Around the World discussion

Afghanistan -The Dress Maker of Khalid Khana, Gale Tzemal Lemmon
Algeria - The Stranger, Albert Camus
Algeria - The Master and Margarita, Bouslem Sansal
Australia - The Natural Way of Things, harlotte Wood
Bangladesh - A Golden Age, Tahmina Anam
Brazil - The Hour of the Star, Clarice Lipspector
Cambodia - First They Killed My Father, Loung Ung
Canada - Son of a Trickster, Eden Robinson
China - Shanghai Girls, Lisa See
Denmark - The Keeper of Lost Causes, Jussi Adler Olsen
Egypt - Palace Walk, Aquino Mahfouz
France- The End of Eddie, Edouard Louis
Germany - Perfune, Patrick Suski d
Guatemala- I, Rigoberto Manchu, Rigoberto Manchu
Haiti- Claire of the Sea Light, Edwidge Danticat
India - Babaji, Abha Dawesar
Iraq - My Uncle Napoleon, Iran Pezeshkzad
Italy - I’m Not Scared, Nicola Ammaniti
Japan - The Devotion of Suspect , Kellogg’s Higashiro
Kenya - A Grain of Wheat, Nguni wa Thiongo
Malaysia, Garden of Evening Mists, Tan Twan Eng
Pakistan - The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Moshin Hamid
Russia - Crime and Punishment, Feodor Dostoyevsky
South Africa - The Conservationist, Nadine Gordimer
SRi Lnaka - Funny Boy, Shyam Selvadurai
Turkey - Memhed - My Hawk, Yasser Kemal
Uzbekistan - The Railway, Hamid Ismailov
Vietnam - The Best We Could Do, Thi Bui
Zimbabwe - Butterfly Burning, Yvonne Vera

Whoa, it worked. I guess these aren’t well known books as they didn’t crop up automatically as I typed. There are only two or three books and authors I’ve heard of, the rest are new to me but the place is of interest to me as a change from normal reads.

Maybe some of you have read a few of these and can comment as to whether they are worth a try or not. Happy Reading.

Hi Carol - here you go.

Afghanistan: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe
Algeria: The Stranger
Algeria: The Master and Margarita
Australia: The Natural Way of Things
Bangladesh: A Golden Age
Brazil: The Hour of the Star
Cambodia: First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
Canada: Son of a Trickster
China:Shanghai Girls
Denmark: The Keeper of Lost Causes
Egypt: Palace Walk
France: The End of Eddy
Germany: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Guatemala: I, Rigoberto Menchu
Haiti: Claire of the Sea Light
India: Babyji
Iraq: My Uncle Napoleon
Italy: I'm Not Scared
Japan: The Devotion of Suspect X
Kenya: A Grain of Wheat
Malaysia: The Garden of Evening Mists
Pakistan: The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Russia: Crime and Punishment
South Africa: The Conservationist
Sri Lanka: Funny Boy
Turkey: Memed, My Hawk
Uzbekistan: The Railway
Vietnam: The Best We Could Do
Zimbabwe: Butterfly Burning

Ones I've read and loved include: The Garden of Evening Mists, Claire of the Sea Light and Memed, My Hawk; some are on my TBR (to be read) list; and others I'm going to have to check out. Enjoy!