giovedì 19 dicembre 2019

The 2020 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 – novels, short stories, memoirs, travel guides, cookbooks, biography, poetry, or any other genre. 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. 

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). But not everyone wants to compete for a prize, review books, or read a lot of books. You can "complete" the challenge by reading one to five books from different countries.  

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.

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Libri letti:

  1. UK - La felicità del cactus (Sarah Haywood)
  2. Germany - Assassinio à la carte (Brigitte Glaser)
  3. Slovakia + Poland - Le 999 donne di Auschwitz (Heather Dune Macadam)
  4. Italy - Parce sepulto (Danila Comastri Montanari)
  5. France - Il rosso e il nero (Stendhal)

1 commento:

  1. Thanks for completing the challenge and posting your wrap up post! Although you didn't win the Jet Setter Prize, you got an Honorable Mention for visiting more than 10 countries. See the winner announcement post here: https://www.rosecityreader.com/2021/02/announcing-2020-european-reading.html

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