International (Developing Country) Authors (17 books)

Amazing books by authors from (or who identify with) countries that are not as frequently represented in our Goodreads community. Can include some European but would like to focus on Asian, Middle Eastern, African, Pacific Islander, Caribbean, Latin, and South American writers. Please omit popular books frequently spotted on Goodreads's lists.

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1	The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat 4.08 avg rating — 9,929 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	Tomorrow I'll Be Twenty by Alain Mabanckou 3.76 avg rating — 682 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	Till Tomorrow by Patrick Manzai (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	Veritas The Pharmacological Endgame by Alessandro Boccaletti (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 68 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	When a Bulbul Sings by Hawaa Ayoub (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	I Know Jesus Christ Is Real: King of Kings, and Lord of Lords by Melinda T. Deir-Boyette (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	Manuela: A Novel of Colombian Customs by Eugenio Díaz Castro 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Butterfly's Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States by Edwidge Danticat 4.21 avg rating — 190 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	This Blinding Absence of Light by Tahar Ben Jelloun 4.27 avg rating — 13,569 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Big, Fat American Lion Book: An Active Guide for How to Live a Better Life Being Fat by Alessandro Boccaletti (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Maria by Jorge Isaacs 3.53 avg rating — 7,667 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah 4.16 avg rating — 194,177 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo 3.75 avg rating — 23,388 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective by Ha-Joon Chang 4.21 avg rating — 1,437 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari 3.93 avg rating — 5,248 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 4.17 avg rating — 588,404 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography by Mark Mathabane 4.18 avg rating — 16,502 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars