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Read a Book From Every Country in the World! - Page 5

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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You Do Understand (Andrej Blatnik)
You Do Understand
161
Andrej Blatnik
Raindrops (Celo Kulagoe)
Raindrops
162
Celo Kulagoe
The Lion's Binding Oath and Other Stories (Ahmed Ismail Yusuf)
The Lion's Binding Oath and Other Stories
163
Ahmed Ismail Yusuf
Cry the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry the Beloved Country
164
Alan Paton
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
165
Han Kang
There Is a Country: New Fiction From the New Nation of South Sudan (Nyuol Lueth Tong)
There Is a Country: New Fiction From the New Nation of South Sudan
166
Nyuol Lueth Tong
Locos (Felipe Alfau)
Locos
167
Felipe Alfau
Running in the Family (Michael Ondaatje)
Running in the Family
168
Michael Ondaatje
Chrysanthemums, Rowers (Hans Faverey)
Chrysanthemums, Rowers
169
Hans Faverey
The Dwarf (Par Lagerkvist)
The Dwarf
170
Par Lagerkvist
Berlin Stories (Robert Walser)
Berlin Stories
171
Robert Walser
The Teeth of the Comb and Other Stories (Osama Alomar)
The Teeth of the Comb and Other Stories
172
Osama Alomar
Unsinkable ((Taiwan))
Unsinkable
173
(Taiwan)
My Neighborhood Sisters (Gulsifat Shakhidi)
My Neighborhood Sisters
174
Gulsifat Shakhidi
Map Reading (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Map Reading
175
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Arid Dreams (Duanwad Pimwana)
Arid Dreams
176
Duanwad Pimwana
The Crossing (Luis Cardoso)
The Crossing
177
Luis Cardoso
An African in Greenland (Tété-Michel Kpomassie)
An African in Greenland
178
Tété-Michel Kpomassie
Tales of the Tikongs (Epeli Hau'ofa)
Tales of the Tikongs
179
Epeli Hau'ofa
The Return of Eva Peron
The Return of Eva Peron
180
Kafka in Love (Jacqueline Raoul-Duval)
Kafka in Love
181
Jacqueline Raoul-Duval
The White Castle (Orhan Pamuk)
The White Castle
182
Orhan Pamuk
Death of the Snake Catcher (Ak Welsapar - Turkmenistan)
Death of the Snake Catcher
183
Ak Welsapar - Turkmenistan
Logs in the Current of the Sea (Neli Lifuka)
Logs in the Current of the Sea
184
Neli Lifuka
Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol by Okot P'bitek
Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol by Okot P'bitek
185
Envy (Yuri Olesha)
Envy
186
Yuri Olesha
Temporary People (Deepak Unnikrishnan)
Temporary People
187
Deepak Unnikrishnan
The Unconsoled
The Unconsoled
188
Ticknor (Sheila Heti)
Ticknor
189
Sheila Heti
The Book of Embraces (Eduardo Galeano)
The Book of Embraces
190
Eduardo Galeano
The Dead Lake (Hamid Ismailov)
The Dead Lake
191
Hamid Ismailov
Sista, Stanap Strong: A Vanuatu Women's Anthology (Rebecca Tobo Olul-Hossen, Mikaela Nyman)
Sista, Stanap Strong: A Vanuatu Women's Anthology
192
Rebecca Tobo Olul-Hossen, Mikaela Nyman
The Place Within (John Paul II)
The Place Within
193
John Paul II
It Would Be Night in Caracas (Karina Sainz Borgo)
It Would Be Night in Caracas
194
Karina Sainz Borgo
Man (Kim Thuy)
Man
195
Kim Thuy
A Land Without Jasmine (Wajdi Al-Ahdal)
A Land Without Jasmine
196
Wajdi Al-Ahdal
Stranger Faces (Namwali Serpell)
Stranger Faces
197
Namwali Serpell
Out of Darkness, Shining Light (Pettina Gappah)
Out of Darkness, Shining Light
198
Pettina Gappah
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