Reading the World

A personal challenge with no time limit. Got the ideas from several places. Personally I would count books with majority of the setting in that country or origin of the author, whichever is more prominent. I don’t include books that are set in fantasy world, only the ones with strong presence of the countries they represent.

Asia
Africa
America
Australia/Oceania
Europe

ASIA

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

China

India

Indonesia

  • my birth country, so LOTS, but not in English :). Will find one in English soon. Would like to read The Year of Living Dangerously and Jakarta Undercover.

Iran


Japan

Middle East (multiple countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt)

North Korea

Pakistan

  • Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie (setting also in Japan, India, and USA)

Palestine (an area in Middle East still in feud)

Saudi Arabia

Tibet

AFRICA

Botswana

Nigeria

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

AMERICA

Canada

  • Skim by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki

Colombia

United States (lots I’m sure)

AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA

Australia

EUROPE

Belgium

Czechoslovakia

France

Germany

Italy

Poland

Slovenia

United Kingdom (lots I’m sure)

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  • Tyger says:

    Hey, vrey nice list. I envy you. I’m reading I am a Cat right now. It is awesome (I have 5 cats) haha. I am surprised you don’t have any books by Yukio Mishima on your list. He is a little controversial, but a very good author. I would recommend his book Confessions of a Mask or his short story Patriotism (which can be found online). He is a great author.

    • mee says:

      Tyger, thanks for visiting and the recommendation! I’ve been meaning to read Mishima for a while now, as many people have recommended him. In fact, I almost read Confessions of a Mask for a book group, but somehow didn’t. Hope to get to one of his books next year. I love controversial books and author :).

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