10 Top scandinavian literature books like Legionärerna by Per Olov Enquist

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Legionärerna

By: Per Olov Enquist

3.56

Format: 425 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Efter första världskriget blev de baltiska staterna självständiga. Under andra världskriget ockuper…

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Cover of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by None, H.T. Willetts, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

1. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

By: None , H.T. Willetts , Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

3.98

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

The only English translation authorized by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn First published in the Soviet… read more

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"A couple of ounces ruled your life."

-None, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

"It's all so arty there's no art left in it."

-None, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

"Two roubles. Worn notes that didn't rustle."

-None, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

"Гении не подгоняют трактовку под вкус тиранов!"

-None, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

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2. Waiting for the Barbarians

By: J.M. Coetzee

3.93

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

For decades the Magistrate has been a loyal servant of the Empire, running the affairs of a tiny fr… read more

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"Nothing is worse than what we can imagine"

-J.M. Coetzee, Waiting for the Barbarians

"Schmerz ist Wahrheit; alles andere wird angezweifelt."

-J.M. Coetzee, Waiting for the Barbarians

"A fool in love is laughed at but in the end always forgiven"

-J.M. Coetzee, Waiting for the Barbarians

"I am now no more than a pile of blood, bone and meat that is unhappy."

-J.M. Coetzee, Waiting for the Barbarians

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3. Nu var det 1914

By: Eyvind Johnson

2.67

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

Han lamnade henne bakom sig, den aldrande kvinnan som tagit hand om hans barndom. Bakom honom lag o… read more

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  • swedish literature
  • scandinavian literature
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4. W, or the Memory of Childhood

By: Georges Perec , David Bellos

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Combining fiction and autobiography in a quite unprecedented way, Georges Perec leads the reader in… read more

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5. Bödeln

By: Pär Lagerkvist

3.31

Format: None pages, Paperback

Under en resa genom Europa varen 1933 kunde Par Lagerkvist bevittna fascismens och nazismens framfa… read more

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  • swedish literature
  • scandinavian literature

6. Steppenwolf

By: Hermann Hesse , Basil Creighton , کیکاووس جهانداری

4.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

Steppenwolfis a poetical self-portrait of a man who felt himself to be half-human and half-wolf. Th… read more

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7. The Emperor of Lies

By: Steve Sem-Sandberg , Sarah Death

1.00

Format: None pages,

In February 1940, the Nazis established what would become the second-largest Jewish ghetto, in the … read more

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8. 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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9. Caribou Island

By: David Vann

4.35

Format: 255 pages,

On a small island in a glacier-fed lake on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, a marriage is unraveling. Gary… read more

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10. Evil Eye: Four Novellas of Love Gone Wrong

By: Joyce Carol Oates

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Joyce Carol Oates is one of the most prominent writers of her generation, and she is fearless when … read more

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11. Measuring the World

By: Daniel Kehlmann , Carol Brown Janeway

3.99

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The young Austrian writer Daniel Kehlmann conjures a brilliant and gently comic novel from the live… read more

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12. Strange Weather in Tokyo

By: Hiromi Kawakami

4.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

Tsukiko is drinking alone in her local sake bar when by chance she meets one of her old high school… read more

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13. The True Deceiver

By: Ali Smith , Tove Jansson , Thomas Teal

4.36

Format: 94 pages, Paperback

A New York Review Books Original The lies we tell ourselves and the lies we tell others--is the sub… read more

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14. Om udregning af rumfang I

By: Solvej Balle

3.71

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

''Om udregning af rumfang I'' er første del af Solvej Balles roman i syv dele, der hører til i genr… read more

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  • scandinavian literature
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15. Nattskolen (Morgenstjernen, #4)

By: Karl Ove Knausgård

4.37

Format: 484 pages, Hardcover

Årets roman fra Karl Ove Knausgård, «Nattskolen», inngår i det store Morgenstjernen-verket som åpne… read more

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16. Jävla karlar

By: Andrev Walden

4.07

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

"En gång hade jag sju pappor på sju år. Det här är berättelsen om de åren. Om något låter påhittat … read more

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  • swedish literature
  • scandinavian literature
"Min pappa är indian och nu ska jag berätta det för blomma."

-Andrev Walden, Jävla karlar

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17. Löpa varg

By: Kerstin Ekman

3.97

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

Då kom han ut. Han gjorde det med en självklarhet som var lätt att begripa; den här världen var ju … read more

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  • swedish literature
  • scandinavian literature
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18. Le Mage du Kremlin

By: Giuliano da Empoli

4.13

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

On l’appelait le « mage du Kremlin ». L’énigmatique Vadim Baranov fut metteur en scène puis product… read more

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19. Om udregning af rumfang II

By: Solvej Balle

3.96

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

''Om udregning af rumfang II'' er anden del af Solvej Balles roman i syv dele. Tara Selter er ef… read more

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  • scandinavian literature
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20. Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1)

By: Tove Ditlevsen

4.10

Format: 99 pages, Paperback

The first volume in The Copenhagen Trilogy, the searing portrait of a woman's journey through love,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • scandinavian literature
"Childhood is long and narrow like a coffin, and you can’t get out of it on your own."

-Tove Ditlevsen, Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1)

"Eine Hure ist eine Dame, die es für Geld macht, was mir viel mehr einleuchtet, als es umsonst zu machen."

-Tove Ditlevsen, Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1)

"Jokin ahdistaa rintaani kun kiipeän portaita ylös. Ihmiselämän nurja puoli ammottaa entistä avoimempana minua vasten, ja sitä on entistä vaikeampi kattaa niillä kirjoittamattomilla, vapisevilla sanoi…"

-Tove Ditlevsen, Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1)

"Aikuisten lapsuus roikkuu repaleisena ja puhkottuna heidän sisimmässään kuin käytetty ja koinsyömä matto jota kukaan ei ajattele eikä tarvitse. Heistä ei näe että heillä on ollut lapsuus, eikä heiltä…"

-Tove Ditlevsen, Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1)

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21. Girig-Sverige: så blev folkhemmet ett paradis för de superrika

By: Andreas Cervenka

3.99

Format: 254 pages, Hardcover

Bostadspriser som rusar mest i västvärlden. Hundratusentals svenskar som kastar sig in på börsen. E… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • swedish literature
  • history
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22. The Couples Trip

By: Ulf Kvensler

3.57

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Two couples set out together on a hiking trip that goes terrifyingly wrong in this addictive psycho… read more

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23. The Wolves of Eternity (Morgenstjernen, #2)

By: Karl Ove Knausgård

4.03

Format: 800 pages, Hardcover

From the internationally bestselling author Karl Ove Knausgaard, a sprawling and deeply human novel… read more

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  • scandinavian literature
Cover of Folk som sår i snö by Tina Harnesk

24. Folk som sår i snö

By: Tina Harnesk

3.86

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

Ingen ska komma och berätta för Máriddja när hon ska dö och ingen kan dra ur 85-åringen sanningen o… read more

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  • swedish literature
  • scandinavian literature
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25. Une sortie honorable

By: Éric Vuillard

3.80

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

La guerre d'Indochine est l'une des plus longues guerres modernes. Pourtant, dans nos manuels scola… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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26. Autisterna

By: Stig Larsson

3.46

Format: 141 pages, Paperback

Autisterna handlar om en man som rör sig i utkanterna av vad en gestalt kan vara. Det är en man uta… read more

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  • swedish literature
"Oupphörligt talar vi, och det är orden och inte verkligheten som är vår verklighet."

-Stig Larsson, Autisterna

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27. Vemod undercover : boken om ABBA

By: Jan Gradvall

3.81

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

"Även de gladare låtarna är vemodiga i grunden. Vi gjorde vemod undercover.” Så lyder Benny Anderss… read more

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  • nonfiction
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28. Så var det med det

By: Jan Emanuel Johansson

3.77

Format: 556 pages, Hardcover

Ex-politikern. Instagramfenomenet. Kapitalisten. Marxisten. Provokatören. Kroppsbyggaren. Robinsonv… read more

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29. Legionärerna

By: Per Olov Enquist

3.56

Format: 425 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Efter första världskriget blev de baltiska staterna självständiga. Under andra världskriget ockuper… read more

Similar categories in Per Olov Enquist's Legionärerna book and Per Olov Enquist's Legionärerna

  • history
  • world war ii
  • swedish literature
  • nonfiction
  • scandinavian literature
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30. The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

By: Olga Tokarczuk

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The Nobelist's latest masterwork, set in a sanitarium on the eve of World War I, probes the horrors… read more

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"mitologię, jako zbiór pouczających opowieści, które pomagają żyć"

-Olga Tokarczuk, The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

"Ojciec często powtarzał mu (...) że kobiety są z natury swojej zdradliwe i chwiejne. Rozmazane."

-Olga Tokarczuk, The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

"To proste - myślał Mieczyś Wojnicz, łykając łzy, które mieszały się z krwią zwierzęcia w jego wątłym ciele - być mężczyzną to nauczyć się ignorować to, co sprawia kłopot. Oto cała tajemnica."

-Olga Tokarczuk, The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

"Wojnicz już zauważył, że każda dyskusja, czy szło o demokrację, czy o piąty wymiar, czy o rolę religii socjalizm, Europę, wreszcie sztukę nowoczesną, wszystko w końcu sprowadzało się do kobiet"

-Olga Tokarczuk, The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

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31. Från terrorns frontlinjer

By: Magnus Ranstorp

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

I många skeenden som påverkat säkerhetsläget i världen de senaste 30 åren har Magnus Ranstorp haft … read more

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  • nonfiction

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Tove Ditlevsen

4.10

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Andreas Cervenka

3.99

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Éric Vuillard

3.80

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Vemod undercover : boken om ABBA

Jan Gradvall

3.81

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Emma Hamberg

3.45

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Lisa Ridzén

4.26

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Annika Norlin

4.16

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Andrev Walden

4.07

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