2021 European reading challenge

 

Sfida ospitata da Rose City Reader.

The idea is to read books by European authors or books set in European countries (no matter where the author comes from). The books can be anything – fiction, nonfiction, novels, short stories, memoirs, travel guides, cookbooks, biography, poetry, whatever. You can participate at different levels, but each book must be by a different author and set in a different country – it's supposed to be a tour.

WHAT COUNTS AS "EUROPE"?: We stick with the standard list of 50 sovereign states that fall (at least partially) within the geographic territory of the continent of Europe and/or enjoy membership in international European organizations such as the Council of Europe. This list includes the obvious (the UK, France, Germany, and Italy), the really huge Russia, the tiny Vatican City, and the mixed bag of Baltic, Balkan, and former Soviet states.

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and Vatican City.

NOTE: Even with Brexit, the United Kingdom is still one country, part of Europe, that includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. One book from any one of these four counts as your one book for the United Kingdom. I'm not going to bust your chops about it because challenges should be about fun not about rules. However, when it comes to winning the Jet Setter prize, only one book from one of the UK countries counts. 

LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION:

- FIVE STAR (DELUXE ENTOURAGE): Read at least five books by different European authors or books set in different European countries.

- FOUR STAR (HONEYMOONER): Read four qualifying books.

- THREE STAR (BUSINESS TRAVELER): Read three qualifying books.

- TWO STAR (ADVENTURER): Read two qualifying books.

- ONE STAR (PENSIONE WEEKENDER): Read just one qualifying book.

Read all books between January 1, 2021 and January 31, 2022. 

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Libri letti:

1. United Kingdom --> Il duca e io (Julia Quinn)

2. Denmark --> Il mio amico Gesù (Lars Husum)

3. France --> La notte delle beghine (Aline Kiner)

4. Iceland --> Sotto la città (Arnaldur Indridason)

5. Italy --> Oro veneziano (Maria Luisa Minarelli)

sfida completata il 14 marzo 2021!

6. Ireland --> Peccati gloriosi (Lisa McInerney)

7. Greece --> Zorba il greco (Nikos Kazantzakis)

8. Switzerland --> Heidi (Johanna Spyri)

9. Malta --> Le voci del faro (Laura Ferrari)

10. Sweden --> Miele di cardo selvatico (Sara Paborn)

11. Spain --> Il gioco dell'angelo (Carlos Ruiz Zafòn)

12. Netherlands --> Blu come la notte (Simone van der Vlugt)

13. Vatican City --> Angeli e demoni (Dan Brown)

14. Austria --> Pomeriggio di uno scrittore (Peter Handke)

15. Romania --> Bottigliette (Sophie van Llewyn)

16. Georgia --> La città nella neve (Beka Kurkhuli)

17. Germany --> Il giardino dalle mille voci (Ewald Arenz)

18. Azerbaijan --> Ali e Nino (Kurban Said)

19. Bosnia --> Come se mangiassi pietre (Wojciech Tochman)

20. Montenegro --> Nero Wolfe fa la spia (Rex Stout)

21. Monaco --> Monte Carlo (Peter Terrin)

22. Albania --> Il tuo nome è una promessa (Anilda Ibrahimi)

23. Finland --> Piccoli suicidi tra amici (Arto Paasilinna)

24. Russia --> Il giocatore (Fedor Dostoevskij)

25. Croatia --> Leica format (Dasa Drndic)

26. Hungary --> I ragazzi della via Pàl (Ferenc Molnàr)

27. Czech Republic --> L'eredità delle dee (Katerina Tuckovà)

28. Luxembourg --> Il sospetto (Chris Pavone)

29. Kazakhstan --> L'inguaribile tristezza del saggio (Edoardo Canetta) 

30. Bulgaria --> Fisica della malinconia (Georgi Gospodinov)

31. Cyprus --> Il segreto di Helena (Lucinda Riley)

32. Estonia --> Il treno per Tallinn (Arno Saar)

33. Belgium --> E' l'amore che non comprendiamo (Bart Moeyaert)

34. Serbia --> Incontri impossibili (Zoran Zivkovic)

35. Rep. Macedonia --> Grande madre acqua (Zivko Cingo)

36. Norway --> La pista (Anne Holt)

37. Poland --> Guida il tuo carro sulle ossa dei morti (Olga Tokarczuk)

38. Slovenia --> Cambiami (Andrej Blatnik)

39. Turkey --> L'indovina di Istanbul (Micheal David Lukas)

40. Liechtenstein --> Ludmila (Paul Gallico)

41. Armenia --> E dal cielo caddero tre mele (Narine Abgarjan)

42. Lithuania --> L'ammaliatrice di Kaunas (Fulvio Fusco)

43. Andorra --> Andorra (Peter Cameron)

44. Moldova --> Italia mon amour (Vladimir Lorcenkov)

45. Slovakia --> Tre cavalli bai (Margita Figuli)

46. San Marino --> Tre giri di chiave (Walter Serra)

47. Portugal --> Sostiene Pereira (Antonio Tabucchi)

48. Ukraine --> L'ultimo amore di Baba Dunja (Alina Bronsky)

49. Belarus --> Il piccolo villaggio dei sopravvissuti (Peter Duffy)

50. Latvia --> Il latte della madre (Nora Ikstena)

******* Sfida completata il 23 dicembre *******