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One Book Set in Each Country

This is a list of books set in every country in the world. There's one book per country, and it's in alphabetical order based on country. The exact list of countries to help you work out which book is related to which country can be seen at the Wikipedia link. Most of the books are novels, but a few are memoirs. I hope you enjoy your literary trip around the world!
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The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
Khalid Hosseini
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The Mister (E.L. James)
The Mister
E.L. James
3
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
Albert Camus
4
Andorra (Max Frisch)
Andorra
Max Frisch
5
A General Theory of Oblivion (José Eduardo Agualusa)
A General Theory of Oblivion
José Eduardo Agualusa
6
Our Kind of Traitor (John Le Carré)
Our Kind of Traitor
John Le Carré
7
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
Jorge Luis Borges
8
The Sandcastle Girls (Chris Bohjalian)
The Sandcastle Girls
Chris Bohjalian
9
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice
Nevil Shute
10
The Third Man (Graham Greene)
The Third Man
Graham Greene
11
Ali and Nino (Kurban Said)
Ali and Nino
Kurban Said
12
Thunderball (Ian Fleming)
Thunderball
Ian Fleming
13
The Pearl Thief (Elizabeth Wein)
The Pearl Thief
Elizabeth Wein
14
Brick Lane (Monica Ali)
Brick Lane
Monica Ali
15
The King's Exile (Andrew Swanston)
The King's Exile
Andrew Swanston
16
Boys in Zinc (Svetlana Alexievich)
Boys in Zinc
Svetlana Alexievich
17
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
W.G. Sebald
18
Beka Lamb (Zee Edgell)
Beka Lamb
Zee Edgell
19
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
Barbara Kingsolver
20
The Circle of Karma (Kunzang Choden)
The Circle of Karma
Kunzang Choden
21
Into the Jungle (Erica Ferencik)
Into the Jungle
Erica Ferencik
22
The Bridge on the Drina (Ivo Andrić)
The Bridge on the Drina
Ivo Andrić
23
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith
24
City of God (Paulo Lins)
City of God
Paulo Lins
25
The Fisherman King (Kathrina Mohd Daud)
The Fisherman King
Kathrina Mohd Daud
26
The Shadow Land (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Shadow Land
Elizabeth Kostova
27
American Spy (Lauren Wilkinson)
American Spy
Lauren Wilkinson
28
Small Country (Gael Faye)
Small Country
Gael Faye
29
The Last Will & Testament of Senhor Da Silva Araújo (Cape Verde)
The Last Will & Testament of Senhor Da Silva Araújo (Cape Verde)
30
In the Shadow of the Banyan (Vaddey Ratner)
In the Shadow of the Banyan
Vaddey Ratner
31
A Zoo in My Luggage (Gerald Durrell)
A Zoo in My Luggage
Gerald Durrell
32
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
Emily St John Mandel
33
Houseboy (Ferdinand Oyono)
Houseboy
Ferdinand Oyono
34
Never (Ken Follett)
Never
Ken Follett
35
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
Isabel Allende
36
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
Pearl S. Buck
37
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
38
The Girl Called Eel (Ali Zamir)
The Girl Called Eel
Ali Zamir
39
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
40
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
V.S. Naipaul
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