17 Best fiction books like Theory of Shadows: A Novel by Paolo Maurensig

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Theory of Shadows: A Novel

By: Paolo Maurensig

3.67

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The strange circumstances surrounding the death of the world chess champion and alleged Nazi collab…

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Cover of Venere privata by Giorgio Scerbanenco, Luca Doninelli

1. Venere privata

By: Giorgio Scerbanenco , Luca Doninelli

3.83

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

In appendice: Io, Vladimir Scerbanenko. Le piccole idee della società dei consumi muoiono nei pr… read more

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  • italy
  • fiction
  • italian literature
  • mystery
  • novels
Cover of Il telefono senza fili by Marco Malvaldi

2. Il telefono senza fili

By: Marco Malvaldi

3.66

Format: 209 pages, Paperback

«“Ora, Ampelio, secondo lei io mi metto a parlare del caso qui, al bar, di fronte a tutto il paese?… read more

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  • italy
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • italian literature
  • mystery
Cover of David Golder by Irène Némirovsky

3. David Golder

By: Irène Némirovsky

3.68

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In 1929, 26-year-old Irène Némirovsky shot to fame in France with the publication of her first nove… read more

Similar categories in Irène Némirovsky's David Golder book and Paolo Maurensig's Theory of Shadows: A Novel

  • novels
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Quand sort la recluse by Fred Vargas

4. Quand sort la recluse

By: Fred Vargas

3.73

Format: 238 pages,

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Similar categories in Fred Vargas's Quand sort la recluse book and Paolo Maurensig's Theory of Shadows: A Novel

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Temps glaciaires (Commissaire Adamsberg #10) by Fred Vargas

5. Temps glaciaires (Commissaire Adamsberg #10)

By: Fred Vargas

3.44

Format: 220 pages,

"Adamsberg attrapa son telephone, ecarta une pile de dossiers et posa les pieds sur sa table, s'inc… read more

Similar categories in Fred Vargas's Temps glaciaires (Commissaire Adamsberg #10) book and Paolo Maurensig's Theory of Shadows: A Novel

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Dream Story by Frederic Raphael, Arthur Schnitzler, J.M.Q. Davies

6. Dream Story

By: Frederic Raphael , Arthur Schnitzler , J.M.Q. Davies

3.76

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

Like his Viennese contemporary Sigmund Freud, the doctor and dramatist Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931… read more

Similar categories in Frederic Raphael's Dream Story book and Paolo Maurensig's Theory of Shadows: A Novel

  • novels
  • fiction
"El imperativo urgente del momento era huir, al menos por un tiempo, al sueño y al olvido."

-Frederic Raphael, Dream Story

"متأكدة بقدر حدسي أن حقيقة ليلة، بل حتى حقيقة حياة إنسان بأكملها، لا تعني في الوقت ذاته حقيقته الداخلية."

-Frederic Raphael, Dream Story

"بدا له أنه لو وقف وحده سافِر الوجه بين كل هؤلاء المقنَّعين، فسيكون الأمر أسوأ آلاف المرات من أن يقف فجأة عاريًا بين اللابسين"

-Frederic Raphael, Dream Story

"Am I sure? Only as sure as I am that the reality of one night, let alone that of a whole lifetime, can ever be the whole truth."

-Frederic Raphael, Dream Story

Cover of To Each His Own by Leonardo Sciascia, Adrienne Foulke, W.S. Di Piero

7. To Each His Own

By: Leonardo Sciascia , Adrienne Foulke , W.S. Di Piero

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

This letter is your death sentence. To avenge what you have done you will die. But what has Manno t… read more

Similar categories in Leonardo Sciascia's To Each His Own book and Paolo Maurensig's Theory of Shadows: A Novel

  • italy
  • fiction
  • italian literature
  • mystery
  • novels
Cover of La chimera by Sebastiano Vassalli

8. La chimera

By: Sebastiano Vassalli

3.51

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

In un villaggio padano del Seicento, cancellato dalla storia, si consuma la tragica vita di Antonia… read more

Similar categories in Sebastiano Vassalli's La chimera book and Paolo Maurensig's Theory of Shadows: A Novel

  • italy
  • italian literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
"Il mondo è un gomitolo di strade e seguendole trovi tutto: vita e morte, miseria e felicità, lacrime e consolazione, avventura e amore."

-Sebastiano Vassalli, La chimera

9. La battaglia navale

By: Marco Malvaldi

3.55

Format: 112 pages,

Pineta, estate; sulla spiaggia viene ritrovato il cadavere di una ragazza. Il corpo e stato alcuni … read more

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10. Nudi e crudi

By: Giulia Arborio Mella , Alan Bennett , Claudia Valeria Letizia

4.57

Format: 102 pages, Paperback

Trovare la casa svaligiata dai ladri e senza dubbio un evento sinistro. Ma se spariscono anche la m… read more

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11. Tokyo Express

By: Seichō Matsumoto

3.68

Format: 175 pages, Paperback

In una cala rocciosa della baia di Hakata, i corpi di un uomo e di una donna vengono rinvenuti all’… read more

Similar categories in Seichō Matsumoto's Tokyo Express book and Paolo Maurensig's Theory of Shadows: A Novel

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Cuore nero by Silvia Avallone

12. Cuore nero

By: Silvia Avallone

4.25

Format: 368 pages, ebook

L'unico modo per raggiungere Sassaia, minuscolo borgo incastonato tra le montagne, è una strada ste… read more

Similar categories in Silvia Avallone's Cuore nero book and Paolo Maurensig's Theory of Shadows: A Novel

  • fiction
  • italian literature
Cover of Confidenza by Domenico Starnone

13. Confidenza

By: Domenico Starnone

3.49

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

Pietro vive con Teresa un amore tempestoso. Dopo l’ennesimo litigio, a lei viene un’idea: raccontam… read more

Similar categories in Domenico Starnone's Confidenza book and Paolo Maurensig's Theory of Shadows: A Novel

  • italy
  • italian literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
"Far chiarezza all'interno della vita di coppia, mah, forse è un dovere, ma anche un lusso che è rischioso permettersi."

-Domenico Starnone, Confidenza

"- Aveva per modello qualcuno dei suoi insegnanti? - I miei insegnanti? No, assolutamente no. Anzi, il mio unico imperativo era: non fare ai tuoi allievi il male che i tuoi insegnanti hanno fatto a te."

-Domenico Starnone, Confidenza

"Pensai: ci innamoriamo di persone che sembrano vere ma non esistono, sono una nostra invenzione; questa donna così ferma, dalle frasi così scandite, questa donna senza timidezze, sferzante, non la co…"

-Domenico Starnone, Confidenza

Cover of Resto qui by Marco Balzano

14. Resto qui

By: Marco Balzano

4.05

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Quando arriva la guerra o l'inondazione, la gente scappa. La gente, non Trina. Caparbia come il pae… read more

Similar categories in Marco Balzano's Resto qui book and Paolo Maurensig's Theory of Shadows: A Novel

  • italy
  • italian literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
"Nessuno può capire cosa c'è sotto le cose."

-Marco Balzano, Resto qui

"Ti fa sentire una ladra certe volte l'amore."

-Marco Balzano, Resto qui

"Die einzige Möglichkeit weiterzuleben ist vielleicht, sich zu verändern und nicht zu erstarren."

-Marco Balzano, Resto qui

"Seguir adelante, como decía madre, es la única dirección permitida. De no ser así, Dios nos habría puesto los ojos a los lados. Como los peces."

-Marco Balzano, Resto qui

Cover of La Cantine de minuit vol. 2 by Yarō Abe

15. La Cantine de minuit vol. 2

By: Yarō Abe

4.33

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

「刺身のつま」が大好きな常連客の脇役俳優・小森さんが、大物監督の主役に大抜擢された。同時に娘さんの役者デビューも決まり、小森さんの人生は一気に変貌を遂げたかに思えた。だが後日、プレッシャーからか急病… read more

Similar categories in Yarō Abe's La Cantine de minuit vol. 2 book and Paolo Maurensig's Theory of Shadows: A Novel

  • fiction
Cover of The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini

16. The Lehman Trilogy

By: Stefano Massini

4.25

Format: 720 pages, Hardcover

Magnificent in scope,  internationally lauded, and transcendent, the novel in verse that inspired t… read more

Similar categories in Stefano Massini's The Lehman Trilogy book and Paolo Maurensig's Theory of Shadows: A Novel

  • italy
  • italian literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
Cover of The Game by Alessandro Baricco

17. The Game

By: Alessandro Baricco

3.72

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Prima scena. Calciobalilla, flipper, videogioco. Prendetevi mezz'ora e passate dall'uno all'altro,… read more

Similar categories in Alessandro Baricco's The Game book and Paolo Maurensig's Theory of Shadows: A Novel

  • italy
  • italian literature
Cover of Theory of Shadows: A Novel by Paolo Maurensig

18. Theory of Shadows: A Novel

By: Paolo Maurensig

3.67

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The strange circumstances surrounding the death of the world chess champion and alleged Nazi collab… read more

Similar categories in Paolo Maurensig's Theory of Shadows: A Novel book and Paolo Maurensig's Theory of Shadows: A Novel

  • italy
  • mystery thriller
  • italian literature
  • portugal
  • chess
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
  • novels
Cover of Follia maggiore by Alessandro Robecchi

19. Follia maggiore

By: Alessandro Robecchi

3.88

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

«E ho pensato che avevo sbagliato vita, che così non andava bene, e che intanto mi ero perso delle … read more

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  • fiction
  • italian literature
"Però sorride. Sorride come fa lei, un colpo d’ascia che compare all’improvviso nel tronco della betulla."

-Alessandro Robecchi, Follia maggiore

Cover of Le lupe by Pierre Boileau

20. Le lupe

By: Pierre Boileau

3.79

Format: 169 pages, Kindle Edition

«La porta si richiuse. Ero solo, con quelle tre donne che avevano in mano il mio destino e avrebber… read more

Similar categories in Pierre Boileau's Le lupe book and Paolo Maurensig's Theory of Shadows: A Novel

  • mystery
  • fiction

9 Top novels books like Theory of Shadows: A Novel by Paolo Maurensig

Transform Your Habits

Venere privata

Giorgio Scerbanenco , Luca Doninelli

3.83

Transform Your Habits

David Golder

Irène Némirovsky

3.68

Transform Your Habits

Dream Story

Frederic Raphael , Arthur Schnitzler , J.M.Q. Davies

3.76

Transform Your Habits

To Each His Own

Leonardo Sciascia , Adrienne Foulke , W.S. Di Piero

4.60

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14 best-selling fiction books like Follia maggiore by Alessandro Robecchi

Transform Your Habits

Venere privata

Giorgio Scerbanenco , Luca Doninelli

3.83

Transform Your Habits

Quand sort la recluse

Fred Vargas

3.73

Transform Your Habits

Temps glaciaires (Commissaire Adamsberg #10)

Fred Vargas

3.44

Transform Your Habits

ELP

Antonio Manzini

4.12

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