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A Literary Journey Around the World With Books Set in Every Country - Page 2

Classics, popular books and new books set in each country — novels, memoirs, graphic novels and more!
Countries and territories are listed alphabetically by continent, followed by one or more books set therein (note that countries are not listed if I could not find a book).
Check off books you've read and countries that you've read any books set in, listed or not. Enjoy your literary travels!
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Jazz and Palm Wine (Emmanuel Dongala)
Jazz and Palm Wine
41
Emmanuel Dongala
Brazzaville Beach (William Boyd)
Brazzaville Beach
42
William Boyd
Côte D'ivoire
Côte D'ivoire
43
Monnew (Ahmadou Kourouma)
Monnew
44
Ahmadou Kourouma
Aya (Marguerite Abouet)
Aya
45
Marguerite Abouet
The Bitter Side of Sweet (Tara Sullivan)
The Bitter Side of Sweet
46
Tara Sullivan
Djibouti
Djibouti
47
The Land Without Shadows (Abdourahman Waberi)
The Land Without Shadows
48
Abdourahman Waberi
Egypt
Egypt
49
Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
Death on the Nile
50
Agatha Christie
The Return of the Spirit (Tawfiq Al-Hakim)
The Return of the Spirit
51
Tawfiq Al-Hakim
Blue Lorries (Radwa Ashour)
Blue Lorries
52
Radwa Ashour
Palace Walk (Naguib Mahfouz)
Palace Walk
53
Naguib Mahfouz
In the Eye of the Sun (Ahdaf Soueif)
In the Eye of the Sun
54
Ahdaf Soueif
Woman at Point Zero (Nawal El Saadawi)
Woman at Point Zero
55
Nawal El Saadawi
Distant View of a Minaret (Alifa Rifaat)
Distant View of a Minaret
56
Alifa Rifaat
The Republic of False Truths (Alaa Al Aswany)
The Republic of False Truths
57
Alaa Al Aswany
Slipping (Mohamed Kheir)
Slipping
58
Mohamed Kheir
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
59
Shadows of Your Black Memory (Donato Ndongo)
Shadows of Your Black Memory
60
Donato Ndongo
La Bastarda (Trifonia Melibea Obono)
La Bastarda
61
Trifonia Melibea Obono
By Night the Mountain Burns (Juan Tomas Avila Laurel)
By Night the Mountain Burns
62
Juan Tomas Avila Laurel
Eritrea
Eritrea
63
I Didn't Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation (Michaela Wrong)
I Didn't Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation
64
Michaela Wrong
Eswatini
Eswatini
65
Weeding the Flowerbeds (Sarah Mkhonza)
Weeding the Flowerbeds
66
Sarah Mkhonza
A Beautiful Place to Die (Malla Nann)
A Beautiful Place to Die
67
Malla Nann
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
68
Beneath the Lion's Gaze (Maaza Mengiste)
Beneath the Lion's Gaze
69
Maaza Mengiste
The Emperor (Ryszard Kapuściński)
The Emperor
70
Ryszard Kapuściński
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
71
Abraham Verghese
Addis Ababa Noir (Maaza Mengiste, Ed.)
Addis Ababa Noir
72
Maaza Mengiste, Ed.
Gabon
Gabon
73
The Fury and the Cries of Women (Angele Rawiri)
The Fury and the Cries of Women
74
Angele Rawiri
Gambia
Gambia
75
Reading the Ceiling (Dayo Forster)
Reading the Ceiling
76
Dayo Forster
Ghana
Ghana
77
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
78
Yaa Gyasi
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Ayi Kwei Armah)
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
79
Ayi Kwei Armah
His Only Wife (Peace Adzo Medie)
His Only Wife
80
Peace Adzo Medie
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