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A Literary Journey Around the World With Books Set in Every Country - Page 5

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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Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
161
A Long Way Gone (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone
162
Ishmael Beah
The Memory of Love (Aminatta Forna)
The Memory of Love
163
Aminatta Forna
Bite of the Mango (Mariatu Kamara)
Bite of the Mango
164
Mariatu Kamara
Somalia
Somalia
165
Maps (Nurrudin Farah)
Maps
166
Nurrudin Farah
Black Mamba Boy (Nadifa Mohamed)
Black Mamba Boy
167
Nadifa Mohamed
Desert Flower (Waris Dirie)
Desert Flower
168
Waris Dirie
South Africa
South Africa
169
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
170
Alan Paton
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
171
J. M. Coetzee
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
172
Nelson Mandela
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
173
Trevor Noah
Afterland (Lauren Beukes)
Afterland
174
Lauren Beukes
Coconut (Kopano Matlwa)
Coconut
175
Kopano Matlwa
Such a Lonely, Lovely Road (Kagiso Lesego Molope)
Such a Lonely, Lovely Road
176
Kagiso Lesego Molope
An Act of Defiance (Irene Sabatini)
An Act of Defiance
177
Irene Sabatini
Joburg Noir (Niq Mhlongo)
Joburg Noir
178
Niq Mhlongo
South Sudan
South Sudan
179
They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky (Benjamin Ajak)
They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky
180
Benjamin Ajak
War Child: A Child Soldiers Story (Emmanuel Jat)
War Child: A Child Soldiers Story
181
Emmanuel Jat
There Is a Country: New Fiction From the New Nation of South Sudan (Nyuol Lueth Tong)
There Is a Country: New Fiction From the New Nation of South Sudan
182
Nyuol Lueth Tong
Sudan
Sudan
183
Season of Migration to the North (Tayeb Salih)
Season of Migration to the North
184
Tayeb Salih
Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur (Halima Bashir)
Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur
185
Halima Bashir
Lyrics Alley (Leila Aboulela)
Lyrics Alley
186
Leila Aboulela
Tanzania
Tanzania
187
Memoirs of an Arabian Princess From Zanzibar (Emily Ruete Sayyida Prin. of Zanzibar)
Memoirs of an Arabian Princess From Zanzibar
188
Emily Ruete Sayyida Prin. of Zanzibar
The African Queen (C. S. Forester)
The African Queen
189
C. S. Forester
Paradise (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Paradise
190
Abdulrazak Gurnah
In the Shadow of Man (Jane Goodall)
In the Shadow of Man
191
Jane Goodall
Togo
Togo
192
Do They Hear You When You Cry (Fauziya Kassindja)
Do They Hear You When You Cry
193
Fauziya Kassindja
Descent Into Night (Edem Awumey)
Descent Into Night
194
Edem Awumey
Tunisia
Tunisia
195
The Pillar of Salt (Albert Memmi)
The Pillar of Salt
196
Albert Memmi
The Tremor of Forgery (Patricia Highsmith)
The Tremor of Forgery
197
Patricia Highsmith
Uganda
Uganda
198
We Are All Birds of Uganda (Hafsa Zayyan)
We Are All Birds of Uganda
199
Hafsa Zayyan
Tropical Fish: Tales From Entebbe (Doreen Baingana)
Tropical Fish: Tales From Entebbe
200
Doreen Baingana
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