Around the World in 80 Books discussion

Post your nominations here for the August group reads. A significant portion of the book must be set in the featured location. We will be reading a selection set in Greece, a translated book from a female writer, and a memoir from a writer from a Northern, Central, Southern, or Western Europe.

Greece*:
Nominate a book set in Greece.
Greece Book List: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Greece Bookshelf: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

Women in Translation
Nominate a translated book from a Sino-Tibetan or Mongolic language that is written by a female author. Examples of some of the more common Sino-Tibetan and Mongolic languages include Achang, Amdolese, Bai, Balti, Bhutia, Bodo-Garo, Burmese, Burmish, Buryat, Cak, Daur, Dzongkha (Bhutanese), Gan, Hakka Chinese, Hokkien, Huizhou, Jin, Jingpho, Kadu, Kalmyk, Khams Tibetan, Ladakhi, Lanyin Mandarin, Lashi, Lhasa, Mandarin Chinese, Matsu, Min, Mongolian, Monguor, Mru, Nepali, Oirat, Old Chinese, Ordos, Pa'o, Pinghua, Santa, Sichuanese, Sikkimese, Tibetan, Wu, Xiang, Yue, Zhongyuan Mandarin. So basically, most of the languages in Baltistan, Bhutan, China, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Tibet, and the Indian state of Sikkim.

World Memoirs
Nominate a memoir or autobiography from one of the following countries in northern, central, southern, or western Europe: Aland Islands, Albania, Andorra, Austria, Azores, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Faeroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madeira, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, North Macedonia (formerly "Macedonia"), Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, or Vatican City. The book must be a non-fiction memoir and set in one of these countries/regions.

For a list of books we have read in previous months, click here: Previously Read Group Read Books

*For our featured world country selection (this month it is Greece): If the book selected by popular vote is not written by a native or resident author of at least 1 year, the book written by a native/resident author with the highest votes will also be selected, resulting in two book selections for that country.

For Greece, I nominate The Murderess by Alexandros Papadiamantis.

For World Memoirs, I nominate The Years by Annie Ernaux. (France)

Carol wrote: "For Greece, I nominate The Murderess by Alexandros Papadiamantis."

I just bought this one last week.

Diane wrote: "Carol wrote: "For Greece, I nominate The Murderess by Alexandros Papadiamantis."

I just bought this one last week."

Yay! I’ve wanted to read it for some time but haven’t let myself buy it yet. Here’s hoping our group gives me the nudge.

For Women in Translation, I nominate The Bear Whispers to Me by Chang Ying-Tai. Ms Chang is Taiwanese, but I do not know the language in which she wrote this novel.

For Greece, I nominate The Scapegoat by Sophia Nikolaidou

For women in translation, I nominate Love in a Fallen City by Eileen Chang.

For World Memoir, I nominate Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F. by Christiane F.

For World Memoirs, I nominate Under The Blue Flag: My Mission in Kosovo by Philip Kearney.

For South Africa, I nominate Triangulum by Masande Ntshanga


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Nokukhanya wrote: "For South Africa, I nominate Triangulum by Masande Ntshanga


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Sorry, but that is not one of the regions featured this time around.

For Greece I nominate: The Green Shore

Greece: If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho

For Greece I recommend The Thread by Victoria Hislop.

For World Memoirs I recommend Eat, Sleep, Sit: My Year at Japan's Most Rigorous Zen Temple by Kaoru Nonomura.

For World Memoirs I recommend The Bosnia List: A Memoir of War, Exile and Return by Kenan Trebincevic.

I take back my nomination of The Thread... I would rather read something by a Greek author.

Barbara wrote: "For World Memoirs I recommend Eat, Sleep, Sit: My Year at Japan's Most Rigorous Zen Temple by Kaoru Nonomura."

Barbara, I can't use this one since it is not set in the featured region.

Oops! You're right, Diane. Sorry 'bout that!