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Read a book from each country in Europe.

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sonjadog · 04/05/2014 18:32

I was just reading an article about someone who had a goal to read one book from each country in the world and it has inspired me to start my own project to read a book from each country in Europe.

I want to read a novel or a biography or something along those lines and it must be set on the country with an author from the country.

So, do you have a favourite author from your country? Do you have a book recommendation?

I'm thankful for all suggestions, even if you aren't from the country the book is from.

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thanksamillion · 04/05/2014 18:58

Hmm there aren't many books written by Moldovans and certainly not ones translated into English.

The closest you can get is probably Playing the Moldovan's At Tennis by Tony Hawkes who has kind of become an honorary Moldovan for his continued interest in the country.

HomeIsWhereTheHeartIs · 04/05/2014 18:54

Lithuania - Between Shade of Grey by Ruta Sepetys. Amazing, tells of deportations to Siberia post WW2. Although I think the author is American it is based on her family's true story (as far as I can remember).

noblegiraffe · 04/05/2014 18:49

Sophie's World, or The Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder from Norway.

Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture by Apostolos Doxiadis from Greece.

joanofarchitrave · 04/05/2014 18:48

Brilliant idea, will read with interest :)

I don't have much to offer on this - I keep coming up with kids' books.

AlexVause · 04/05/2014 18:45

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, Sweden.

Kveta · 04/05/2014 18:43

Milan kundera - the unbearable lightness of bonking being - set in Czech republic by a Czech author.

The Henning mankell wallender series are Swedish and set in Sweden iirc.

There was a book about a hare I read which was Finnish by a Finnish author.

Normalisavariantofcrazy · 04/05/2014 18:41

Odessey from Greece

RabbitPies · 04/05/2014 18:38

From France I love Marcel Pagnol's books,especially Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources collectively known as L'eau des Collines. They won't be to everyone's tastes though.

I want to do this myself now.

PetiteRaleuse · 04/05/2014 18:35

Try Suite Francaise by Irene Nemerovsky (sp?) - a really interesting read about fleeing occupied France though sadly unfinished :(

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