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Read a Book From Every Country in the World!

Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, etc! Most countries I've read more than one book from, so I included the earliest or most intriguing one I read.
Criteria for what counts as "a book from that country":
--author was born and raised in the country
or
--author was raised in that country
or
--author was born in that country
or
--author lived in the country for a significant period of time
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Earth and Ashes (Atiq Rahimi)
Earth and Ashes
1
Atiq Rahimi
Agamemnon's Daughter (Ismail Kadare - Albania)
Agamemnon's Daughter
2
Ismail Kadare - Albania
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
3
Albert Camus
Nine Legends (Carli Bastida)
Nine Legends
4
Carli Bastida
A General Theory of Oblivion (José Eduardo Agualusa)
A General Theory of Oblivion
5
José Eduardo Agualusa
A Small Place (Jamaica Kincaid)
A Small Place
6
Jamaica Kincaid
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
7
Jorge Luis Borges
The Cup of Bitterness (Antranig Antreassian)
The Cup of Bitterness
8
Antranig Antreassian
The Road From Coorain (Jill Ker Conway)
The Road From Coorain
9
Jill Ker Conway
A Sorrow Beyond Dreams (Peter Handke)
A Sorrow Beyond Dreams
10
Peter Handke
Days in the Caucasus (Banine)
Days in the Caucasus
11
Banine
Running the Dusk (Christian Campbell)
Running the Dusk
12
Christian Campbell
Yummah (Sarah A. Al Shafei)
Yummah
13
Sarah A. Al Shafei
Up in the Main House (Nadeem Zaman)
Up in the Main House
14
Nadeem Zaman
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
15
Voices From Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster (Svetlana Alexievich)
Voices From Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
16
Svetlana Alexievich
Fear and Trembling (Amélie Nothomb)
Fear and Trembling
17
Amélie Nothomb
Snapshots of Belize (Various)
Snapshots of Belize
18
Various
Autobiography of the Lower East Side (Rashidah Ismaili)
Autobiography of the Lower East Side
19
Rashidah Ismaili
Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan (Dorji Wangmo)
Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan
20
Dorji Wangmo
Affections (Rodrigo Hasbún)
Affections
21
Rodrigo Hasbún
The Question of Bruno (Aleksandar Hemon)
The Question of Bruno
22
Aleksandar Hemon
Born in a Second Language (Akosua Zimba AFIriyie-Hwedie)
Born in a Second Language
23
Akosua Zimba AFIriyie-Hwedie
Max and the Cats (Moacyr Scliar)
Max and the Cats
24
Moacyr Scliar
Written in Black (K.H. Lim)
Written in Black
25
K.H. Lim
Earwitness: Fifty Characters (Elias Canetti)
Earwitness: Fifty Characters
26
Elias Canetti
The Parachute Drop (Norbert Zongo)
The Parachute Drop
27
Norbert Zongo
Small Country (Gael Faye)
Small Country
28
Gael Faye
The Last Will & Testament of Senhor Da Silva Araújo (Germano Almeida)
The Last Will & Testament of Senhor Da Silva Araújo
29
Germano Almeida
The Elimination (Rithy Panh)
The Elimination
30
Rithy Panh
The Blunder (MUTT-LON)
The Blunder
31
MUTT-LON
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
32
Margaret Atwood
Daba's Travels From Ouadda to Bangui (Makombo Bamboté)
Daba's Travels From Ouadda to Bangui
33
Makombo Bamboté
Told by Starlight in Chad (Joseph Brahim Seid)
Told by Starlight in Chad
34
Joseph Brahim Seid
Nazi Literature in the Americas (Roberto Bolaño)
Nazi Literature in the Americas
35
Roberto Bolaño
The Invisibility Cloak (Ge Fei)
The Invisibility Cloak
36
Ge Fei
Strange Pilgrims (Gabriel Garciá Márquez)
Strange Pilgrims
37
Gabriel Garciá Márquez
The Girl Called Eel (Ali Zamir)
The Girl Called Eel
38
Ali Zamir
Tram 83 (Fiston Mwanza Mujila)
Tram 83
39
Fiston Mwanza Mujila
The Death of Comrade President (Alain Mabanckou)
The Death of Comrade President
40
Alain Mabanckou
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