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In 2026 I'm planning to read one good book from each country. Could you guys please help me find them? It could be fiction or non fiction (like a historic narrative or a fiction associated with a literary movement)
The Sun Sets in Singapore- Singapore (warning, this is more women’s fiction, but I found the expat story in it compelling)
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Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis for Canada
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Canada:
Late Nights on Air by Elizabeth Hay
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
Non fiction Canada – From the ashes by Jesse Thistle
North of Normal by Cee Sunrise Pearson
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**Iceland** *On Time and Water* –Andri Magnasson
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Burmese Days- George Orwell
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Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov (Bulgaria)
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The Street Of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz for Poland
Coin Locker Babies by Ryu Murakami for Japan
The Chemistry Of Tears by Peter Carey for Australia
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The Colony by Annika Norlin (Sweden)
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Hi! I’m from The Philippines and here are my recommendations..
*Noli Me Tángere* and *El Filibusterismo* by Dr. Jose Rizal
*The Rosales Saga* by F. Sionil Jose
1. *Po-on*
2. *Tree*
3. *My Brother, My Executioner*
4. *The Pretenders*
5. *Mass*
*The Woman Who Had Two Navels* by Nick Joaquin
*Dogeaters* by Jessica Hagedorn
*Smaller And Smaller Circles* by F.H. Batacan
*Illustrado* by Miguel Syjuco
*Empire of Memory* by Eric Gamalinda
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*A dying colonialism* by Frantz Fanon (Angola)
*Inglorious empire* by Shashi Tharoor (India)
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– Nicaragua: The Inhabited Woman by Gioconda Belli
– Uruguay: Perla by Carolina De Robertis
– Chile: Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende
– Italy: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
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Chapel Road by Louis Paul Boon (Belgium).
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Vera, a love story, for Spain
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For Russia, War and Peace by Tolstoy.
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Theft for Tanzania
Independent People for Iceland
Stolen
or
Let the Northern Lights Your Name
for Sweden
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Canada… 🇨🇦
“The River has Roots” by Amal El-Mohtar
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A House for Mr Biswas for Trinidad and Tobago
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I highly recommend Alexandra Fuller’s memoir:
**Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight**
It primarily takes place in Rhodesia (current day Zimbabwe) during its civil war and later moves to Malawi and Zambia.
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Some great books from different countries I’ve read:
Jamila – Chinghiz Aitmatov (Kyrgyzstan)
A tale of love and darkness – Amos Oz (Israel)
Blindness – José Saramago (Portugal)
The unbearable lightness of being – Milan Kundera (Czechia)
The palace of dreams – Ismail Kadare (Albania)
Voices from Chernobyl – Svetlana Alexievich (Ukraine)
A time on earth – Vilhelm Moberg (Sweden)
Independent people – Halldór Laxness (Iceland)
The blind owl – Sadegh Hedayat (Iran)
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A suggestion from Iceland: Red Milk by Sjón. It’s a pretty short novel, thought-provoking, interesting, etc. Fun fact (fun for me at least lol): Sjón was a co-writer on the films Lamb 🐑 and The Northman 🇮🇸 along with a litany of other projects.
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Going by an absolute classic in Argentina : The Aleph by JL Borges. Any of his books, really.
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Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi for Iraq
‘Money: A Story of Humanity’ by David McWilliams for Ireland.
Snowglobe by Soyoung Park for Korea
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand for France (I like the Brain Hooker translation best)
**Frog** by Mo Yan for China. 5-star novel all the way around!
An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi.
Fools Crow by James Welch – US.
The Last Aloha by Gaellen Quinn – Hawai’i.
Born a crime from Trevor Noah in South Africa
Crooked Plow – Brazil
Solito – El Salvador
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead – Polish
What I Know About You – Canadian/Egyptian
Albania: Chronicle in Stone by [Ismail Kadare](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&hs=XRi9&sca_esv=e5cbd14f40937cac&q=Ismail+Kadare&si=AMgyJEveiRpRWbYSNPkEPxCUbItHSvun4xkRgDDPLmrOjDx35CyRos_e8gErWF4n15h3mzphlWLms6DuWMe16oXS5yyZ1zyg-sKF14ae_bS76E0wCJQ6DxK21QvfwDkPWTWUk8z8oycirct26IB2R6vbI3jZnGH39ICquduZs5WttnT1ATQF6MYCiyT0uVnTnwBT_vY2LD35&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiok6vy1duRAxW7H0QIHdXuEa8QmxN6BAggEAI)
Half of a Yellow Sun- Nigeria
The Sun Sets in Singapore- Singapore (warning, this is more women’s fiction, but I found the expat story in it compelling)
Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis for Canada
Canada:
Late Nights on Air by Elizabeth Hay
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
Non fiction Canada – From the ashes by Jesse Thistle
North of Normal by Cee Sunrise Pearson
**Iceland** *On Time and Water* –Andri Magnasson
Burmese Days- George Orwell
Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov (Bulgaria)
The Street Of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz for Poland
Coin Locker Babies by Ryu Murakami for Japan
The Chemistry Of Tears by Peter Carey for Australia
The Colony by Annika Norlin (Sweden)
Hi! I’m from The Philippines and here are my recommendations..
*Noli Me Tángere* and *El Filibusterismo* by Dr. Jose Rizal
*The Rosales Saga* by F. Sionil Jose
1. *Po-on*
2. *Tree*
3. *My Brother, My Executioner*
4. *The Pretenders*
5. *Mass*
*The Woman Who Had Two Navels* by Nick Joaquin
*Dogeaters* by Jessica Hagedorn
*Smaller And Smaller Circles* by F.H. Batacan
*Illustrado* by Miguel Syjuco
*Empire of Memory* by Eric Gamalinda
*A dying colonialism* by Frantz Fanon (Angola)
*Inglorious empire* by Shashi Tharoor (India)
– Nicaragua: The Inhabited Woman by Gioconda Belli
– Uruguay: Perla by Carolina De Robertis
– Chile: Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende
– Italy: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Chapel Road by Louis Paul Boon (Belgium).
Vera, a love story, for Spain
For Russia, War and Peace by Tolstoy.
Theft for Tanzania
Independent People for Iceland
Stolen
or
Let the Northern Lights Your Name
for Sweden
Canada… 🇨🇦
“The River has Roots” by Amal El-Mohtar
A House for Mr Biswas for Trinidad and Tobago
I highly recommend Alexandra Fuller’s memoir:
**Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight**
It primarily takes place in Rhodesia (current day Zimbabwe) during its civil war and later moves to Malawi and Zambia.
Some great books from different countries I’ve read:
Jamila – Chinghiz Aitmatov (Kyrgyzstan)
A tale of love and darkness – Amos Oz (Israel)
Blindness – José Saramago (Portugal)
The unbearable lightness of being – Milan Kundera (Czechia)
The palace of dreams – Ismail Kadare (Albania)
Voices from Chernobyl – Svetlana Alexievich (Ukraine)
A time on earth – Vilhelm Moberg (Sweden)
Independent people – Halldór Laxness (Iceland)
The blind owl – Sadegh Hedayat (Iran)
A suggestion from Iceland: Red Milk by Sjón. It’s a pretty short novel, thought-provoking, interesting, etc. Fun fact (fun for me at least lol): Sjón was a co-writer on the films Lamb 🐑 and The Northman 🇮🇸 along with a litany of other projects.
Going by an absolute classic in Argentina : The Aleph by JL Borges. Any of his books, really.