Around the World in 80 Books discussion
ATW in 80 Books World Challenge
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Diane's - Trekker 2014
AFRICA
41. Egypt: The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk / Palace of Desire / Sugar Street
56. Morocco: The Sheltering Sky
58. Algeria: Exile and the Kingdom
59. Mali: Caught in the Storm
60. Senegal: God's Bits of Wood
61. Gambia: Innocent Questions
62. Cape Verde: História, História: Two Years in the Cape Verde Islands
63. Guinea-Bissau: Revolution in Guinea: Selected Texts
64. Guinea: Wirriyamu
65. Sierra Leone: Tarzan of the Apes
66. Liberia: This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President
67. Cote d'Ivoire: Aya of Yop City
68. Burkina Faso: Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman
69. Ghana: A Woman in Her Prime
70. Togo: Greetings from Jungleland
71. Benin: To Benin and Back: Short Stories, Essays, and Reflections about Life in Benin as a Peace Corps Volunteer and the Subsequent Readjustment Process.
72. Niger: The Epic of Askia Mohammed
73. Nigeria: Arrow of God
74. Cameroon: How to Cook Your Husband the African Way
75. Sao Tome and Principe: Native Dance: An African Story
76. Equatorial Guinea: The Informationist
77. Gabon: Jealousy
78. Congo: African Psycho
79. Congo DRC: The Witch Doctor's Wife
80. Central African Republic: They Called Me Mama
81. South Sudan: Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games
82. Sudan: They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan
83. Ethiopia: Cutting for Stone
84. Djibouti: Djibouti
86. Somalia: Keeping Hope Alive: One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed
87. Kenya: Matigari
88. Uganda: The Last King of Scotland
89. Rwanda: We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families
90. Burundi: Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness
91. Tanzania: My Life with the Chimpanzees
92. Malawi: The Detainee
93. Zambia: Scribbling the Cat
94. Zimbabwe: The Grass is Singing
95. Botswana: A Question of Power
96. Angola: The Loves of Joao Vencio
97. Namibia: Daniel
98. South Africa: Burger's Daughter
99. Swaziland: Box Seat to History: Memoir of a Peace Corps Volunteer in Southern Africa 1975-1977
100. Mozambique: A Treacherous Paradise
101. Madagascar: Antipode: Seasons with the Extraordinary Wildlife and Culture of Madagascar
102. Mauritius: Georges
103. Seychelles: The Edge of Eden
ASIA
104. Maldives: Mad Love by Colet Abedi
107. Pakistan: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
108. Afghanistan: And the Mountains Echoed
109. Tajikistan: The Sandalwood Box: Folk Tales from Tadzhikistan
110. Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz Legends
111. Uzbekistan: Americanski Girl
112. Turkmenistan: The Train to Bairam-Ali, Journey Through Turkmenistan
113. Kazakhstan: Drinking Camel's Milk in the Yurt - Expat Stories from Kazakhstan
114. Mongolia: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
115. China: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
116. Tibet: Lost Horizon
117. Nepal: Sold
118. India: A Suitable Boy AND The Home and the World
119. Sri Lanka: A Disobedient Girl
120. Bangladesh: Lifelines
121. Bhutan: Yakking with the Thunder Dragon: Walking Bhutan's epic Snowman Trek
122. Burma/Myanmar: Burmese Days
123. Laos: Disco For The Departed
EUROPE
2. Ireland: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
3. Northern Ireland: The Disenchanted Widow
4. Wales: Monica
5. England: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry AND Neverwhere AND Jane Eyre AND Three Men in a Boat AND Never Let Me Go AND The Last Dragonslayer AND The Ocean at the End of the Lane AND The Body in the Library
6. Scotland: The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
7. Faroe Islands: Barbara
8. Norway: Growth of the Soil
9. Netherlands: Girl With a Pearl Earring
10. Belgium: Cheese
11. Luxembourg: Writing from a Small Country: Anthology of the Creative Writing Club, Luxembourg
12. France: The Elegance of the Hedgehog AND The Phantom of the Opera
13. Germany: Steppenwolf
14. Denmark: The Boy in the Suitcase
15. Sweden: The Saga of Gösta Berling
16. Finland: Her Enemy
17. Estonia: Purge
18. Latvia: The Tower and Other Stories
19. Russia: The Master and Margarita AND Notes from Underground AND The Nose
20. Ukraine: Cataract
21. Belarus: Pack of Wolves
22. Lithuania: Lithuanian Short Stories
23. Poland: Schindler's List
24. Czech Republic: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
25. Austria: The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss AND The Third Man
26. Liechtenstein: Ludmila A Story Of Liechtenstein
27. Switzerland: Smiley's People
28. Slovakia: Rivers of Babylon
29. Hungary: Eclipse of the Crescent Moon
30. Romania: The Bald Soprano and Other Plays AND The Historian
31. Moldova: Mierla Domesticita: Blackbird Once Wild, Now Tame
32. Serbia: Dictionary of the Khazars
33. Bulgaria: Under the Yoke
42. Malta: One Summer in Malta
43. Greece: Zorba the Greek
44. Macedonia: Contemporary Macedonian Poetry
45. Albania: Broken April
46. Montenegro: Montenegro or Bust
47. Bosnia and Herzegovina: As If I Am Not There
48. Croatia: On the Edge of Reason
49. Slovenia: Ljubljana Tales
50. Italy: Foucault's Pendulum AND The Comfort of Strangers
51. San Marino: The Republic of San Marino
52. Monaco: The Grimaldis of Monaco: The Centuries of Scandal, the Years of Grace
53. Spain: The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes AND The Shadow of the Wind
54. Basque Country: The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation
55. Portugal: Pereira Maintains
57. Gibraltar: The Prostitutes of Serruya's Lane and Other Hidden Gibraltarian Histories
MIDDLE EAST
34. Turkey: Last Train to Istanbul
35. Iran: Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books AND The Blind Owl
36. Iraq: Between Two Worlds AND Hassan
37. Saudi Arabia: Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
38. Jordan: Cain
39. Palestine: I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity
40. Israel: Operation Shylock: A Confession
85. Yemen: I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
105. Oman: The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights
106. United Arab Emirates: Desert Mojito
OCEANIA & AUSTRALIA
2. Ireland:
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce.3. Northern Ireland:
The Disenchanted Widow by Christina McKenna.4. Wales:
Monica by Saunders Lewis.2 Regions
4 Countries
4 Book
6. Scotland:
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg.2 Regions
6 Countries
6 Books
11. Luxembourg:
Writing from a Small Country: Anthology of the Creative Writing Club, Luxembourg by Mary Carey.2 Regions
11 Countries
11 Books
England (again)
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman19. Russia:
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.2 Regions
19 Countries
20 Books
25. Czech Republic:
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera.
2 Regions
24 Countries
25 Books
Diane wrote: "25. Czech Republic: The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera.2 Regions
24 Countries
25 Books
Diane - you'd better slow down if you're going to limit yourself to 100 books this year! ;-)
Alice wrote: "Diane wrote: "25. Czech Republic: The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera.2 Regions
24 Countries
25 Books
..."
I know, right? I just have been reading like crazy with all the snow days and school cancellations we are having here this year. I need to get busy on my US books though. I am falling behind.
25. Austria:
The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss by Edmund de Waal.
2 Regions
25 Countries
26 Books
27. Switzerland:
Smiley's People by John le Carré.Only part of this book took place in Switzerland. The book also took place in the UK and France.
2 Regions
27 Countries
28 Books
30. Romania:
The Bald Soprano and Other Plays by Eugène Ionesco.
Most of the book's plays didn't have a named location.
The authors is originally from Romania, so I claimed it as such.
2 Regions
30 Countries
32 Books
31. Moldova:
Mierla Domesticita: Blackbird Once Wild, Now Tame by Nicolae Dabija
2 Regions
31 Countries
33 Books
Back through Romania (and a few other places) with
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.
2 Regions
31 Countries
34 Books
32. Serbia:
Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavić.I was blown away by the spectacular beauty of this place...
2 Regions
32 Countries
35 Books
Holy mackerel, Diane! Here I thought I was a fast reader, but you're a rock star! Plus, you seem to be very focused. I'm more scattered, partially due to participating in the group reads for 2 (other) goodreads groups and also it's kind of my nature when it comes to reading. I'm only at #21 now. It's The Sound and the Fury. Both this and Tess were the group reads for the classics group. Good books, but slow going. I should be at #25 by the end of the month, including one for my road trip.
I spotted a couple of books I'd like to read on your list. I'll have to drop in from time to time to see what other goodies you've listed!
34. Turkey:
Last Train to Istanbul.
Set in France & Turkey during WWII.
3 Regions
34 Countries
37 Books
37. Saudi Arabia:
Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia.
3 Regions
37 Countries
40 Books
39. Palestine:
I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity by Izzeldin Abuelaish.
3 Regions
39 Countries
42 Books
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