Around the World in 80 Books

message 1: by Rachel (last edited Dec 30, 2022 12:03AM) (new)

Jul 31, 2022 03:29AM

2022 ATW
91/80

AFRICA
1. Algeria: A Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi*
2. Côte d’Ivoire: Aya: Life in Yop City by Marguerite Abouet*
3. Democratic Republic of Congo: The Witch Doctor's Wife by Tamar Myers*
4. Egypt: Palace Walk Naguib Mahfouz
5. Eritrea: My Fathers' Daughter by Hannah Azieb Pool*
6. Kenya: Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen*
7. Liberia: She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore*
8. Libya: The Bleeding of the Stone by Ibrahim al-Koni*
9. Malawi: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba
10. Nigeria: The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré*
11. Rwanda: Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin
12. Sierra Leone: The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
13. South Sudan: Beneath the Darkening Sky by Majok Tulba*
14. Eswatini (Swaziland) When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn*
15. Tunisia: The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai*
16. Uganda: Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide*
17. Western Sahara: Stories of the Sahara by Sanmao*
18. Zambia: Patchwork by Ellen Banda-Aaku*
19. Zanzibar: Admiring Silence by Abdulrazak Gurnah*
20. Zimbabwe: House of Stone by Novuyo Rosa Tshuma*

ASIA and EURASIA
1. Bangladesh: I Remember Abbu by Humayun Azad*
2. Cambodia: Unpolished Gem by Alice Pung
3. Hong Kong: Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng*
4. India: Love Marriage by Monica Ali
5. Indonesia: The Rainbow Troops by Andrea Hirata*
6. Japan: The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon*
7. Kyrgyzstan: The First Teacher by Chingiz Aitmatov*
8. Myanmar: The Missing Sister by Dinah Jefferies
9. Mongolia: On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads by Tim Cope
10. Pakistan: Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie*
11. Philippines: Banana Heart Summer by Merlinda Bobis
12. Singapore: Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart
13. South Korea: The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-mi Hwang*
14. Sri Lanka: Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran*
15. Taiwan: A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin*
16. Thailand: The Blind Earthworm in the Labyrinth by Veeraporn Nitiprapha*
17. Vietnam: The Boat by Nam Le*

CARIBBEAN
1. Antigua & Barbuda: Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid*
2. Barbados: Going Home in Chains by Glenville Obrian Lovell*
3. British Virgin Islands: Jessamine by Eugenia O'Neal*
4. Dominican Republic: Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez*
5. Haiti: Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat*
6. Jamaica: The Same Earth by Kei Miller*
7. Saint Lucia: One Last Day of Summer by Shari Low
8. Trinidad & Tobago: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA
1. Argentina: The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara*
2. Bolivia: Treasure of the World by Tara Sullivan*
3. Brazil: Never Stop Walking: A Memoir of Finding Home Across the World by Christina Rickardsson*
4. Chile: The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn (Australian author)
5. Equador: The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova*
6. Guatemala: Tree Girl by Ben Mikaelsen
7. Guyana: The Girl from the Sugar Plantation by Sharon Maas*
8. Venezuela: Blue Label by Eduardo Sánchez Rugeles

EUROPE
1. England: The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan*
2. Finland: The Summer Book by Tove Jansson*
3. Greece: The Invisible by Peter Papathanasiou
4. Hungary: Abigél by Magda Szabó*
5. Iceland: The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea (Jersey island author)
6. Ireland: The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan*
7. Italy: Echoes of War by Tania Blanchard (Australian author)
8. Jersey: When the Sky Fell Apart by Caroline Lea*
9. Norway: The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder*
10. Poland: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk*
11. Romania: Once, Only the Swallows Were Free by Gabrielle Gouch*
12. Scotland: Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson*
13. Serbia: The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht*
13. Spain: The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas*
14. Sweden: Echoes of the Runes by Christina Courtenay*
15. Ukraine: The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
16. Wales: Among Others by Jo Walton*

MIDDLE EAST
1. Cyprus: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak (Turkish author)
2. Iran: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi*
3. Iraq: The Baghdad Clock by Shahad Al Rawi*
4. Israel: My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner: A Family Memoir by Meir Shalev*
5. Kurdistan: Daughters of Smoke and Fire by Ava Homa*
6. Lebanon: One Thousand and One Nights by Hanan Al-Shaykh* (Lebanese author, book is set in multiple locations)
7. Oman: Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi*
8. Palestine: Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
9. Qatar: Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali
10. Syria: The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
11. United Arab Emirates: The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi*
12. Yemen: A Land without Jasmine by Wajdi Al-Ahdal*

NORTH AMERICA
1. Canada: The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery*
2. Greenland: Dream Weaver by Penina Keen Spinka
3. Mexico: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
4. USA: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

OCEANIA
1. Australia: A Family of Strangers by Fiona Lowe*
2. Fiji: Kalyana by Rajni Mala Khelawan*
3. French Polynesia (Tahiti): Breadfruit by Célestine Hitiura Vaite*
4. New Caledonia: Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
5. Samoa: Illumine Her by Sieni A.M.*

ANTARCTICA
1. Antarctica: How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior

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message 2: by Rachel (last edited Jul 31, 2022 05:04AM) (new)

Jul 31, 2022 03:37AM

AFRICA
Algeria:

A Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi* 19 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review

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message 3: by Rachel (last edited Jul 31, 2022 05:05AM) (new)

Jul 31, 2022 03:38AM

AFRICA
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