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Every Country's Highest-Rated Book by a Local Author

"WordFinderX decided to grab a snapshot of the geographically diverse books you might encounter on your switched-on bookworm adventure: we used Goodreads data to identify the most highly rated books by local authors from every country on Earth.
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WordFinderX identified the top-rated book in each country by a local author based on the average rating on Goodreads. We only included books with at least 500 ratings."
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A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
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Khaled Hosseini
Free: Coming of Age at the End of History (Lea Ypi)
Free: Coming of Age at the End of History
2
Lea Ypi
Ce Que Le Jour Doit À La Nuit - Yasmina Khadra
Ce Que Le Jour Doit À La Nuit - Yasmina Khadra
3
Os Transparentes (Ondjaki)
Os Transparentes
4
Ondjaki
Ate (Rilzy Adams)
Ate
5
Rilzy Adams
Toda Mafalda (Quino)
Toda Mafalda
6
Quino
Да Живееш Нататък (Narine Abgaryan)
Да Живееш Нататък
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Narine Abgaryan
See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse (Jess Hill)
See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse
8
Jess Hill
The World of Yesterday (Stefan Zweig)
The World of Yesterday
9
Stefan Zweig
Days in the Caucasus (Banine)
Days in the Caucasus
10
Banine
A Golden Age (Tahmima Anam)
A Golden Age
11
Tahmima Anam
The Rose of Martinique: A Life of Napoleon's Josephine (Andrea Stuart)
The Rose of Martinique: A Life of Napoleon's Josephine
12
Andrea Stuart
Last Witnesses: Children of World War II (Svetlana Alexievich)
Last Witnesses: Children of World War II
13
Svetlana Alexievich
Dag Liefje, Met Mila Gaat Het Goed En Ik Klungel Lekker Verder (Stefaan Degand)
Dag Liefje, Met Mila Gaat Het Goed En Ik Klungel Lekker Verder
14
Stefaan Degand
Tree Girl (Ben Mikaelsen)
Tree Girl
15
Ben Mikaelsen
Death and the Dervish (Meša Selimović)
Death and the Dervish
16
Meša Selimović
Maru (Bessie Head)
Maru
17
Bessie Head
Arlindo (Ilustralu)
Arlindo
18
Ilustralu
Преспанските Камбани (Димитър Талев)
Преспанските Камбани
19
Димитър Талев
Stay Alive, My Son (Pin Yathay)
Stay Alive, My Son
20
Pin Yathay
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
21
Imbolo Mbue
Kukum (Michel Jean)
Kukum
22
Michel Jean
Tengo Miedo Torero (Pedro Lemebel)
Tengo Miedo Torero
23
Pedro Lemebel
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) Vol. 3 (Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù)
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) Vol. 3
24
Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
Lo Que No Tiene Nombre (Piedad Bonnett)
Lo Que No Tiene Nombre
25
Piedad Bonnett
Broken Glass (Alain Mabanckou)
Broken Glass
26
Alain Mabanckou
Cocori (Joaquín Gutiérrez)
Cocori
27
Joaquín Gutiérrez
Aya: The Secrets Come Out (Marguerite Abouet)
Aya: The Secrets Come Out
28
Marguerite Abouet
Ciganin, Ali Najljepši (Kristian Novak)
Ciganin, Ali Najljepši
29
Kristian Novak
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away (Meg Medina)
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away
30
Meg Medina
The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)
The Silent Patient
31
Alex Michaelides
Svědectví O Životě V KLDR (Nina Špitálníková)
Svědectví O Životě V KLDR
32
Nina Špitálníková
Skyggedanseren (Sara Omar)
Skyggedanseren
33
Sara Omar
Frizzy (Claribel A. Ortega)
Frizzy
34
Claribel A. Ortega
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina (Zoraida Cordova)
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina
35
Zoraida Cordova
Palace Walk / Palace of Desire / Sugar Street (The Cairo Trilogy #1-3) (Naguib Mahfouz)
Palace Walk / Palace of Desire / Sugar Street (The Cairo Trilogy #1-3)
36
Naguib Mahfouz
La Bastarda (Trifonia Melibea Obono)
La Bastarda
37
Trifonia Melibea Obono
Naksitrallid (Eno Raud)
Naksitrallid
38
Eno Raud
Beneath the Lion's Gaze (Maaza Mengiste)
Beneath the Lion's Gaze
39
Maaza Mengiste
Täällä Pohjantähden Alla (Väinö Linna)
Täällä Pohjantähden Alla
40
Väinö Linna
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