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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
1
Khalid Hosseini
The Mister (E.L. James)
The Mister
2
E.L. James
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
3
Albert Camus
Andorra (Max Frisch)
Andorra
4
Max Frisch
A General Theory of Oblivion (José Eduardo Agualusa)
A General Theory of Oblivion
5
José Eduardo Agualusa
Our Kind of Traitor (John Le Carré)
Our Kind of Traitor
6
John Le Carré
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
7
Jorge Luis Borges
The Sandcastle Girls (Chris Bohjalian)
The Sandcastle Girls
8
Chris Bohjalian
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice
9
Nevil Shute
The Third Man (Graham Greene)
The Third Man
10
Graham Greene
Ali and Nino (Kurban Said)
Ali and Nino
11
Kurban Said
Thunderball (Ian Fleming)
Thunderball
12
Ian Fleming
The Pearl Thief (Elizabeth Wein)
The Pearl Thief
13
Elizabeth Wein
Brick Lane (Monica Ali)
Brick Lane
14
Monica Ali
The King's Exile (Andrew Swanston)
The King's Exile
15
Andrew Swanston
Boys in Zinc (Svetlana Alexievich)
Boys in Zinc
16
Svetlana Alexievich
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
17
W.G. Sebald
Beka Lamb (Zee Edgell)
Beka Lamb
18
Zee Edgell
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
19
Barbara Kingsolver
The Circle of Karma (Kunzang Choden)
The Circle of Karma
20
Kunzang Choden
Into the Jungle (Erica Ferencik)
Into the Jungle
21
Erica Ferencik
The Bridge on the Drina (Ivo Andrić)
The Bridge on the Drina
22
Ivo Andrić
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
23
Alexander McCall Smith
City of God (Paulo Lins)
City of God
24
Paulo Lins
The Fisherman King (Kathrina Mohd Daud)
The Fisherman King
25
Kathrina Mohd Daud
The Shadow Land (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Shadow Land
26
Elizabeth Kostova
American Spy (Lauren Wilkinson)
American Spy
27
Lauren Wilkinson
Small Country (Gael Faye)
Small Country
28
Gael Faye
The Last Will & Testament of Senhor Da Silva Araújo (Cape Verde)
The Last Will & Testament of Senhor Da Silva Araújo (Cape Verde)
29
In the Shadow of the Banyan (Vaddey Ratner)
In the Shadow of the Banyan
30
Vaddey Ratner
A Zoo in My Luggage (Gerald Durrell)
A Zoo in My Luggage
31
Gerald Durrell
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
32
Emily St John Mandel
Houseboy (Ferdinand Oyono)
Houseboy
33
Ferdinand Oyono
Never (Ken Follett)
Never
34
Ken Follett
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
35
Isabel Allende
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
36
Pearl S. Buck
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
37
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Girl Called Eel (Ali Zamir)
The Girl Called Eel
38
Ali Zamir
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
39
Joseph Conrad
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
40
V.S. Naipaul
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