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minus-squareSunshine@piefed.caOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 days agoAny european author recommendations? 😳
minus-squareDroechai@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoThe Kalevala is great. Astrid Lindgren Frans G. Bengtsson, especially Röde Orm Thorbjörn Egner From the top of my head
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-24 days agoSir Terry Pratchett, the man so funny and insightful, he waa knighted.
minus-squareTechnoworcester@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoOn an slight tangent living in Worcester I am looking forward to this! https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/25384892.worcester-city-art-gallery-display-discworld-artworks/
minus-squarepirateKaiser@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 days agoJoe Abercrombie comes to mind, bri’ish author, writes grimdark fantasy featuring amusingly dark and broken characters.
minus-squareiAmTheTot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoReading Best Served Cold right now, finished the first three books last month. They’re good but my gods he’s obsessed with people’s mouths.
minus-squareagavaa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoJo Nesbø, if you’re into crime/police novels.
minus-squareEq0@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoOh so many! What are you into? Which country (I am personally partial to Russia, France, Italy)? Translated into English? Classics or recent?
minus-squareSquizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoFor a nice laugh read Blindboy Boatclubs books, my partner banned the most recent one from the bedroom because I was waking her with my prolonged laughs
Any european author recommendations? 😳
The Kalevala is great.
Astrid Lindgren Frans G. Bengtsson, especially Röde Orm Thorbjörn Egner
From the top of my head
Sir Terry Pratchett, the man so funny and insightful, he waa knighted.
On an slight tangent living in Worcester I am looking forward to this!
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/25384892.worcester-city-art-gallery-display-discworld-artworks/
Joe Abercrombie comes to mind, bri’ish author, writes grimdark fantasy featuring amusingly dark and broken characters.
Reading Best Served Cold right now, finished the first three books last month. They’re good but my gods he’s obsessed with people’s mouths.
Jo Nesbø, if you’re into crime/police novels.
Oh so many!
What are you into? Which country (I am personally partial to Russia, France, Italy)? Translated into English? Classics or recent?
For a nice laugh read Blindboy Boatclubs books, my partner banned the most recent one from the bedroom because I was waking her with my prolonged laughs