Goodreads Librarians Group discussion

what if the author was born in a city that now belongs to a different country than it used to when they were born. which country do i put in? and what if the city name changed, do i type in the new name or the one from when the author was born?

I would put the name of the city/country at the time of their birth. This is generally how Wikipedia lists birthplaces.

thanks!

Relatedly, what if the country doesn't exist anymore and isn't in the dropdown list?

I am not weighing in on how it should be done, only listing some relevant profiles to show how others have handled the issue.

Mikhail Baryshnikov
Maxim Gorky
Franz Kafka

i guess you can just put the current country in and write the correct country in the bio

Laven wrote: "i guess you can just put the current country in and write the correct country in the bio"

That sounds like a good solution "Mme X was born in Y (now known as, or now part of Z)"