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A Literary Journey Around the World With Books Set in Every Country - Page 8

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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I'll Be Strong for You (Nasim Marashi)
I'll Be Strong for You
281
Nasim Marashi
My Uncle Napoleon (Iraj Pezeshkzad)
My Uncle Napoleon
282
Iraj Pezeshkzad
Iraq
Iraq
283
Naphtalene: A Novel of Baghdad (Alia Mamdouh)
Naphtalene: A Novel of Baghdad
284
Alia Mamdouh
Tobacco Keeper (Ali Badar)
Tobacco Keeper
285
Ali Badar
The President's Gardens (Muhsin Al-Ramli)
The President's Gardens
286
Muhsin Al-Ramli
Israel
Israel
287
Panther in the Basement (Amos Oz)
Panther in the Basement
288
Amos Oz
One Night, Markovitch (Ayelet Gundar-Goshen)
One Night, Markovitch
289
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
The Source (James A. Michener)
The Source
290
James A. Michener
Japan
Japan
291
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
292
Murasaki Shikibu
Snow Country (Yasunari Kawabata)
Snow Country
293
Yasunari Kawabata
The Makioka Sisters (Junichiro Tanizaki)
The Makioka Sisters
294
Junichiro Tanizaki
The Waiting Years (Fumiko Enchi)
The Waiting Years
295
Fumiko Enchi
Geisha, a Life (Mineko Iwasaki)
Geisha, a Life
296
Mineko Iwasaki
Killing Commendatore (Haruki Murakami)
Killing Commendatore
297
Haruki Murakami
Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out
298
Natsuo Kirino
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
299
Sayaka Murata
Terminal Boredom (Izumi Suzuki)
Terminal Boredom
300
Izumi Suzuki
Jordan
Jordan
301
The Language of Baklava (Diana Abu-Jaber)
The Language of Baklava
302
Diana Abu-Jaber
Pillars of Salt (Fadia Faqir)
Pillars of Salt
303
Fadia Faqir
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
304
The Silent Steppe (Mukhamet Shayakhmetov)
The Silent Steppe
305
Mukhamet Shayakhmetov
The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years (Kazakhstan)
The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years (Kazakhstan)
306
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
307
Jamilia (Chingiz Aitmatov)
Jamilia
308
Chingiz Aitmatov
Kuwait
Kuwait
309
A Map of Home (Randa Jarrar)
A Map of Home
310
Randa Jarrar
Small Kingdoms (Anastasia Hobbet)
Small Kingdoms
311
Anastasia Hobbet
Mama Hissa's Mice (Saud Alsanousi)
Mama Hissa's Mice
312
Saud Alsanousi
Laos
Laos
313
The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir (Kao Kalia Yang)
The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir
314
Kao Kalia Yang
Run Me to Earth (Paul Yoon)
Run Me to Earth
315
Paul Yoon
The Coroner's Lunch (Colin Cotterill)
The Coroner's Lunch
316
Colin Cotterill
Lebanon
Lebanon
317
Women of Sand and Myrrh (Hanan Al-Shaykh)
Women of Sand and Myrrh
318
Hanan Al-Shaykh
The Bullet Collection (Patricia Sarrafian Ward)
The Bullet Collection
319
Patricia Sarrafian Ward
The Hakawati (Rabih Alameddine)
The Hakawati
320
Rabih Alameddine
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