Around the World discussion

So, this is my very tentative list, very much subject to availability. I've got a little bit of a buffer on here in case some of the books are MIA (they're either things I've found for Kindle, can get from the library, or can probably get loaned to me).

Since my husband works at an international boarding school & we have kids from Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea, and many others -- I'm going to try to get some recs from them for variety, but this will be the first iteration of the list.


Afghanistan:The Dressmaker Of Khair Khana Intl or maybe A Cup of Friendship
Argentina:Labyrinths or something else by Borges
Australia:On the Beach
Bangladesh: Lajja also known as "Shame".
Bhutan: Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in the Happiest Kingdom on Earth, unless one of the Bhutanese students here tells me something else to read
Botswana:The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Canada:Life of Pi
China (Mainland): Something by Ha Jin; undecided
Columbia:One Hundred Years of Solitude
Croatia: The Tiger's Wife
Czech Republic: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Denmark: The Keeper of Lost Causes
Ecuador: The Queen of Water
Egypt: Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff
England: Sarum: The Novel of England
France: Labyrinth
Germany: The Book Thief
Greece: The Iliad or The Odyssey
Hungary: The Invisible Bridge
Iceland: Last Rituals
India: Very much subject to change, but at the moment probably The House of Blue Mangoes: A Novel... I have a giant stack of Indian authours & books to read.
Indonesia: Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded
Iran:Reading Lolita in Tehran
Israel: The Dovekeepers
Italy: The Enchantress of Florence
Japan: Burnt Shadows - multi-cultural but one protagonist is Japanese, so it goes here. :)
Kenya: Out of Africa
Korea (North): Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Laos: The Coroner's Lunch
Lithuania: Between Shades of Gray
Mongolia: Genghis: Birth of an Empire
Morocco: In Morocco
Myanmar: Burmese Days
Nepal: Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
New Zealand: The Whale Rider
Nigeria:Things Fall Apart
Norway:Kristin Lavransdatter
Palestine: Wild Thorns
Pakistan: The Wish Maker
Papua New Guinea: Lost in Shangri-la
Peru:The House of the Spirits
Portugal: Blindness
Saudia Arabia: Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone: The Heart of the Matter
South Africa: Moxyland
Spain: The Alchemist
Sri Lanka: Anil's Ghost
Sweden:The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Thailand: Private Dancer
Tibet: Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet unless my Tibetans have another idea :)
Turkey:The Dervish House
United States: TBD, but The Help unless I find something more I like
Vietnam: The Lotus Eaters
Wales: The Brothers of Gwynedd Quartet: Comprising Sunrise in the West, The Dragon at Noonday, The Hounds of Sunset, Afterglow and Nightfall

You have several books on your list I am planning to read, too.

Goodness, that book you have for Israel makes my historical accuracy fingers twitch. If you want, I know a fantastic book on the same general topic...

Genia wrote: "You have several books on your list I am planning to read, too.

Goodness, that book you have for Israel makes my historical accuracy fingers twitch. If you want, I know a fantastic book on the sam..."

I'll take any recommendations you might have! :)

Okay. Here it is. Josephus. Technically, this is part I of a trilogy, and it's probably one of my favourite books, ever.

I have the Lotus Eaters on my list, too. It sounds like an excellent book.

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Darcey wrote: "So, this is my very tentative list, very much subject to availability. I've got a little bit of a buffer on here in case some of the books are MIA (they're either things I've found for Kindle, can ..."
I'll be reading Lotus Eaters for Vietnam as well. I've heard such good things about this book.

Christina wrote: "I am currently reading the dovekeepers and loving it! "

Hi Christina and welcome to our group. Glad to hear you're loving The Dovekeepers. I've read several of Hoffmann's books and really liked some, but didn't like others. Has this been your experience? I'm trying to gauge if she's back on track with this book.

Hi Darcey, I'm sorry I didn't catch you when you originally posted, but I have added your list to the master list. If you add anything, commenting here or contacting me will allow to make sure they are added to the master list (but don't worry if you decide *not* to read something).

I'm excited to see Dervish House on there - definitely one of my favorite reads of the last year. Oh yeah and in case you go looking - I squished all the Burma/Myanmar books under Burma.