Ria van Hengel

21 books

Across the Land and the Water: Selected Poems, 1964–2001 by W.G. Sebald

Across the Land and the Water: Selected Poems, 1964–2001

W.G. Sebald

192 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction nature poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
After Nature by W.G. Sebald

After Nature

W.G. Sebald

128 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction poetry reflective slow-paced
The Appointment by Herta Müller

The Appointment

Herta Müller

208 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald

Austerlitz

W.G. Sebald

415 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced
The Book Against Death by Elias Canetti

The Book Against Death

Elias Canetti

424 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction essays philosophy reflective medium-paced
Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood by Fatema Mernissi

Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood

Fatema Mernissi

256 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction historical memoir reflective slow-paced
The Land of Green Plums by Herta Müller

The Land of Green Plums

Herta Müller

242 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
The Loft by Marlen Haushofer

The Loft

Marlen Haushofer

172 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction literary dark slow-paced
On the Natural History of Destruction by W.G. Sebald

On the Natural History of Destruction

W.G. Sebald

205 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction essays history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald

The Rings of Saturn

W.G. Sebald

296 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction autobiography historical literary challenging informative reflective slow-paced