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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
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Robert Seethaler
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
2
Thomas Goltz
War and Turpentine (Stefan Hertmans)
War and Turpentine
3
Stefan Hertmans
Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan (Dorji Wangmo)
Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan
4
Dorji Wangmo
Ru (Kim Thúy)
Ru
5
Kim Thúy
Los Tres Cantos (Maria Teresa De La Mercedes Wilms Montt)
Los Tres Cantos
6
Maria Teresa De La Mercedes Wilms Montt
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
7
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Costa Rica: A Traveler's Literary Companion (Barbara Ras)
Costa Rica: A Traveler's Literary Companion
8
Barbara Ras
Smilla's Sense of Snow (Peter Høeg)
Smilla's Sense of Snow
9
Peter Høeg
There Is a Country in This World (Pedro Mir)
There Is a Country in This World
10
Pedro Mir
The Man Who Spoke Snakish (Andrus Kivirahk)
The Man Who Spoke Snakish
11
Andrus Kivirahk
Moomin, Mymble and Little My (Tove Jansson)
Moomin, Mymble and Little My
12
Tove Jansson
The Eighth Life (For Brilka) (Nino Haratischvili)
The Eighth Life (For Brilka)
13
Nino Haratischvili
Tschick (Wolfgang Herndorf)
Tschick
14
Wolfgang Herndorf
Freedom and Death (Nikos Kazantzakis)
Freedom and Death
15
Nikos Kazantzakis
Independent People
Independent People
16
Freedom at Midnight
Freedom at Midnight
17
Transatlantic
Transatlantic
18
Selected Poems of Louise Bennet (Louise Bennet)
Selected Poems of Louise Bennet
19
Louise Bennet
Where Will My Heart Beat (Loubna Hassanieh)
Where Will My Heart Beat
20
Loubna Hassanieh
In the Name of the Father (And of the Son) (Immanuel Mifsud)
In the Name of the Father (And of the Son)
21
Immanuel Mifsud
The Whale Rider (Witi Ihimaera)
The Whale Rider
22
Witi Ihimaera
The Snowman (Jo Nesbø)
The Snowman
23
Jo Nesbø
Moscow and the Muscovites (Vladimir Gilyarovsky)
Moscow and the Muscovites
24
Vladimir Gilyarovsky
Seven Hundred Years: A History of Singapore (Multiple Authors)
Seven Hundred Years: A History of Singapore
25
Multiple Authors
I Saw Her That Night (Drago Jancar)
I Saw Her That Night
26
Drago Jancar
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
27
Fredrik Backman
A Concise History of Switzerland (Clive H Church, Randolph Conrad Head)
A Concise History of Switzerland
28
Clive H Church, Randolph Conrad Head
The Book of Trinidad (Bridget Brereton)
The Book of Trinidad
29
Bridget Brereton
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
30
Ian McEwan
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