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A Literary Journey Around the World With Books Set in Every Country - Page 3

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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Tail of the Blue Bird (Nii Ayikwei Parkes)
Tail of the Blue Bird
81
Nii Ayikwei Parkes
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (Maya Angelou - 1986)
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
82
Maya Angelou - 1986
Changes (Ama Ata Aidoo)
Changes
83
Ama Ata Aidoo
Remote Control (Nnedi Okorafor)
Remote Control
84
Nnedi Okorafor
Guinea
Guinea
85
The Radiance of the King (Camara Laye)
The Radiance of the King
86
Camara Laye
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
87
The Ultimate Tragedy (Abdulai Sila)
The Ultimate Tragedy
88
Abdulai Sila
Kenya
Kenya
89
The Perfect Nine (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o)
The Perfect Nine
90
Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o
Dust (Yvonne Owuor)
Dust
91
Yvonne Owuor
West With the Night (Beryl Markham)
West With the Night
92
Beryl Markham
Facing the Lion (Joseph Iemasolai Iekuton)
Facing the Lion
93
Joseph Iemasolai Iekuton
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa
94
Isak Dinesen
One Day I Will Write About This Place (Binyavanga Wainaina)
One Day I Will Write About This Place
95
Binyavanga Wainaina
Nairobi Noir (Peter Kimani)
Nairobi Noir
96
Peter Kimani
Lesotho
Lesotho
97
Singing Away the Hunger: The Autobiography of an African Woman (Mpho M'atsepo Nthunya)
Singing Away the Hunger: The Autobiography of an African Woman
98
Mpho M'atsepo Nthunya
She Plays With Darkness (Zakes Mda)
She Plays With Darkness
99
Zakes Mda
Everything Lost Is Found Again (Will McGrath)
Everything Lost Is Found Again
100
Will McGrath
Chaka (Thomas Mofolo)
Chaka
101
Thomas Mofolo
Liberia
Liberia
102
And Still Peace Did Not Come (Agnes Kamara-Umunna)
And Still Peace Did Not Come
103
Agnes Kamara-Umunna
The House at Sugar Beach (Helene Cooper)
The House at Sugar Beach
104
Helene Cooper
The Dragons, the Giants, the Women (Wayetu Moore)
The Dragons, the Giants, the Women
105
Wayetu Moore
Libya
Libya
106
In the Country of Men (Hisham Matar)
In the Country of Men
107
Hisham Matar
Bleeding of the Stone (Ibrahim Al Koni)
Bleeding of the Stone
108
Ibrahim Al Koni
Madagascar
Madagascar
109
Ibonia: An Epic of Madagascar (Anonymous, Trans. by Lee Haring)
Ibonia: An Epic of Madagascar
110
Anonymous, Trans. by Lee Haring
Beyond the Rice Fields (Naivo)
Beyond the Rice Fields
111
Naivo
Antipode (Heather E. Heying)
Antipode
112
Heather E. Heying
Voices From Madagascar (Jacques Bourgeacq & Liliane Ramarosoa)
Voices From Madagascar
113
Jacques Bourgeacq & Liliane Ramarosoa
Red Island House (Andrea Lee)
Red Island House
114
Andrea Lee
Malawi
Malawi
115
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (William Kamkwamba)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
116
William Kamkwamba
Mali
Mali
117
Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali (Mamadou Kouyaté)
Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali
118
Mamadou Kouyaté
Segu (Maryse Condé)
Segu
119
Maryse Condé
The Badass Librarians of Timbuktu (Mohammed)
The Badass Librarians of Timbuktu
120
Mohammed
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