Michael Henry Heim

41 books

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting

Milan Kundera

320 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction literary philosophy reflective medium-paced
Chekhov by Henri Troyat

Chekhov

Henri Troyat

369 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction biography history sad slow-paced
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann

Death in Venice

Thomas Mann

160 pages • first pub 1912 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced
Early Sorrows: For Children and Sensitive Readers by Danilo Kiš

Early Sorrows: For Children and Sensitive Readers

Family Cycle Trilogy #1

Danilo Kiš

118 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

nonfiction classics memoir short stories emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Encyclopedia of the Dead by Danilo Kiš

Encyclopedia of the Dead

Danilo Kiš

201 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction short stories adventurous reflective slow-paced
The Flower Show and the Toth Family by István Örkény

The Flower Show and the Toth Family

István Örkény

176 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction classics play reflective slow-paced
A Guest in My Own Country: A Hungarian Life by George Konrád

A Guest in My Own Country: A Hungarian Life

George Konrád

303 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction biography history memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Helping Verbs of the Heart by Péter Esterházy

Helping Verbs of the Heart

Péter Esterházy

128 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction romance challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Homecoming by Bernhard Schlink

Homecoming

Bernhard Schlink

348 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
In the Jaws of Life and Other Stories by Dubravka Ugrešić

In the Jaws of Life and Other Stories

Dubravka Ugrešić

252 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced