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Goodreads "Foreign Lands"

"This list contains books which provide insight into life within other countries and cultures outside of the USA." (Goodreads)
Please keep in mind that many of the books have been written by native English speakers, particularly Anglo-American authors.
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The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
1
Khaled Hosseini
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
2
Arthur Golden
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
3
Khaled Hosseini
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
4
Markus Zusak
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
5
Yann Martel
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
6
Barbara Kingsolver
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
7
Stieg Larsson
The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
8
Anne Frank
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
9
Lisa See
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
10
Jung Chang
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
11
Arundhati Roy
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
12
Frank McCourt
Notes From a Small Island (Bill Bryson)
Notes From a Small Island
13
Bill Bryson
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
14
Elie Wiesel
In a Sunburned Country (Bill Bryson)
In a Sunburned Country
15
Bill Bryson
Three Cups of Tea (Greg Mortenson)
Three Cups of Tea
16
Greg Mortenson
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
17
Marjane Satrapi
Out of Africa (Karen Blixen)
Out of Africa
18
Karen Blixen
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
19
Mary Ann Shaffer
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
20
Gabriel García Márquez
Lost in Yaba: Down and Out in Laos (Walt Gleeson)
Lost in Yaba: Down and Out in Laos
21
Walt Gleeson
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
22
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
23
Alexander McCall Smith
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
24
Pearl S. Buck
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
25
Stieg Larsson
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
26
William Golding
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
27
Chinua Achebe
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
28
Azar Nafisi
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
29
Ishmael Beah
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
30
E.M. Forster
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
31
Abraham Verghese
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
32
Milan Kundera
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
33
Diana Gabaldon
Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat, Pray, Love
34
Elizabeth Gilbert
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
35
Agatha Christie
Infidel (Ayaan Hirsi Ali)
Infidel
36
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
37
Amy Tan
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Barbara Demick)
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
38
Barbara Demick
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
39
Haruki Murakami
Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe (Bill Bryson)
Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe
40
Bill Bryson
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