The top three fiction titles in Germany were all debuts in October, led by In Times of Fading Light, which recently won the 2011 German Book Prize and is set for publication in the U.S. by Graywolf Press in fall 2013. Umberto Eco’s newest book, The Prague Cemetery, which debuted at #3, is newly published in the U.S. from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Aleph by Paulo Coelho entered the Italian chart last month at #6. Coelho, who is best known for The Alchemist, also made appearances on the Spanish, French, and Dutch bestseller lists. Knopf published Aleph in the U.S. in September, and our review said it “requires ample suspension of disbelief, [but] there’s no better author to serve such a work than Coelho.” Other titles tat debuted on the Italian chart are The Merchant of Cursed Books by Marcello Simoni, The Court of Souls by Donato Carrisi, and Ten Women by Marcela Serrano.

In Sweden, new fiction titles Gustav’s Boy by Leif GW Persson and Bridge Builders by Jan Guillou fall at #2 and #3, respectively. In the U.S., Persson’s debut novel was published last year by Pantheon and received an unfavorable review from PW. Guillou has published a number of books in the U.S., most recently Birth of the Kingdom: Book Three of the Crusades Trilogy from Harper in June.

Italy

Combined

Un regalo da Tiffany
Something from Tiffany’s
Melissa Hill
Newton Compton

Il mercante di libri maledetti
The Merchant of Cursed Books
Marcello Simoni
Newton Compson

Il tribunale delle anime
The Court of Souls
Donato Carrisi
Longanesi

Dieci donne
Ten Women
Marcela Serrano
Feltrinelli

Il linguaggio segreto dei fiori
The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Garzanti Libri

Aleph
Aleph
Paulo Coelho
Bompiani

Germany

Fiction

In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts
In Times of Fading Light
Eugen Ruge
Rowohlt

Bei Hitze ist es wenigstens nicht kalt
We Might Still Be Hot
Dora Heldt
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Der Friedhof in Prag
The Prague Cemetery
Umberto Eco
Hanser

Nonfiction

Ein Schnupfen hätte auch gereicht
A Simple Cold Had Been Good Enough, Too
Gaby Köster
Scherz

Cashkurs
Cash Course
Dirk Müller
Droemer

Der feine Unterschied
The Little Difference
Philipp Lahm
Kunstmann

Sweden

Fiction

Änglamakerskan (Förhandsupplaga)
The Angel Maker
Camilla Läckberg
Bokförlaget Forum

Gustavs grabb
Gustav’s Boy
Leif GW Persson
Albert Bonniers förlag

Brobyggarna
Bridge Builders
Jan Guillou
Piratförlaget

Nonfiction

Hello, cupcake!
Hello, Cupcake!
Leila Lindholm
Walter and Books

Motormännens Europa Vägatlas 2011
Swedish Automobile Association’s Road Atlas Europe 2011
Swedish Automobile Association
Norstedts Förlag

Fågelsång: 150 svenska fåglar och deras läten Kompaktutgåvan
Birdsongs: 150 Swedish Birds and Their Sounds, Compact Edition
Lars Svensson & Jan Pedersen
Max
Ström Bokförlag