13 Best novels books like Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night by Jón Kalman Stefánsson

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Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night

By: Jón Kalman Stefánsson

4.00

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

From the “Icelandic Dickens (Irish Examiner),” a writer who “shares the elemental grandeur of Corma…

"Le lacrime sono fatte come remi, il dolore e la tristezza vogano. Chi piange a un funerale, piange nondimeno la propria morte e quella del mondo, perché tutto muore e alla fine non resta niente. - Luce d'estate ed è subito notte"

-Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night

"Le lacrime sono fatte come remi, il dolore e la tristezza vogano. Chi piange a un funerale, piange nondimeno la propria morte e quella del mondo, perché tutto muore e alla fine non resta niente. - Luce d'estate ed è subito notte"

-Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night

"Le lacrime sono fatte come remi, il dolore e la tristezza vogano. Chi piange a un funerale, piange nondimeno la propria morte e quella del mondo, perché tutto muore e alla fine non resta niente. - Luce d'estate ed è subito notte"

-Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night

"Erano i tardi anni Ottanta, a breve sarebbe crollato il muro di Berlino e i pezzi sarebbero stati venduti come souvenir, l'essere umano ha la capacità straordinaria di convertire le minacce, la morte e la disperazione in denaro sonante."

-Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night

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Cover of Il pastore d'Islanda by Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Maria Valeria D'Avino, Gunnar Gunnarsson

1. Il pastore d'Islanda

By: Jón Kalman Stefánsson , Maria Valeria D'Avino , Gunnar Gunnarsson

3.85

Format: 140 pages, Paperback

Il Natale può essere festeggiato in tanti modi, ma Benedikt ne ha uno tutto suo: ogni anno la prima… read more

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  • roman
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • novels
  • audiobook
"A za tím snem pořád věděl, že čas utíka a nikdy se nezastaví, nezastaví ho ani rěky, nikdy se neunaví, že běží stále kuprědu, tajuplně jako rěka z ledovce a spíciho člověka prekročí, jako by byl mrtv…"

-Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Il pastore d'Islanda

"Der Mensch hängt an dem Seinen, an sich selbst und dem Seinen, bis über den Tod hinaus und bangt davor, das Leben aus den Händen zu verlieren - dies Wirklichste von allem Wirklichen, dies Erbärmlichs…"

-Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Il pastore d'Islanda

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2. Maskeblomstfamilien

By: Lars Saabye Christensen

3.73

Format: 285 pages, Hardcover

"Jeg hadde en god oppvekst. Far døde da jeg var tolv. Mor la seg tidlig. Jeg var enebarn." Slik … read more

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  • novels
  • roman
  • scandinavian literature
  • fiction

3. Hvis der skulle komme et menneske forbi

By: Thomas Korsgaard

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

En staerk roman om den afstumpethed og afmagt, der opstar, nar kaerligheden forsvinder i en familie… read more

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4. De usynlige (Ingrid Barrøy, #1)

By: Roy Jacobsen

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ingrid vokser opp på en øy. Havet er hennes eventyr. Fisken, stormen, fattigdommen. Hun eier årstid… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • roman
  • literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • scandinavian literature
"...once you settle on an island, you never leave, an island holds on to what it has with all its might and main."

-Roy Jacobsen, De usynlige (Ingrid Barrøy, #1)

Cover of L’ultima cosa bella sulla faccia della terra by Michael Bible

5. L’ultima cosa bella sulla faccia della terra

By: Michael Bible

3.60

Format: 135 pages, ebook

Mentre tutti sono raccolti in preghiera, dall’ultima fila Iggy avanza verso il centro della chiesa.… read more

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  • audiobook
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Quegli anni sono così malinconici e bizzarri. Per effetto del vento sembrava che le azalee levitassero a una spanna da terra. I cani dei vicini, Sale e Pepe, abbaiavano come due innamorati durante un…"

-Michael Bible, L’ultima cosa bella sulla faccia della terra

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6. Etterklang

By: Helga Flatland

3.81

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

Mathilde er lærervikar i Oslo og mister jobben da det blir oppdaget at hun har et forhold til en av… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
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7. Gjestene

By: Agnes Ravatn

3.92

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Karin og Kai får låne ei påkosta, arkitektteikna hytte ved Oslofjorden, som går i eitt med terrenge… read more

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  • roman
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
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8. Da vi var yngre

By: Oliver Lovrenski

4.27

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

Ivor vokser opp for raskt og savner det han aldri har hatt. Med seg har han Marco, Arjan og Jonas. … read more

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  • roman
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
"de sier brødre? dere ække brødre, dere ikke er familie engang, men om vi ikke er familie, hvorfor er vi dem vi ringer hver gang ikke vi kan ringe noen andre, hvorfor er vi dem som er der når ingen an…"

-Oliver Lovrenski, Da vi var yngre

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9. Parti e omicidi

By: Sayaka Murata

3.76

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

Parti e omicidi è una raccolta di racconti ambientati in una Tokyo di un futuro non ben precisato, … read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of Den dagen Nils Vik døde by Frode Grytten

10. Den dagen Nils Vik døde

By: Frode Grytten

4.59

Format: 170 pages, Hardcover

Over fjorden går han. Over fjorden utan å nøle. Over fjorden som så mange gongar før. Seint og tidl… read more

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  • novels
  • roman
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. Eden

By: Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

4.04

Format: 226 pages, Hardcover

Málvísindakona, sérfræðingur í fámennistungumálum, ákveður að breyta landi þar sem ekkert grær í Ed… read more

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  • roman
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. Levelek nélkül

By: Dénes Krusovszky

3.88

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

Egy kelet-magyarországi kisvárosban egyszer csak ledobják a fák tavaszi leveleiket. Mi történhetett… read more

Similar categories in Dénes Krusovszky's Levelek nélkül book and Jón Kalman Stefánsson's Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night

  • contemporary
Cover of Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night by Jón Kalman Stefánsson

13. Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night

By: Jón Kalman Stefánsson

4.00

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

From the “Icelandic Dickens (Irish Examiner),” a writer who “shares the elemental grandeur of Corma… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • roman
  • magical realism
  • literature
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
"Le lacrime sono fatte come remi, il dolore e la tristezza vogano. Chi piange a un funerale, piange nondimeno la propria morte e quella del mondo, perché tutto muore e alla fine non resta niente. - Lu…"

-Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night

"Erano i tardi anni Ottanta, a breve sarebbe crollato il muro di Berlino e i pezzi sarebbero stati venduti come souvenir, l'essere umano ha la capacità straordinaria di convertire le minacce, la morte…"

-Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night

"في الصمت يدخر الذهب، ذاك الذي يبقى صامتا يلتزم بنفسه، يمكنه اكتشاف امور مختلفة، الصمت يتسرب تحت الجلد، يسكن القلب، يخدر القلق، يغمر الغرفة التي يشغلها المرء، يملأ البيت، وفي الخارج يهدر الزمن الحاضر،…"

-Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night

"En de vogels op de muren zijn zo levendig geschilderd dat de kat uit de buurt, een geel rotbeest dat ons al van nodeloos veel vogels heeft beroofd, de eerste weken herhaaldelijk tegen het gebouw op s…"

-Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night

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14. Frank vender hjem

By: Kristian Bang Foss

3.76

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

Frank er vokset  op i Hvidovre, moren var kontordame og faren den sørgelige skikkelse Rock Tage, so… read more

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  • novels
  • scandinavian literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Isola by Siri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen

15. Isola

By: Siri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen

3.41

Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition

Una giovane ragazza danese ha nostalgia di un’isola verde e impervia battuta dai venti del Nord, un… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • scandinavian literature
"Le riusciva facile nuotare, ma non tenersi a galla. Era una di quelle anime fatte così."

-Siri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen, Isola

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16. Jeg plystrer i den mørke vinden

By: Maria Navarro Skaranger

3.79

Format: 190 pages, Hardcover

Sidsel sovner ofte i stolen, med hekletøyet, foran TV-en. Hun stiller opp for datteren Em og barneb… read more

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  • contemporary
  • novels
  • audiobook
Cover of Magnifico e tremendo stava l'amore by Maria Grazia Calandrone

17. Magnifico e tremendo stava l'amore

By: Maria Grazia Calandrone

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Tutti gli amanti giurano che il loro amore è diverso da quello degli altri. Specie all’inizio, quan… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Mladík / Událost by Annie Ernaux

18. Mladík / Událost

By: Annie Ernaux

4.47

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

Kniha představuje dva texty nositelky Nobelovy ceny Annie Ernauxové. V Mladíkovi padesátiletá autor… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Drømmenes sykkelregister by Erlend Loe

19. Drømmenes sykkelregister

By: Erlend Loe

3.69

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Drømmenes sykkelregister handler om Solveig som får en sykkel stjålet i en drøm og oppdager at fors… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
Cover of Zuzana Čaputová: Nestratiť sa sama sebe by Erik Tabery

20. Zuzana Čaputová: Nestratiť sa sama sebe

By: Erik Tabery

4.81

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Dialóg Zuzany Čaputovej a šéfredaktora týždenníka Respekt Erika Taberyho trval viac ako dva roky. A… read more

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Cover of L'islandese che sapeva raccontare storie by Silvia Cosimini

21. L'islandese che sapeva raccontare storie

By: Silvia Cosimini

3.43

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Una raccolta di racconti avventurosi e fiabeschi tratti dall'enorme patrimonio narrativo dell'Islan… read more

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16 must-read fiction books like Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night by Jón Kalman Stefánsson

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Il pastore d'Islanda

Jón Kalman Stefánsson , Maria Valeria D'Avino , Gunnar Gunnarsson

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Maskeblomstfamilien

Lars Saabye Christensen

3.73

Transform Your Habits

De usynlige (Ingrid Barrøy, #1)

Roy Jacobsen

4.00

Transform Your Habits

L’ultima cosa bella sulla faccia della terra

Michael Bible

3.60

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13 Top contemporary books like Levelek nélkül by Dénes Krusovszky

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The Dispossessed

Szilárd Borbély , Ottilie Mulzet

4.05

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Mañana y tarde

Jon Fosse

3.88

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Levelek nélkül

Dénes Krusovszky

3.88

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The Morning Star (Morgenstjernen, #1)

Karl Ove Knausgård

3.94

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