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Basel is a Swiss Rhine city where three countries meet. It deals in masterpieces and pharmaceuticals, and its credits are eclectic by nature. The Night Circus pitches its tents; Hesse's Peter Camenzind wanders home. Open Basel on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.

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9 famous stories set in Basel

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Browse 8 books and 1 movie set in Basel.

The Night Circus

The Night Circus

by Erin Morgenstern (Goodreads Author)
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The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking…

Setting: ['New York City, New York (United States)', 'Concord, Massachusetts (United States)', 'London, England', 'Dublin (Ireland)', 'Boston, Massachusetts (United States)', 'Montreal, Quebec (Montréal, Québec) (Canada)', 'Paris (France)', 'Basel (Switzerland)', 'Munich (München) (Germany)', 'Glasgow, Scotland', 'Lyon (France)', 'Cairo (Egypt)', 'Vienna (Austria)', 'Constantinople (Turkey)', 'Prague (Praha) (Czech Republic)']Time Period: 1900; turn of the century
Seven Days in the Art World

Seven Days in the Art World

by Sarah Thornton
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Named one of the best art books of 2008 by The New York Times and The Sunday Times [London]: “An indelible portrait of a peculiar society.”—Vogue The art market has been booming. Museum attendance is surging. More…

Setting: London, England, UK; New York City, New York, USA; Basel, Switzerland; Venice, ItalyTime Period: 2008
Peter Camenzind

Peter Camenzind

by Hermann Hesse, Michael E. Roloff (Translator)
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Peter Camenzind, a young man from a Swiss mountain village, leaves his home and eagerly takes to the road in search of new experience. Traveling through Italy and France, Camenzind is increasingly disillusioned by the…

Setting: ['Nimikon (Switzerland)', 'Zurich (Switzerland)', 'Milan (Italy)', 'Florence (Italy)', 'Umbria (Italy)', 'Paris (France)', 'Basel (Switzerland)', 'Assisi (Italy)']Time Period: 2004
Julemysteriet

Julemysteriet

by Jostein Gaarder
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I en bortgjemt bokhandel finner Joakim en magisk julekalender. Hver dag når han åpner en luke i kalenderen, faller det ut en liten lapp med en fortelling om Elisabeth og hennes reise til Betlehem. Det er en reise…

Setting: ['Halden (Norway)', 'Kungälv (Sweden)', 'Gothenburg (Sweden)', 'Halmstad (Sweden)', 'Lund (Sweden)', 'Copenhagen (Denmark)', 'Korsør (Denmark)', 'Kolding (Denmark)', 'Flensburg (Germany)', 'Hamburg (Germany)', 'Hameln (Germany)', 'Paderborn (Germany)', 'Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)', 'Mainz (Germany)', 'Worms (Germany)', 'Basel (Switzerland)', 'Martigny (Switzerland)', 'Padua (Italy)', 'Venice (Italy)', 'Aquileia (Italy)', 'Trieste (Italy)', 'Salona (Croatia)', 'Ragusa (Croatia)', 'Shkodër (Albania)', 'Thessaloniki (Greece)', 'Chalcedon (Turkey)', 'Myra (Turkey)', 'Tarsus (Turkey)', 'Antioch (Turkey)', 'Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic)', 'Capernaum (Israel)', 'Tiberias (Israel)', 'Nazareth (Israel)', 'Jericho (Palestinian Territory, Occupied)', 'Jerusalem (Israel)', 'Bethlehem (Israel)', 'Constantinople (Turkey)']Time Period: 2003
Aš dinamitas! Nietzsche’s gyvenimas

Aš dinamitas! Nietzsche’s gyvenimas

by Sue Prideaux
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Friedrichas Nietzsche — vienas paslaptingiausių asmenų filosofijoje, kurio sąvokos — antžmogis, valia siekti galios, vergų moralė — fundamentaliai pakeitė mūsų žmogiškosios būklės suvokimą. Bet ką dauguma žmonių iš…

Setting: Röcken, Saxony, Germany; Basel, Switzerland; Turin, Italy; Sils Maria, Switzerland; Naumburg, Germany; Weimar, GermanyTime Period: 2018
Dire Straits - Live In Basel

Dire Straits - Live In Basel

movie

Concert held at St. Jacob Stadium in Basel Switzerland 28.06.1992 during the On Every Street tour. One of the best concerts of Dire Straits.

Setting: Basel, SwitzerlandTime Period: 1992
Schokgolf

Schokgolf

by Colin Forbes, Auke Leistra (Translator)
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'Brace yourself. I'm going to be accused of murder and rape. A beautiful young girl i've never seen before...' Target of a ruthless frame-up, Tweed is forced to flee into snow-bound Europe. Paula Grey insists on…

Setting: ['London, England', 'Freiburg (Germany)', 'Black Forest (Germany)', 'Basel (Switzerland)', 'Zurich (Switzerland)']Time Period: 1990
Staat in Gevaar

Staat in Gevaar

by Colin Forbes, Rob Schoemaker (Translator)
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Britain is in mortal danger. The Prime Minister has been assassinated. Is a giant power determined to absorb Britain into its own system? Enemies flood into the country and the noose is tightening. Who is running this…

Setting: ['London, England', 'Basel (Switzerland)']Time Period: 1998
The Four Secrets Your Dentist Never Told You: White Teeth, Pink Gums, Fresh Breath for Life! (The 4 Secrets Your Dentist Never Told You Book 1)

The Four Secrets Your Dentist Never Told You: White Teeth, Pink Gums, Fresh Breath for Life! (The 4 Secrets Your Dentist Never Told You Book 1)

by Garry Bonsall
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"Are you worried about losing your teeth? Want fresh breath? White teeth? Healthy gums?" asks Dr. Garry Bonsall, Dental Surgeon, English-Swiss dentist in Basel, Switzerland. Garry reveals his guaranteed secrets proven…

Setting: Basel, SwitzerlandTime Period: 2016

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