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The idea is to read books set in European countries or books by European authors. The books can be of any genre – fiction, nonfiction, novels, short stories, memoirs, travel guides, cookbooks, biography, poetry, whatever. You can participate at different levels, but each book must represent a different country -- either written by an author from a different country or set in a different country, no two books from the same country. It's supposed to be a tour!
WHAT COUNTS AS "EUROPE"?: For this challenge, we use 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.
These 50 European sovereign states are:
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.
LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION
Participants can read as many books as they want and are encouraged to visit as many European countries as possible. The Jet Setter Prize will go to the person who reads (and reviews) books from the greatest number of different countries (see below).
To participate in the challenge, sign up at the levels below. If you want to go on to compete for the Prize, keep reading!
- 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.
NEW: Read all books between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023.
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Libri letti:
1. Italy --> Eppure cadiamo felici (Enrico Galiano)
2. Iceland --> La tua assenza è tenebra (Jòn Kalman Stefànsson)
3. Ireland --> L'occhio della montagna (Sara Baume)
4. UK --> Black beauty (Anna Sewell)
5. Romania --> La luce del domani (Roxanne Veletzos)
*** five star level completato 23/01/2023
6. Lithuania --> Avevano spento anche la luna (Ruta Sepetys)
7. Hungary --> Herscht 07769 (Laszlo Krasznahorkai)
8. France --> Il sarto volante (Etienne Kern)
9. Netherlands --> La ragazza con la bicicletta rossa (Monica Hesse)
10. Sweden --> La città degli orsi (Fredrik Backman)
11. Croatia --> Acqua rossa (Jurica Pavicic)
12. Norway --> La via del bosco (Litt Woon Long)
14. Cyprus --> L'isola degli alberi scomparsi (Elif Shafak)
15. Moldova --> Educazione siberiana (Nicola Lilin)
16. Greece --> La mia romantica vacanza in Grecia (Mandy Baggot)
17. Germany --> Rombo (Esther Kinsky)
18. Serbia --> La buona condotta (Elvira Mujcic)
19. Turkey --> Hotel Bosforo (Esmahan Aykol)
20. Denmark --> La valle dei fiori (Niviaq Korneliussen)
21. Switzerland --> Un magico inverno sula neve (Isla Gordon)
Wow - congratulations on visiting so many countries!
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