15 must-read fiction books like Nocna praca by Jáchym Topol

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Nocna praca

By: Jáchym Topol

3.37

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Trzynastoletni Ondra przyjeżdża z Pragi do dziadka mieszkającego w małej wiosce nieopodal polskiej …

If you liked the fiction plot in Nocna praca by Jáchym Topol , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Colazione da Tiffany by Truman Capote, Bruno Tasso

1. Colazione da Tiffany

By: Truman Capote , Bruno Tasso

3.72

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Holly Golightly, la protagonista di questo estroso romanzo breve, è una cover-girl di New York, att… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of I Served the King of England by Bohumil Hrabal, Paul Wilson

2. I Served the King of England

By: Bohumil Hrabal , Paul Wilson

3.43

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

In a comic masterpiece following the misadventures of a simple but hugely ambitious waiter in pre-W… read more

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  • fiction
  • czech literature
  • historical fiction
Cover of Immortality by Milan Kundera

3. Immortality

By: Milan Kundera

4.14

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

This breathtaking, reverberating survey of human nature finds Kundera still attempting to work out … read more

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  • fiction
  • czech literature
"The reign of imagology begins where history ends"

-Milan Kundera, Immortality

"واحسرتاه! ففي حالة الحب يكفي القليل جداً لزرع اليأس في النفس!."

-Milan Kundera, Immortality

"To be absolutely modern is to be the ally of one's grave diggers."

-Milan Kundera, Immortality

"I cannot hate them because nothing binds me to them; I have nothing in common with them."

-Milan Kundera, Immortality

Cover of The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Burton Pike

4. The Sorrows of Young Werther

By: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , Burton Pike

3.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

Visiting an idyllic German village, Werther, a sensitive and romantic young man, meets and falls in… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) by Hilary Mantel

5. Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)

By: Hilary Mantel

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the countr… read more

Similar categories in Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) book and Jáchym Topol's Nocna praca

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Romeo, Julie a tma by Jan Otčenášek

6. Romeo, Julie a tma

By: Jan Otčenášek

3.93

Format: 142 pages, Hardcover

Novela o tragickém příběhu studenta Pavla a židovské dívky Ester v období heydrichiády. read more

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  • fiction
  • czech literature
  • historical fiction
Cover of Human Acts by Han Kang, Deborah  Smith

7. Human Acts

By: Han Kang , Deborah Smith

4.37

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the internationally bestselling author of The Vegetarian, a rare and astonishing (The Observer… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Leopard (Harry Hole, #8) by Jo Nesbø

8. The Leopard (Harry Hole, #8)

By: Jo Nesbø

3.79

Format: 128 pages,

In the depths of winter, a killer stalks the city streets. His victims are two young women, both fo… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Raven and Other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe, Philip Pullman

9. The Raven and Other Poems

By: Edgar Allan Poe , Philip Pullman

4.56

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

A chilling, thrilling collection of Edgar Allan Poe's poetry, introduced by best-selling author Phi… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo by Christiane V. Felscherinow, Horst Rieck, Kai Hermann

10. Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo

By: Christiane V. Felscherinow , Horst Rieck , Kai Hermann

4.48

Format: 192 pages,

Sie ist heute sechzehn, kam mit zwolf in einem evangelischen Jugendheim zum Haschisch, mit dreizehn… read more

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11. Franny and Zooey

By: J.D. Salinger

4.10

Format: 9 pages, Paperback

The short story, Franny, takes place in an unnamed college town and tells the tale of an undergradu… read more

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12. Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?

By: Mark Fisher

4.00

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

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Cover of The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld

13. The Discomfort of Evening

By: Marieke Lucas Rijneveld

3.45

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

I thought about being too small for so much, but that no one told you when you were big enough ... … read more

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  • fiction
"In de nacht is iedereen leeftijdsloos."

-Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, The Discomfort of Evening

"We can't simply swap God - he's the strongest Pokémon card we have."

-Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, The Discomfort of Evening

"Onze dagen zullen verlengd worden, net zoals we boeken uit de bibliotheek verlengen om er langer in te kunnen verdwalen zonder kans te maken op een geldboete."

-Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, The Discomfort of Evening

"En nu, doordat ik door mijn wimpers keek had ik ook het idee dat moeder en de veearts niet doorhadden dat ik meeluisterde, dat ik in gedachten de trekken rondom moeders mond en ogen uit kon gummen om…"

-Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, The Discomfort of Evening

Cover of La plus secrète mémoire des hommes by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

14. La plus secrète mémoire des hommes

By: Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

4.18

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Un magistral roman d'apprentissage, une saisissante enquête sur les traces d'un mystérieux auteur m… read more

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  • fiction
"Nunca intentes decir de qué habla un gran libro. O si lo haces, la única respuesta posible es: de nada."

-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes

"He alcanzado el estado terminal de la inmigración: simplemente ya no creo en la posibilidad del regreso."

-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes

"Estuvo tanto tiempo en el exilio - medio siglo! - que nos decíamos que debía de haberse dejado una parte de sí mismo por el camino"

-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes

"Nos apetece hablar de todo, menos del exilio. De todas formas, no hay nada que decir sobre el exilio. No conozco un tema más molesto en este mundo."

-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes

Cover of Anéantir by Michel Houellebecq

15. Anéantir

By: Michel Houellebecq

3.84

Format: 734 pages, Hardcover

Ce roman de Michel Houellebecq nous projette à la fin du second mandat du président à travers un ré… read more

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  • fiction
"La prise de vues donnait une étrange impression de neutralité."

-Michel Houellebecq, Anéantir

"Les chrétiens ont du mal en général, avec l’absurde, ça n’entre pas vraiment dans leurs catégories."

-Michel Houellebecq, Anéantir

"Certains lundis de la toute fin novembre, ou du début de décembre, surtout lorsqu'on est célibataire, on a la sensation d'être dans le couloir de la mort. Les vacances d'été sont depuis longtemps oub…"

-Michel Houellebecq, Anéantir

Cover of Baletky by Miřenka Čechová

16. Baletky

By: Miřenka Čechová

4.06

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Baletky mají dvě tváře. Tu přední, usměvavou a dokonalou, kterou vidí publikum. A pak tu odvrácenou… read more

Similar categories in Miřenka Čechová's Baletky book and Jáchym Topol's Nocna praca

  • czech literature
Cover of En agosto nos vemos by Gabriel García Márquez

17. En agosto nos vemos

By: Gabriel García Márquez

3.63

Format: 142 pages, Hardcover

Un maravilloso regalo inesperado para los innumerables lectores de García Márquez   Cada mes de a… read more

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  • fiction
"Do you know how old I am?"

-Gabriel García Márquez, En agosto nos vemos

"The sea was an oasis of gold under the afternoon sun."

-Gabriel García Márquez, En agosto nos vemos

"They both lay listening intently to the sounds of their souls."

-Gabriel García Márquez, En agosto nos vemos

"It was always a joyful love where even madness was admissible."

-Gabriel García Márquez, En agosto nos vemos

Cover of Nocna praca by Jáchym Topol

18. Nocna praca

By: Jáchym Topol

3.37

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Trzynastoletni Ondra przyjeżdża z Pragi do dziadka mieszkającego w małej wiosce nieopodal polskiej … read more

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  • fiction
  • czech literature
  • historical fiction
Cover of Sjeme smrti by Dževad Karahasan

19. Sjeme smrti

By: Dževad Karahasan

3.97

Format: None pages, None

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  • fiction
"So dnevi, ko se ne bi smelo zasvitati. Če pa se je že moralo, če je nujno, da se zasvita prav vsakega dne, bi morala obstajati kakšna možnost, da se človek izogne dnevu, ki ga zagotovo ne potrebuje, …"

-Dževad Karahasan, Sjeme smrti

"On je znao čovjeku, kojem upravo gori kuća, oduševljeno kliktati u lice: "Je li ovo tvoja? Blago tebi, brate moj, raduj se i slavi, sretniče", a onda mu nadugo objašnjavati da Allah dragi samo one ko…"

-Dževad Karahasan, Sjeme smrti

"Govorio je da čovjek od svog života mora nešto napraviti, neće biti da nas je Stvoritelj postavio u Svoj svijet da bismo ga ukrasili, jer ima, ruku na srce, i ljepših stvari i pojava od čovjeka. Jasn…"

-Dževad Karahasan, Sjeme smrti

5 must-read historical fiction books like Nocna praca by Jáchym Topol

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I Served the King of England

Bohumil Hrabal , Paul Wilson

3.43

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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)

Hilary Mantel

4.00

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Romeo, Julie a tma

Jan Otčenášek

3.93

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Human Acts

Han Kang , Deborah Smith

4.37

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19 must-read contemporary books like Baletky by Miřenka Čechová

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Hana

Alena Mornštajnová

4.05

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Rozložíš paměť

Marek Torčík

4.38

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Petra Dvořáková

3.82

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Nina Špitálníková

4.44

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