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Bookriot's Around the World in 80 Books

A book from and set in each of the world's 80 most populous countries as selected by bookriot.com (all have English translations).
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Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
1
Khaled Hosseini
Algerian White (Assia Djebar)
Algerian White
2
Assia Djebar
Good Morning Comrades (Angola)
Good Morning Comrades (Angola)
3
He Who Searches (Luisa Valenzuela)
He Who Searches
4
Luisa Valenzuela
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
5
Colleen McCullough
A Golden Age (Tahmima Anam)
A Golden Age
6
Tahmima Anam
Wonder
Wonder
7
Symphony in White (Adriana Lisboa)
Symphony in White
8
Adriana Lisboa
The Parachute Drop (Burkina Faso)
The Parachute Drop (Burkina Faso)
9
First They Killed My Father (Loung Ung)
First They Killed My Father
10
Loung Ung
Houseboy (Ferdinand Oyono)
Houseboy
11
Ferdinand Oyono
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
12
Margaret Atwood
Told by Starlight in Chad (Joseph Brahim Seid)
Told by Starlight in Chad
13
Joseph Brahim Seid
El Albergue De Las Mujeres Tristes (Marcela Serrano)
El Albergue De Las Mujeres Tristes
14
Marcela Serrano
Empress Orchid (Anchee Min)
Empress Orchid
15
Anchee Min
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
16
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Full Circle (Frederick Yamusangie)
Full Circle
17
Frederick Yamusangie
Farewell to the Sea (Reinaldo Arenas)
Farewell to the Sea
18
Reinaldo Arenas
Cumanda (Juan León Mera)
Cumanda
19
Juan León Mera
Palace Walk
Palace Walk
20
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
21
Abraham Verghese
Gigi & the Cat (Colette)
Gigi & the Cat
22
Colette
The Quest for Christa T
The Quest for Christa T
23
Changes (Ama Ata Aidoo)
Changes
24
Ama Ata Aidoo
The President
The President
25
The Dark Child
The Dark Child
26
Claire of the Sea Light
Claire of the Sea Light
27
The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
28
Saman by Ayu Utami
Saman by Ayu Utami
29
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
30
Azar Nafisi
Dreaming of Baghdad (Haifa Zangana)
Dreaming of Baghdad
31
Haifa Zangana
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
32
Umberto Eco
Allah Is Not Obliged (Ahmadou Kourouma)
Allah Is Not Obliged
33
Ahmadou Kourouma
Woman on the Other Shore (Mitsuyo Kakuta)
Woman on the Other Shore
34
Mitsuyo Kakuta
The Silent Steppe (Mukhamet Shayakhmetov)
The Silent Steppe
35
Mukhamet Shayakhmetov
The River and the Source (Margaret A. Ogola)
The River and the Source
36
Margaret A. Ogola
Voices From Madagascar (Jacques Bourgeacq & Liliane Ramarosoa)
Voices From Madagascar
37
Jacques Bourgeacq & Liliane Ramarosoa
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Reader's Edition
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Reader's Edition
38
The Garden of the Evening Mists (Tan Twan Eng)
The Garden of the Evening Mists
39
Tan Twan Eng
The Fortunes of Wangrin (Amadou Hampaté Bâ)
The Fortunes of Wangrin
40
Amadou Hampaté Bâ
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