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Good Reading Guide to World Fiction:Part 2-Oceania, Asia & Africa - Page 7

More cool reads from Bloomsbury's "Good Reading to World Fiction" edited by Vincent Cassar & Nik Kalinowski(2007). Many books I know better as films like "Beasts of No Nation", "Raise the Red Lantern", "The Year of Living Dangrously" & "The Hunter" that starred Willem Dafoe. Some authors are quite famous(& Nobel Prize winners), but many deserve to be better known. Many books or writers are from Heineman's "African Writers Series". I didn't put the African books in the order as published, thought having Egypt & North Africa follow the Middle Eastern writers was better.I also added Turkey, even though it was listed in the European section. Oceania refers to Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, etc.-Hawaii though is listed with the U.S. One author that should have been included is Saudi writer Abdelrahman Munif, especially his "Cities of Salt". Some of the Asian books had been banned in their country of origin. "Distant View of a Minaret" should follow "Cairo Trilogy".
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Paradise (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Paradise
Abdulrazak Gurnah
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An Ice-Cream War
An Ice-Cream War
243
The Africa Bar (Nick Maes)
The Africa Bar
Nick Maes
244
Boy (Lindsey Collen)
Boy
Lindsey Collen
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A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat
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Masai Dreaming (Justin Cartwright)
Masai Dreaming
Justin Cartwright
247
Coming to Birth (Marjorie Oludhe MacGoye)
Coming to Birth
Marjorie Oludhe MacGoye
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The In-Between World of Vikram Lall (M.G. Vassanji)
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
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Away From You (Melanie Finn)
Away From You
Melanie Finn
250
The Constant Gardener (John Le Carre)
The Constant Gardener
John Le Carre
251
Rules of the Wild (Francesca Marciano)
Rules of the Wild
Francesca Marciano
252
Red Strangers (Elspeth Huxley)
Red Strangers
Elspeth Huxley
253
Blood Sisters (Barbara & Stephanie Keating)
Blood Sisters
Barbara & Stephanie Keating
254
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions
Tsitsi Dangarembga
255
The Grass Is Singing (Doris Lessing)
The Grass Is Singing
Doris Lessing
256
A Question of Power
A Question of Power
257
The Last Flight of the Flamingo (Mia Couto)
The Last Flight of the Flamingo
Mia Couto
258
Smouldering Charcoal (Tiyambe Zeleza)
Smouldering Charcoal
Tiyambe Zeleza
259
The Purple Violet of Oshaantu (Neshani Andreas)
The Purple Violet of Oshaantu
Neshani Andreas
260
The Return of the Water Spirit (Pepetela)
The Return of the Water Spirit
Pepetela
261
Harvest of Thorns (Shimmer Chinodya)
Harvest of Thorns
Shimmer Chinodya
262
Without a Name and Under the Tongue (Yvonne Vera)
Without a Name and Under the Tongue
Yvonne Vera
263
A Cowrie of Hope (Binwell Sinyangwe)
A Cowrie of Hope
Binwell Sinyangwe
264
The Conservationist
The Conservationist
265
In Corner B (Es'kia Mphahlele)
In Corner B
Es'kia Mphahlele
266
Dinaane:Short Stories by South African Women (Maggie Davey(Ed.))
Dinaane:Short Stories by South African Women
Maggie Davey(Ed.)
267
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
J. M. Coetzee
268
A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season
269
Bitter Fruit (Achmat Dangor)
Bitter Fruit
Achmat Dangor
270
The Good Doctor (Damon Galgut)
The Good Doctor
Damon Galgut
271
Frieda and Min (Pamela Jooste)
Frieda and Min
Pamela Jooste
272
White Lightning (Justin Cartwright)
White Lightning
Justin Cartwright
273
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
Alan Paton
274
The Long Silence of Mario Salviati (Etienne Van Heerden)
The Long Silence of Mario Salviati
Etienne Van Heerden
275
Triomf (Marlene Van Niekerk)
Triomf
Marlene Van Niekerk
276
Islands
Islands
277
Red Dust (Gillian Slovo)
Red Dust
Gillian Slovo
278
Tsotsi (Athol Fugard)
Tsotsi
Athol Fugard
279
The Whale Caller (Zakes Mda)
The Whale Caller
Zakes Mda
280
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
Barbara Kingsolver
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