Around the World in 80 Books discussion

I've been to 38 different countries and 8 regions so far:


Europe

Austria An der schönen blauen Donau
England Die Gebeine von Avalon
Finland Wahr
France Das späte Geständnis des Tristan Sadler
Germany Der Augentäuscher
Greece Willkommen auf Skios
Iceland Der Mondtrinker
Ireland The Sea
Italy Fische füttern
Lithuania Und in mir der unbesiegbare Sommer
Netherlands Die Eisträger
Northern Ireland Ein letzter Job
Norway Bibbi Bokkens magische Bibliothek
Occitania Tote Fische beißen nicht
Poland Der Junge im Gestreiften Pyjama
Portugal Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein
Russia Ein Bär im Betstuhl
Scotland Zur Bösen Nacht Stimmen Aus Der Schattenwelt ; Lesungen
Spain Sei Schlau, Stell Dich Dumm
Sweden Wallanders erster Fall und andere Erzählungen
Wales Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children


Asia

China Die Farben des Berges
India Letzter Mann im Turm
Japan Eine Liebe In Nagasaki
Nepal Esau


Middle East

Afghanistan Die Geisterstraße
Cyprus Den Tiger zähmen
Israel Später Frost
Turkey Sanctus


Africa

Egypt Nefer der Schweigsame


North America

Canada Das Spiel
USA Extrem Laut Und Unglaublich Nah


Latin America

Argentina Resturlaub. Das Zweitbuch
Brazil Die Bucht des grünen Mondes
Peru Der träumende Delphin
Suriname Im Land der Orangenblüten


Carribbean

Trinidad and Tobago Robinson Crusoe


Oceania

Australia Auf Crashkurs


That's just for me, not for any challenge. I thought, this might be interesting to see, too :)

Visited fantasy worlds:

Dämmerlande Stern der Göttin
Hyddenworld Der Frühling
Middle-Earth Die Abenteuer des Tom Bombadil und andere Gedichte aus dem Roten Buch
Numis Der Zaubergärtner
Phantásien Die Herrin der Wörter
The world of the Edda Die Legende von Sigurd und Gudrún

I departed from Germany, Dresden, which is the capital city of the state Saxony, where I live.

That's the book: Der Augentäuscher

Reading authors from A to Z


A Angleberger, Tom: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
B Boyne, John: Das späte Geständnis des Tristan Sadler
C Castle, Richard: Heat Wave
D Dempf, Peter: Die Herrin der Wörter
E Erk, Daniel: So viel Hitler war selten.
F Foer, Jonathan Safran: Tiere Essen
G Gatza, Mathias: Der Augentäuscher
H Horowitz, Anthony: Das Geheimnis des weißen Bandes: Ein Sherlock Holmes Roman
I
J Jaud, Tommy: Resturlaub. Das Zweitbuch
K King, Stephen: Pet Sematary
L Lama, Dalai: Rückkehr zur Menschlichkeit
M Melli, Sandra: Stern der Göttin
N
O
P Pulkkinen, Riikka: Wahr
Q
R Rendahl, Eileen: Un-Veiled
S Sepetys, Ruta: Und in mir der unbesiegbare Sommer
T Toyne, Simon: Sanctus
U
V
W Woolf, Virginia: The Lady in the Looking Glass
X
Y
Z Zusak, Markus: Getting the Girl

You're off to a wonderful start!

I just returned from my first trip to (future) Australia with Matthew Reilly's "Auf Crashkurs" ...been travelling by hoovercar ;)

And I made a short trip to the Netherlands with Anna Enquist's "Die Eisträger".

I was at prison in Cyprus with Tony Anthony.

The audiobook took me to a creepy Scotland. I liked it, the voices of the narrators were matching with the frightening atmosphere of the classic horror/mystery stories.

I visited Northern Ireland with Killian, the hero (well, not so much) of this book:

I liked it, it was thrilling and the end was creative. But the language was not so nice...

total now: 21 countries

The book took me to Suriname when it was still a Dutch colony. I have to admit that I've never heard of that country before I touched the book ;)
It was a nice story about a young girl (Julie) being married to a Dutch colonist in Suriname who is violent. In the foreign and exotic country she fights for the rights of the slaves, finds love and friends...it was not only romantic but also thrilling (lots of accidents and crimes).

With the classic by Daniel Defoe I spent some time on a Carribbean island...which was quite nice as we have cold rainy weather here in Germany ;)

I've had a wonderful time with Berit and Nils in Norway. It was mystical, cute and just about loving books. A great audiobook:

Have had difficulties with sorting "Robinson Crusoe" to a country and I've seen you didn't count it. Can I count it for Carribbean in general or shall I better delete it?

I'm sorry, I totally missed that one. The setting is generally thought to be on the island of Tobago in the Caribbean, based on the geographical description given in the book (north of Venezuela and in sight of Trinidad). The story itself is thought to be based on a man's experiences of being stranded on an island off the coast of Chile, now known as Robinson Crusoe Island.

Thank you for your quick response! Okay, then I'll change it into a book for Trinidad and Tobago :)

Da Chen told about his childhood in China in the book (english:Colors of the Mountain) While the historical and social backgrounds were very interesting, I really didn't like young Da's personality through the whole book and the language was too crude in my opinion, too.

Woohoo, now I've read a book from all the 8 regions of the world...let's see if I can find something for Antarctica, too ;)

And another question :)

I've just finished a book by two German authors that takes place in Occitania. Now, Occitania is no official country but it's a region that's stretched out from northern Spain via southern France to western Italy and even if it doesn't have an independent government it's united in language, culture and history. And having in mind that Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales count seperately, I wondered if Occitania will fit into this challenge or if it better won't.

This is the book:

C_ wrote: "And another question :)

I've just finished a book by two German authors that takes place in Occitania. Now, Occitania is no official country but it's a region that's stretched out from northern Sp..."

I'll accept it.

Thank you!

In my last book I joined a group at Grace College, which is situated in a mysterious valley in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Thomas Lieven travelled a lot as a secret service agent for different countries in this book: (in English: It Can't Always Be Caviar). One year he spent in Lissabon, Portugal, hiding from nearly every other secret service.

PS: The Melon and Champagne was very good :) Ice-cold and perfect for a hot summer evening!

In a Jewish detective in Vienna, Austria, works on a case in which former SS officers are involved. One murder was a bit too far from reality, but still it was a thrilling and surprising crime novel.

Aravind Adiga told a cruel but touching story of a corrupt and dirty Mumbai in .

Göran Tunström drew a very sad, very poetic, very ironic and very unusual story about the relationship of a father and son, situated in a grey, cold, strong and chliché-y Iceland in

In everyone on a small Greek island, from two taxi drivers, ex-girlfriends and PAs to Russian mafiosi and a doctor in management of science, was totally confused. A very funny read!

Amanda Sthers told a sad and very touching story about the last two Jews in Kabul, religious fanatism, love and friendship, the ruling of men over women, rape and the Holocaust...and all that in this small book: . A little too much in my opinion but the writing style was very soft (velvet-y) and poetic.

In I swam with Daniel Dolphin through the sea off the coast of Peru.

After a long no-travel-time the German-Swedish police officer Stina Forss took me with her whilst she was looking for hints in Jerusalem throughout her investigation of a murder in Sweden. That's the book:

After a long time visiting "known" countries, I've just returned from Nagasaki, Japan, where this book took me to:

I followed the traces of yetis in the mountains of Nepal in this book:

: A priest travelling with a bear to live with it in Russia.