6 must-read czech literature books like Letters from Spain by Karel Čapek

Letters from Spain

By: Karel Čapek

3.87

Format: None pages, None

Karel Čapek —pronúnciese Chapek— nación en Svatoňovice (Checoslovaquia) en 1890 y murió en Londres …

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Cover of El coronel no tiene quien le escriba by Gabriel García Márquez

1. El coronel no tiene quien le escriba

By: Gabriel García Márquez

3.79

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

El coronel no tiene quien le escriba fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez durante su estancia en … read more

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"Umut karın doyurmaz, dedi kadın. Karın doyurmaz ama insanı ayakta tutar, diye yanıtladı albay."

-Gabriel García Márquez, El coronel no tiene quien le escriba

"You can't eat hope,' the woman said. You can't eat it, but it sustains you,' the colonel replied."

-Gabriel García Márquez, El coronel no tiene quien le escriba

"-Y mientras tanto, ¿qué comemos? -No sé, pero si nos fueramos a morir de hambre ya nos hubiéramos muerto"

-Gabriel García Márquez, El coronel no tiene quien le escriba

"«A Wilson le falta pasar algún tiempo en la escuela de las dificultades, y aun de la adversidad y la miseria.»"

-Gabriel García Márquez, El coronel no tiene quien le escriba

Cover of Christ Stopped at Eboli: The Story of a Year by Mark Rotella, Carlo Levi, Frances Frenaye

2. Christ Stopped at Eboli: The Story of a Year

By: Mark Rotella , Carlo Levi , Frances Frenaye

4.11

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

It was to Lucania, a desolate land in southern Italy, that Carlo Levi―a doctor, painter, philosophe… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
Cover of Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin, Megan McDowell, Ruth Sepp

3. Fever Dream

By: Samanta Schweblin , Megan McDowell , Ruth Sepp

3.72

Format: 183 pages, Hardcover

Experience the blazing, surreal sensation of a fever dream… A young woman named Amanda lies dyin… read more

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"There’s only so much searching you can do, either a horse is there or it’s not."

-Samanta Schweblin, Fever Dream

"I’m just tired, that’s what I tell myself, and sometimes I’m afraid when I think that everyday problems might be a little more terrible for me than for other people."

-Samanta Schweblin, Fever Dream

"But I’m going to die in a few hours. That’s going to happen, isn’t it? It’s strange how calm I am. Because even though you haven’t told me, I know. And still, it’s an impossible thing to tell yoursel…"

-Samanta Schweblin, Fever Dream

"My mother always said something bad would happen. My mother was sure that sooner or later something bad would happen and now I can see it with total clarity, I can feel it coming toward us like a tan…"

-Samanta Schweblin, Fever Dream

Cover of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, Folger Shakespeare Library

4. Twelfth Night

By: William Shakespeare , Folger Shakespeare Library

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Named for the twelfth night after Christmas, the end of the Christmas season, Twelfth Night plays w… read more

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"a raven's heart within a dove."

-William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

"I pity you That's a degree to love"

-William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

"Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit."

-William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

"Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage."

-William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

Cover of Identity by Milan Kundera, Linda Asher

5. Identity

By: Milan Kundera , Linda Asher

3.60

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

There are situations in which we fail for a moment to recognize the person we are with, in which th… read more

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  • czech literature
Cover of Palveränd by Tiit Aleksejev

6. Palveränd

By: Tiit Aleksejev

3.44

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

"Palverand" on ajalooline ponevusromaan, mis pohineb neljal Esimese ristisoja (1096 -1099) kroonika… read more

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7. L'Avare

By: Molière

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

Harpagon est un vieillard odieux et avare. Avare jusqu'au ridicule, puisqu'il fait comparaitre en j… read more

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8. Death in Venice

By: Thomas Mann , Michael Cunningham , Michael Henry Heim

3.74

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

The world-famous masterpiece by Nobel laureate Thomas Mann -- here in a new translation by Michael … read more

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"Nothing gladdens a writer more than a thought that can become pure feeling and a feeling that can become pure thought."

-Thomas Mann, Death in Venice

"Forbearance in the face of fate, beauty constant under torture, are not merely passive. They are a positive achievement, an explicit triumph."

-Thomas Mann, Death in Venice

"Denn der Mensch liebt und ehrt den Menschen , solange er ihn nicht zu beurteilen vermag, und die Sehnsucht ist ein Erzeunis mangelhafter Erkenntnis."

-Thomas Mann, Death in Venice

"Solitude produces originality, bold and astonishing beauty, poetry. But solitude also produces perverseness, the disproportianate, the absurd and the forbidden."

-Thomas Mann, Death in Venice

Cover of Pierre and Luce by Romain Rolland, Andrew Moore, None

9. Pierre and Luce

By: Romain Rolland , Andrew Moore , None

3.59

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

Paris, 1918: Amidst the cries of fanatic patriots bent on war, a tender relationship slowly develop… read more

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10. The Time in Between

By: María Dueñas , Daniel Hahn

3.79

Format: 704 pages, Hardcover

The Time In Betweenis a word-of-mouth phenomenon that catapulted Maria Duenas, a debut author, to t… read more

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11. The Joke

By: Milan Kundera

3.93

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its p… read more

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12. Crossing the Mangrove

By: Maryse Condé , Richard Philcox

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this beautifully crafted, Rashomon-like novel, Maryse Conde has written a gripping story imbued … read more

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13. The Seagull

By: Anton Chekhov , Michael Frayn

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

A Methuen Student Edition of Chekhov's classic play in Michael Frayn's acclaimed translation. When … read more

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14. The Awakening

By: Kate Chopin

3.68

Format: 195 pages, Paperback

When first published in 1899, The Awakening shocked readers with its honest treatment of female mar… read more

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"The morning was full of sunlight and hope."

-Kate Chopin, The Awakening

"She had resolved to never take another step backward."

-Kate Chopin, The Awakening

"She wanted to destroy something. The crash and clatter were what she wanted to hear."

-Kate Chopin, The Awakening

"She felt that her speech was voicing the incoherency her thoughts, and stopped abruptly."

-Kate Chopin, The Awakening

15. The Cherry Orchard

By: Anton Chekhov , Tom Murphy

4.29

Format: 156 pages, Paperback

Published to tie in with the world premiere at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin In Chekhov's tragi-comedy … read more

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Cover of La felicità del lupo by Paolo Cognetti

16. La felicità del lupo

By: Paolo Cognetti

3.68

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

Arrivato alla fine di una lunga relazione, Fausto cerca rifugio tra i sentieri dove camminava da ba… read more

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17. Simon

By: Narine Abgaryan

4.50

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

Un secol de istorie armeană, văzut prin prisma femeilor dintr-un orășel de munte, se desfășoară în … read more

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"Širdis gyva tol, kol nepraanda gebėjimo verkti."

-Narine Abgaryan, Simon

"Sėkmei reikia tik dviejų dalykų: atkaklumo ir meilės darbui, kurį dirbi."

-Narine Abgaryan, Simon

"{...} tuturor, absolut tuturor ne e dat să plătim un preț pe măsura faptelor noastre."

-Narine Abgaryan, Simon

"Եվ մի տեսակ շատ ինքնահավան է, ասես ջրափոսի միջի բենզինի հետք լինի՝ գեղեցիկ և անիմաստ։"

-Narine Abgaryan, Simon

Cover of Zur See by Dörte Hansen

18. Zur See

By: Dörte Hansen

4.17

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Die Fähre braucht vom Festland eine Stunde auf die kleine Nordseeinsel, manchmal länger, je nach We… read more

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"Der Glaube ist ein krankes Kind, die Liebe ist ein Biest. Die Hoffnung ist nicht tot zu kriegen. Die Sehnsucht auch nicht, jedenfalls nicht ganz."

-Dörte Hansen, Zur See

Cover of Severka by Nina Špitálníková

19. Severka

By: Nina Špitálníková

4.44

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

Protagonistka prvního románu Niny Špitálníkové, autorky Svědectví o životě v KLDR, žije v Jižní Kor… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • czech literature
Cover of Taeva tütred by Piret Jaaks

20. Taeva tütred

By: Piret Jaaks

4.08

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

„See on haruldase sisendusjõu ja psühholoogilise täpsusega kirjutatud missioonilugu, mis pühendub k… read more

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Cover of Jag kommer att hitta nyckeln by Alex Ahndoril

21. Jag kommer att hitta nyckeln

By: Alex Ahndoril

2.92

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

"Jag kommer att hitta nyckeln" är första delen i en serie pusseldeckare av författarduon bakom Lars… read more

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Cover of Těla by Klára Vlasáková

22. Těla

By: Klára Vlasáková

3.92

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Matky a dcery. Jejich těla, jejich pouto, jejich rozepře, jejich strachy. Ovdovělá šedesátnice Mari… read more

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  • czech literature
Cover of Smrtholka by Lucie Faulerová

23. Smrtholka

By: Lucie Faulerová

4.18

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Hlavní hrdinka druhého románu Lucie Faulerové se vyrovnává s několika tragickými rodinnými událostm… read more

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  • czech literature
Cover of Elu võimalikkusest kosmoses by Mati Unt

24. Elu võimalikkusest kosmoses

By: Mati Unt

4.08

Format: 60 pages, None

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25. Nadělení

By: Daniel Krejčík

4.53

Format: 224 pages, None

Byl jednou jeden chátrající zámek… pak se ale objevili dva nadšenci, kteří do něj vrátili život. He… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • czech literature
Cover of Sootuks teised saared. Krimilugu 18. aastasajalt by Andres Adamson

26. Sootuks teised saared. Krimilugu 18. aastasajalt

By: Andres Adamson

3.65

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Ühes kõrvalises sadamakõrtsis Hiiumaal tapetakse öömajaline… Iseenesest juba haruldane sündmus tava… read more

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27. Letters from Spain

By: Karel Čapek

3.87

Format: None pages, None

Karel Čapek —pronúnciese Chapek— nación en Svatoňovice (Checoslovaquia) en 1890 y murió en Londres … read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • travelogue
  • czech literature
Cover of Teekond Hispaania: üks luhtunud reisikiri (Loomingu Raamatukogu, #6-8/2016) by Jaan Undusk

28. Teekond Hispaania: üks luhtunud reisikiri (Loomingu Raamatukogu, #6-8/2016)

By: Jaan Undusk

3.00

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Kuidas portreteerida Hispaaniat? Vasakul Baskimaa anarhistid, paremal Kataloonia sürrealistid, all … read more

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29. Maroko taeva all

By: Leonora Peets

4.63

Format: 311 pages, Unknown Binding

Kuhu? "Vali!" kõlas hääl. Arsti nimetissõrm torkas maakaardil otsustavalt Põhja-Aafrikasse. Alžeeri… read more

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30. Ringmäng ehk aedniku 12 kuud

By: Eeva Park

4.11

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Eeva Pargi raamatu inspireerijaks on omal moel olnud Karel Capeki "Aedniku aasta", sealt on ta võtn… read more

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31. Härra Heideggerile meeldivad kassid ja teisi jutte (Loomingu Raamatukogu, #18-19/2022)

By: Guntis Berelis

3.57

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Läti proosa enfant terrible’iks nimetatud Guntis Berelis on öelnud, et hea proosa jaoks on kindlast… read more

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7 must-read contemporary books like Severka by Nina Špitálníková

Transform Your Habits

Rozložíš paměť

Marek Torčík

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Severka

Nina Špitálníková

4.44

Transform Your Habits

Srpny

Jakub Stanjura

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Šikmý kostel: románová kronika ztraceného města (léta 1894 - 1921)

Karin Lednická

4.54

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