6 Best czech literature books like Lido di Dante by Petr Borkovec

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Lido di Dante

By: Petr Borkovec

3.90

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

Dvanáct povídek souboru Lido di Dante nás přivádí do letoviska několik kilometrů od Ravenny, v němž…

If you liked the czech literature plot in Lido di Dante by Petr Borkovec , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. 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

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2. A Home at the End of the World

By: Michael Cunningham

3.93

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

Michael Cunningham’s celebrated novel is the story of two boyhood friends: Jonathan, lonely, intros… read more

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"I’m not this unusual,"

-Michael Cunningham, A Home at the End of the World

"I was not beautiful, but I believed I had the possibility of beauty in me."

-Michael Cunningham, A Home at the End of the World

"This is what you do. You make a future for yourself out of the raw material at hand."

-Michael Cunningham, A Home at the End of the World

"The secret of flight is this -- you have to do it immediately, before your body realizes it is defying the laws."

-Michael Cunningham, A Home at the End of the World

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3. Rivers of London (Peter Grant, #1)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.12

Format: 29 pages, Hardcover

Probationary Constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London's Metropolitan Police. Too… read more

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4. The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone

By: Olivia Laing

4.22

Format: 206 pages, Hardcover

An expertly crafted work of reportage, memoir and biography on the subject of loneliness told throu… read more

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5. The Thing Around Your Neck

By: None

3.85

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Searing and profound, suffused with beauty, sorrow, and longing, the stories in The Thing Around Yo… read more

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6. Och i Wienerwald står träden kvar

By: Elisabeth Åsbrink

3.89

Format: 440 pages, Hardcover

Otto 13 ar, kommer ensam som krigsbarn till Sverige. Snart upphor breven fran foraldrarna som satts… read more

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7. A Girl's Story

By: Annie Ernaux

3.89

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE Another masterpiece of remembering from Annie Ernau… read more

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"Un été immense comme ils le sont tous jusqu'à vingt-cinq ans"

-Annie Ernaux, A Girl's Story

"Everywhere on earth, with every day that dawns, a woman stands surrounded by men ready to throw stones at her."

-Annie Ernaux, A Girl's Story

"At this very moment, out in the streets, the open spaces, on the metro, in lecture halls, and inside millions of heads, millions of novels are being written chapter by chapter, erased and revised, an…"

-Annie Ernaux, A Girl's Story

"Aucun autre projet d’écriture ne me paraît, non pas lumineux, ni nouveau, encore moins heureux, mais vital, capable de me faire vivre au-dessus du temps. Juste « profiter de la vie » est une perspect…"

-Annie Ernaux, A Girl's Story

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8. Childhood / Youth / Dependency (The Copenhagen Trilogy, #1-3)

By: Tove Ditlevsen

4.37

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

Called a masterpiece by The New York Times, the acclaimed trilogy from Tove Ditlevsen, a pioneer in… read more

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"Every person has their own truth just as every child has their own childhood."

-Tove Ditlevsen, Childhood / Youth / Dependency (The Copenhagen Trilogy, #1-3)

"My classmates find me unceasingly, overwhelmingly comical, and I've gotten used to the clown role and even find a sad comfort in it, because together with my confirmed stupidity, it protects me again…"

-Tove Ditlevsen, Childhood / Youth / Dependency (The Copenhagen Trilogy, #1-3)

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9. Pintaremontti

By: Miika Nousiainen

3.74

Format: 365 pages, Hardcover

Riemastuttava komedia hyvinvointi-ihmisten pahoinvoinnista - hautajaisista häihin. Sami Heinonen t… read more

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"Suuren yleisön silmissä luonto on ainutlaatuista vasta kun se tuhoutuu."

-Miika Nousiainen, Pintaremontti

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10. Last Summer in the City

By: Gianfranco Calligarich

3.66

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The first novel from award-winning author Gianfranco Calligarich to be published in English, Last S… read more

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"Tą kartą ir sužinojau, kad du žmonės tyli tyliau už vieną."

-Gianfranco Calligarich, Last Summer in the City

"There was great sadness in the speed at which the days were getting shorter. As if they were trying to redeem something that was irredeemable. With a sense of heartache, I thought about September, wh…"

-Gianfranco Calligarich, Last Summer in the City

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11. Srpny

By: Jakub Stanjura

4.30

Format: 183 pages, Paperback

Kam až jsme schopni kvůli tomu druhému zajít? Daniela vyrůstá v rodině, kde ji místo lidí objíma… read more

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  • czech literature
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12. Směna

By: Anna Beata Háblová

3.82

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Románový debut ostrého zraku Prosadit se za každou cenu, nebo být svůj a vzdát se všech ambicí?… read more

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  • czech literature
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13. Vzpomínky na úhoře

By: Anna Cima

4.27

Format: 720 pages, Hardcover

Sára Fukuharová, po matce Češka a po otci Japonka, žije v Jokohamě a zabývá se výzkumem vymírajícíh… read more

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  • czech literature
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14. On Time and Water

By: Andri Snær Magnason

4.27

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

In the next hundred years, the nature of water on Earth will undergo a fundamental change. Glaciers… read more

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"Molte persone hanno avuto negli ultimi mesi la sensazione di vivere un'apocalisse, ma occorre ricordare che il significato della parola greca apokálypsis è «rivelazione». In questo senso i fatti rece…"

-Andri Snær Magnason, On Time and Water

"Sullo schermo le diapositive continuano a scorrere: adesso sono più che altro foto di loro due sugli sci. Il nonno trasporta legname nel rifugio sopra la Draumadalur, nei Bláfjöll. Il rifugio si chia…"

-Andri Snær Magnason, On Time and Water

"Anche se la spudorata devastazione di quel luogo tanto speciale mi rattristava molto, ho optato per parole che tutti potessero considerare sensate e adeguate. Ho usato il linguaggio predominante del …"

-Andri Snær Magnason, On Time and Water

"Per tutto il XX secolo abbiamo preteso che la terra ci fosse utile, abbiamo voluto aumentarne la resa [...]. Buonsenso, lo abbiamo chiamato. A che ci serve una palude? Perché avere tante mosche? Perc…"

-Andri Snær Magnason, On Time and Water

Cover of Prechádzky so psami by Gianfranco Calligarich

15. Prechádzky so psami

By: Gianfranco Calligarich

3.99

Format: 94 pages, Paperback

Večer čo večer berie starnúci spisovateľ svojich dvoch psíkov na prechádzku po jednej z rímskych ul… read more

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16. Dobry wilk. Tragedia w szwedzkim zoo

By: Lars Berge

4.02

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Szwedzi kochają przyrodę i są dumni, że natura od dekad odwzajemnia ich szacunek i oddanie. Jednym … read more

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17. Možnosti milostného románu

By: Jan Němec

3.62

Format: 420 pages, Hardcover

Vlastně už anotace nedokážu číst. Potkává se v nich příliš mnoho zájmů. Takže úplně jednoduše: Tohl… read more

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"Používám tvoje jméno, Nino, a přidávám k němu jiná jména, podstatná a nepodstatná, přídavná, vlastní a nevlastní, místní a nemístná, a dělám to, abys měla barvu ve tvářích a jas v očích, v každé kapi…"

-Jan Němec, Možnosti milostného románu

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18. Eklektik bastard

By: Ivana Gibová

3.67

Format: 165 pages, Paperback

Štvrtá kniha Ivany Gibovej je poviedkový komix, v ktorom sa text prelína s obrazmi, postavy prestup… read more

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19. Siroty

By: Ondrej Štefánik

3.14

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

Nebol by to Štefánik, keby cez minulosť nepriniesol prenikavý a detailný pohľad na súčasnosť. Sl… read more

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20. Lido di Dante

By: Petr Borkovec

3.90

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

Dvanáct povídek souboru Lido di Dante nás přivádí do letoviska několik kilometrů od Ravenny, v němž… read more

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21. Jako v nebi, jenže jinak: Nová setkání se samotáři z Čech a Moravy

By: Aleš Palán

4.22

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Samotáři nežijí jen na Šumavě. Aleš Palán, autor bestselleru Raději zešílet v divočině, přináší set… read more

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5 Top womens books like A Girl's Story by Annie Ernaux

Transform Your Habits

The Days of Abandonment

Elena Ferrante , Ann Goldstein

3.87

Transform Your Habits

Things I Don't Want to Know

Deborah Levy

4.09

Transform Your Habits

A Girl's Story

Annie Ernaux

3.89

Transform Your Habits

Inseparable

Simone de Beauvoir

4.10

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