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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
Khaled Hosseini
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Algerian White (Assia Djebar)
Algerian White
Assia Djebar
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Good Morning Comrades (Angola)
Good Morning Comrades (Angola)
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He Who Searches (Luisa Valenzuela)
He Who Searches
Luisa Valenzuela
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The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
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A Golden Age (Tahmima Anam)
A Golden Age
Tahmima Anam
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Wonder
Wonder
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Symphony in White (Adriana Lisboa)
Symphony in White
Adriana Lisboa
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The Parachute Drop (Burkina Faso)
The Parachute Drop (Burkina Faso)
10
First They Killed My Father
First They Killed My Father
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Houseboy (Ferdinand Oyono)
Houseboy
Ferdinand Oyono
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The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood
13
Told by Starlight in Chad (Joseph Brahim Seid)
Told by Starlight in Chad
Joseph Brahim Seid
14
El Albergue De Las Mujeres Tristes (Marcela Serrano)
El Albergue De Las Mujeres Tristes
Marcela Serrano
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Empress Orchid (Anchee Min)
Empress Orchid
Anchee Min
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Full Circle (Frederick Yamusangie)
Full Circle
Frederick Yamusangie
18
Farewell to the Sea (Reinaldo Arenas)
Farewell to the Sea
Reinaldo Arenas
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Cumanda (Juan León Mera)
Cumanda
Juan León Mera
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Palace Walk
Palace Walk
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Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese
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Gigi & the Cat (Colette)
Gigi & the Cat
Colette
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The Quest for Christa T
The Quest for Christa T
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Changes (Ama Ata Aidoo)
Changes
Ama Ata Aidoo
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The President
The President
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The Dark Child
The Dark Child
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Claire of the Sea Light
Claire of the Sea Light
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The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
29
Saman by Ayu Utami
Saman by Ayu Utami
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Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Azar Nafisi
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Dreaming of Baghdad (Haifa Zangana)
Dreaming of Baghdad
Haifa Zangana
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The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
Umberto Eco
33
Allah Is Not Obliged (Ahmadou Kourouma)
Allah Is Not Obliged
Ahmadou Kourouma
34
Woman on the Other Shore (Mitsuyo Kakuta)
Woman on the Other Shore
Mitsuyo Kakuta
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The Silent Steppe (Mukhamet Shayakhmetov)
The Silent Steppe
Mukhamet Shayakhmetov
36
The River and the Source (Margaret A. Ogola)
The River and the Source
Margaret A. Ogola
37
Voices From Madagascar (Jacques Bourgeacq & Liliane Ramarosoa)
Voices From Madagascar
Jacques Bourgeacq & Liliane Ramarosoa
38
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Reader's Edition
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Reader's Edition
39
The Garden of the Evening Mists (Tan Twan Eng)
The Garden of the Evening Mists
Tan Twan Eng
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The Fortunes of Wangrin (Amadou Hampaté Bâ)
The Fortunes of Wangrin
Amadou Hampaté Bâ
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