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Wayne J's 2022 Going Places Challenge: Level 2L E V E L 1
1. Zimbabwe: Butterfly Burning
2. Equador: The Villagers
3. UK - England: Endless Night
4. South Africa: Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter
5. Nigeria: No Longer at Ease
L E V E L 2
6. Austria: Setting Free the Bears
7. Algeria: Children of the New World
8. Belgium: The Late Monsieur Gallet
9. USA: Yes Please
10. Italy: Baudolino
L E V E L 3
11. Malaysia: Death in High Heels (Christianna Brand was born in British Malaya)
12. France: The Razor's Edge (Maugham was born in Paris, France)
13. Norway: The Bat
14. Germany: Doctor Faustus
15. India: Homage To Catalonia
L E V E L 4
16. Morocco: Scars Of War, Wounds Of Peace: The Israeli Arab Tragedy
17. Poland: Go in Peace: A Gift of Enduring Love
18. Canada: Anne of Avonlea
19. Afghanistan: A Thousand Splendid Suns
20. Sierra Leone: Ancestor Stones
L E V E L 5
21. Zambia: River God
22. New Zealand: The Bone People
23. People's Republic of China: Death Notice
24. UK - Scotland: A Study in Scarlet
25. Spain: Life of Pi
26. New Zealand: The Bone People
27. Côte d'Ivoire: Waiting for the Wild Beasts to Vote
28. Equatorial Guinea: By Night the Mountain
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29. The Gambia: Reading The Ceiling
30. Pakistan: I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
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1. England: Arabella, Dictator's Way, The Religious Body. Dead Man's Ransom, Angel, Unholy Writ
2. South Africa: The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter, Susters van Eva, A Death in the Family
3, India: Death in the Andamans, The Henna Artist, Black Narcissus
4. Tunisia: The Ardent Swarm
5. Egypt: The Harafish
6. Sweden: The Dog, The Long Ships
7. Norway: A Doll's House, The Iron Chariot: The Original Scandinavian Crime Novel
8. Australia: Murder on the Ballarat Train
9. Sudan: Bird Summons
10. Canada: The Winter Sea, Anne of Avonlea
11. Russia: The Gambler, We
12. Sierra Leone: Ancestor Stones
13. The Gambia: Reading the Ceiling
14. Turkey: The Island of Missing Trees
15. Belgium: Mona in Three Acts
16. China: Enigma of China
17. France: The Count's Millions, Baron Trigault's Vengeance, Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief
18. Ukraine: Fieldwork in Ukrainian Sex
19. Oman: Celestial Bodies
20. Greece: What's Left of the Night
21. Denmark: The Dangerous Age
22. Mexico: The House of Broken Angels
23. Finland: Her Enemy
24. Algeria: A Bookshop in Algiers
25. Iran: The Stationery Shop of Tehran
26. Ireland: The Country Girls
Level 4: I'm using planes, trains and automobiles - Read books by authors from 16 - 20 different countries1: South Africa - Deon Meyer (Ikarus)
2: United States of America - V.E. Schwab (The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue)
Marlese ‘I love to travel spot, without stupid travel bans’ spot:The armchair treveler: 5/5
1. Mexico - Untamed shore (Silvia Moreno Garcia)
2. USA - Dance with the devil (Sherrilyn Kenyon)
3. Russia - Emerald Blaze (Ilona Gordon, part of Ilona Andrews duo)
4. Irish - Our Game (John le Carrie)
5. Zimbabwe - Espresso Tales (Alexander McCall Smith)
I’m going places: 7/10
6. Scotland - Knots and Crosses (Ian Rankin)
7. Britain - Midwinter of the Spirit (Phil Rickman)
Diane's Spot:Made it to level 4
1. American: Kindred by Octavia Butler
2. English: Year of wonders by Geraldine Brooks
3. Canadian: The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
South Korean: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
4. South African: The Promise by Damon Galgut - Magda: My journey by Magda Wierzycka - Song of the Sea Goddess by Chris Hall
5. Australian: The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
6. Scottish: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
7. Mexican: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
8. Irish: Freckles by Cecelia Ahern
9. Ghanian: -Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
10. Northern Irish: The Murders at Fleat House by Lucinda Riley
11. Israeli: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
12. Russia: Foundation [Public Order] # 1 - Isaac Asimov
13. Sweden: The Long Ships Rode Orm #1-2 by Frans G. Bengtsson Michael Meyer Translator
14. Poland: Magda: My journey by Magda Wierzycka
15. Spain: The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodoronva C.W. Gortner
16. Italy: The Incredible Journey of Plants by Stefano Mancuso and Gregory Conti [translator]
Spain: Life of Pi by Yann Martel
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Country Girls (other topics)The Stationery Shop of Tehran (other topics)
A Bookshop In Algiers (other topics)
Her Enemy (other topics)
The House of Broken Angels (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
V.E. Schwab (other topics)Deon Meyer (other topics)
Aminatta Forna (other topics)
The goal of the challenge is to read books written by authors from countries around the world from 01 January 2002 to 31 December 2022. The challenge includes diaspora authors, so you may read a book set in one country although the author was born or raised in a different one. Some authors like Aminatta Forna has parents from different countries - in her case British and Sierra Leone. You may use your judgement to allocate such authors to a specific country.
You may use books you read for other challenges. Any format is acceptable - paper, audio and ebooks.
Total books to be read is determined by the level you choose below. You may not use the same book twice.
Please remember that only books with 120 pages or more counts.
You can keep track of your challenge in this thread.
Choose your level for 2022:
(You may change your level at any point. You may also customise the challenge by choosing levels for specific regions in the world)
Level 1: The Armchair Traveler - Read books by authors from 1 - 5 different countries
Level 2: I'm going places - Read books by authors from 6 - 10 different countries
Level 3: I'm expanding my horizons - Read books by authors from 11 - 15 different countries
Level 4: I'm using planes, trains and automobiles - Read books by authors from 16 - 20 different countries
Level 5: World Traveler - Read books by authors from more than 20 different countries