres
11 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
cpg
95
365 Penguins
de Jean-Luc Fromental
412 membres
28 ressenyes
4.1
Member
Tess_W
96
The Czar's Madman
de Jaan Kross
258 membres
6 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
Rommert
97
Una cabana a l'hivern
de Hubert Mingarelli
249 membres
21 ressenyes
3.9
Member
susanbooks
98
The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka
de Josef Škvorecký
162 membres
5 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
NinieB
99
Christ's Entry into Brussels
de Dimitri Verhulst
134 membres
5 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Member
Dilara86
Explicacions
Dilara86: Belgium - pub. 2011
100
Death Vigil Volume 1
de Stjepan Šejić
97 membres
7 ressenyes
½ 4.4
Member
slimikin