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Ambassadors Recommend the One Book to Read Before Visiting Their Country

From Conde Nast Traveler:
"Preparing for a visit to a foreign country can be overwhelming, with no shortage of things to figure out before you go. Where should you eat? Where should you stay? What do you tip? Even harder to gather than this service information, however, is a sense of cultural understanding. With this in mind, language learning app Babbel asked some foreign ambassadors to the U.S. (and we asked a few more) to pick the book they believe first-time visitors to their country should read before they arrive. Their answers may surprise you."
Note: I had to add a lot of books to List Challenges for this list! But there are also a few famous/classic books.
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The Tobacconist (Robert Seethaler)
The Tobacconist (Robert Seethaler)
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Azerbaijan Diary: A Rogue Reporter's Adventures in an Oil-Rich, War-Torn, Post-Soviet Republic (Thomas Goltz)
Azerbaijan Diary: A Rogue Reporter's Adventures in an Oil-Rich, War-Torn, Post-Soviet Republic (Thomas Goltz)
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War and Turpentine (Stefan Hertmans)
War and Turpentine (Stefan Hertmans)
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Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan (Dorji Wangmo)
Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan (Dorji Wangmo)
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Ru (Kim Thúy)
Ru (Kim Thúy)
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Los Tres Cantos (Maria Teresa De La Mercedes Wilms Montt)
Los Tres Cantos (Maria Teresa De La Mercedes Wilms Montt)
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
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Costa Rica: A Traveler's Literary Companion (Barbara Ras)
Costa Rica: A Traveler's Literary Companion (Barbara Ras)
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Smilla's Sense of Snow (Peter Høeg)
Smilla's Sense of Snow (Peter Høeg)
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There Is a Country in This World (Pedro Mir)
There Is a Country in This World (Pedro Mir)
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The Man Who Spoke Snakish (Andrus Kivirahk)
The Man Who Spoke Snakish (Andrus Kivirahk)
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Moomin, Mymble and Little My (Tove Jansson)
Moomin, Mymble and Little My (Tove Jansson)
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The Eighth Life (For Brilka) (Nino Haratischvili)
The Eighth Life (For Brilka) (Nino Haratischvili)
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Tschick (Wolfgang Herndorf)
Tschick (Wolfgang Herndorf)
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Freedom and Death (Nikos Kazantzakis)
Freedom and Death (Nikos Kazantzakis)
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Independent People
Independent People
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Freedom at Midnight
Freedom at Midnight
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Transatlantic
Transatlantic
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Selected Poems of Louise Bennet (Louise Bennet)
Selected Poems of Louise Bennet (Louise Bennet)
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Where Will My Heart Beat (Loubna Hassanieh)
Where Will My Heart Beat (Loubna Hassanieh)
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In the Name of the Father (And of the Son) (Immanuel Mifsud)
In the Name of the Father (And of the Son) (Immanuel Mifsud)
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The Whale Rider (Witi Ihimaera)
The Whale Rider (Witi Ihimaera)
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The Snowman
The Snowman
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Moscow and the Muscovites (Vladimir Gilyarovsky)
Moscow and the Muscovites (Vladimir Gilyarovsky)
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Seven Hundred Years: A History of Singapore (Multiple Authors)
Seven Hundred Years: A History of Singapore (Multiple Authors)
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I Saw Her That Night (Drago Jancar)
I Saw Her That Night (Drago Jancar)
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A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
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A Concise History of Switzerland (Clive H Church, Randolph Conrad Head)
A Concise History of Switzerland (Clive H Church, Randolph Conrad Head)
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The Book of Trinidad (Bridget Brereton)
The Book of Trinidad (Bridget Brereton)
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Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
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