History through Novels: 1900s/2000s Eastern Europe

1.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 4.11 avg rating — 524,861 ratings
2.
The Good Soldier Švejk
The Good Soldier Švejk 4.10 avg rating — 20,524 ratings
3.
The Valley of Unknowing
The Valley of Unknowing 3.85 avg rating — 370 ratings
4.
The Tiger's Wife
The Tiger's Wife 3.42 avg rating — 101,750 ratings
5.
Schindler’s List
Schindler’s List 4.34 avg rating — 164,326 ratings
6.
The Joke
The Joke 4.03 avg rating — 39,339 ratings
7.
The Radetzky March (Von Trotta Family, #1)
The Radetzky March (Von Trotta Family, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 13,638 ratings
8.
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice 4.17 avg rating — 93,609 ratings
9.
The Bridge on the Drina (Bosnian Trilogy, #1)
The Bridge on the Drina (Bosnian Trilogy, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 24,211 ratings
10.
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) 4.20 avg rating — 702,494 ratings
11.
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom 4.47 avg rating — 348,518 ratings
12.
Under the Frog
Under the Frog 3.95 avg rating — 2,069 ratings
13.
City of Thieves
City of Thieves 4.30 avg rating — 162,008 ratings
14.
The Glass Room
The Glass Room 3.93 avg rating — 12,476 ratings
15.
The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45
The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45 4.25 avg rating — 79,660 ratings
16.
Moonlight in Odessa
Moonlight in Odessa 3.87 avg rating — 1,637 ratings
17.
The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman
The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman 3.87 avg rating — 1,618 ratings
18.
War Brides
War Brides 3.82 avg rating — 45,224 ratings
19.
Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray 4.37 avg rating — 268,410 ratings
20.
Mendelssohn is on the Roof
Mendelssohn is on the Roof 4.09 avg rating — 1,500 ratings
20.
The Sandcastle Girls
The Sandcastle Girls 3.89 avg rating — 42,270 ratings
22.
Poland
Poland 4.05 avg rating — 11,694 ratings
22.
Purge
Purge 3.91 avg rating — 20,153 ratings
22.
The Invisible Bridge
The Invisible Bridge 4.18 avg rating — 53,715 ratings
25.
The Palace of Dreams
The Palace of Dreams 3.95 avg rating — 5,974 ratings
25.
The Cellist of Sarajevo
The Cellist of Sarajevo really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 43,331 ratings
27.
Chronicle in Stone
Chronicle in Stone 4.09 avg rating — 4,555 ratings
28.
Ignorance
Ignorance 3.81 avg rating — 26,964 ratings
29.
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena 4.12 avg rating — 55,467 ratings
30.
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel 4.03 avg rating — 14,476 ratings
31.
The Magician of Lublin
The Magician of Lublin 3.91 avg rating — 3,762 ratings
32.
A Country Doctor's Notebook
A Country Doctor's Notebook 4.29 avg rating — 23,475 ratings
33.
Milena: & Other Social Reforms
Milena: & Other Social Reforms 4.06 avg rating — 77 ratings
33.
Girl at War
Girl at War 4.02 avg rating — 33,175 ratings
33.
Clouds Over Markota
Clouds Over Markota 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings
36.
House of Day, House of Night
House of Day, House of Night 4.08 avg rating — 6,321 ratings
37.
Life and Fate
Life and Fate 4.45 avg rating — 14,758 ratings
37.
Blood of Victory (Night Soldiers, #7)
Blood of Victory (Night Soldiers, #7) 3.94 avg rating — 3,312 ratings
39.
Місто
Місто 4.33 avg rating — 5,413 ratings
40.
Everyday Jews: Scenes from a Vanished Life
Everyday Jews: Scenes from a Vanished Life 3.78 avg rating — 73 ratings
40.
The Accident
The Accident 3.82 avg rating — 2,749 ratings
42.
They Were Counted
They Were Counted 4.20 avg rating — 1,458 ratings
42.
Записки Кирпатого Мефістофеля
Записки Кирпатого Мефістофеля 4.40 avg rating — 407 ratings
44.
They Were Found Wanting
They Were Found Wanting 4.31 avg rating — 633 ratings
44.
The Spies of Warsaw (Night Soldiers, #10)
The Spies of Warsaw (Night Soldiers, #10) 3.90 avg rating — 7,967 ratings
44.
Невеличка драма
Невеличка драма 4.49 avg rating — 2,017 ratings
47.
The Appointment
The Appointment 3.39 avg rating — 4,090 ratings
48.
Icon
Icon 4.03 avg rating — 11,652 ratings
48.
They Were Divided
They Were Divided 4.38 avg rating — 581 ratings
50.
Sailor of Austria: In Which, Without Really Intending to, Otto Prohaska Becomes Official War Hero No. 27 of the Habsburg Empire (The Otto Prohaska Novels)
Sailor of Austria: In Which, Without Really Intending to, Otto Prohaska Becomes Official War Hero No. 27 of the Habsburg Empire (The Otto Prohaska Novels) 4.30 avg rating — 834 ratings
51.
Доктор Серафікус
Доктор Серафікус 4.20 avg rating — 1,117 ratings
52.
People of the Book
People of the Book 4.04 avg rating — 153,731 ratings
52.
Без ґрунту
Без ґрунту 4.30 avg rating — 309 ratings
54.
I Served the King of England
I Served the King of England 4.06 avg rating — 10,020 ratings
54.
Дівчина з ведмедиком. Болотяна лукроза
Дівчина з ведмедиком. Болотяна лукроза 4.34 avg rating — 144 ratings
56.
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian 3.45 avg rating — 36,195 ratings
57.
Csardas
Csardas 4.18 avg rating — 1,104 ratings
58.
Один день Ивана Денисовича
Один день Ивана Денисовича 3.98 avg rating — 122,136 ratings
59.
Дванадцять обручів
Дванадцять обручів 3.81 avg rating — 601 ratings
60.
Рассказы
Рассказы 3.99 avg rating — 349 ratings
61.
The Reader
The Reader 3.78 avg rating — 226,231 ratings
62.
Царівна
Царівна 4.40 avg rating — 792 ratings
63.
The Bridge at Andau
The Bridge at Andau 4.02 avg rating — 2,483 ratings
63.
How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone
How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone 3.98 avg rating — 2,781 ratings
63.
Braco
Braco 4.18 avg rating — 78 ratings
63.
Alenka: A Novel of Budapest
Alenka: A Novel of Budapest 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings
63.
The Last Hundred Days: A Novel
The Last Hundred Days: A Novel 3.77 avg rating — 1,484 ratings
63.
Stones Under the Scythe
Stones Under the Scythe 4.64 avg rating — 22 ratings
63.
Wind of Change: An American Journey in Post-Soviet Russia
Wind of Change: An American Journey in Post-Soviet Russia really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 33 ratings
63.
The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel
The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel 4.21 avg rating — 2,622 ratings
63.
The Wolf in the Woods
The Wolf in the Woods really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
72.
All Whom I Have Loved
All Whom I Have Loved 3.67 avg rating — 139 ratings
72.
Anya's War
Anya's War 3.36 avg rating — 256 ratings
72.
The Door
The Door 4.10 avg rating — 33,174 ratings
72.
Hunt Metsas
Hunt Metsas 4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings
76.
The Lost Crown
The Lost Crown 3.82 avg rating — 2,004 ratings
76.
The End of the World in Breslau: An Inspector Mock Investigation
The End of the World in Breslau: An Inspector Mock Investigation 3.66 avg rating — 1,199 ratings
76.
Karu küüsis
Karu küüsis 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
79.
A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896
A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 4.18 avg rating — 5,682 ratings
79.
Death in Breslau
Death in Breslau 3.48 avg rating — 2,323 ratings
79.
Friends And Heroes (The Balkan Trilogy #3)
Friends And Heroes (The Balkan Trilogy #3) 4.04 avg rating — 787 ratings
79.
In the Warsaw Ghetto
In the Warsaw Ghetto 4.08 avg rating — 166 ratings
83.
Gospođica (Bosnian Trilogy, #3)
Gospođica (Bosnian Trilogy, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 2,502 ratings
83.
Enchantment
Enchantment 3.91 avg rating — 27,662 ratings
83.
Метелики на шпильках. Б’є восьма. Повнолітні діти
Метелики на шпильках. Б’є восьма. Повнолітні діти 4.53 avg rating — 525 ratings
83.
The Spoilt City
The Spoilt City 4.11 avg rating — 910 ratings
83.
Chasing the King of Hearts
Chasing the King of Hearts 3.85 avg rating — 775 ratings
83.
Abigail
Abigail 4.33 avg rating — 8,965 ratings
89.
Child 44
Child 44 4.11 avg rating — 88,696 ratings
89.
The Great Fortune (Balkan Trilogy #1)
The Great Fortune (Balkan Trilogy #1) 3.79 avg rating — 1,957 ratings
89.
They Were Like Family to Me: Stories
They Were Like Family to Me: Stories 4.44 avg rating — 826 ratings
92.
Good Citizens Need Not Fear: Stories
Good Citizens Need Not Fear: Stories 3.81 avg rating — 1,857 ratings
93.
Holy Week: A Novel of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Holy Week: A Novel of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 4.03 avg rating — 106 ratings
93.
My Mother's Secret
My Mother's Secret 4.20 avg rating — 19,105 ratings
93.
HHhH
HHhH 4.07 avg rating — 27,467 ratings
93.
A Spare Life
A Spare Life 4.17 avg rating — 362 ratings
97.
Fires in the Dark
Fires in the Dark 4.05 avg rating — 828 ratings
97.
Тореадори з Васюківки (Тореадори з Васюківки #1-3)
Тореадори з Васюківки (Тореадори з Васюківки #1-3) 4.66 avg rating — 2,557 ratings
97.
The Zelmenyaners: A Family Saga (New Yiddish Library Series)
The Zelmenyaners: A Family Saga (New Yiddish Library Series) 3.76 avg rating — 123 ratings
100.
Milkweed
Milkweed 4.02 avg rating — 31,287 ratings
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