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Around the World in 80 Books

Afghanistan: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Kuwait: A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar Algeria: The Stranger by Albery Camus Liberia: Beyond the Mango Tree by Amy Bronwen Zemser Antarctica: Subterranean by James Rollins Libya: In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar Argentina: Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Lithuania: Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story by Ken Paul Read Mochizuki, Dom Lee Australia: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman Macedonia: The Campaigns of Alexander by Arrian, Aubrey de Sélincourt Austria: When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom Bahrain: Round the Bend by Nevil Shute Bangladesh: The Zoya Factor by Anuja Chauhan Madagascar: Once on this River by Sharon Dennis Wyeth Belgium: On Black Sisters Street by Chika Unigwe Mexico: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Bolivia: Turing's Delirium by Edmundo Paz Soldán Morocco: Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud Nepal: Sleeping Tigers by Holly Robinson Brazil: The Boys from Brazil by Ira Levin Netherlands: The Coffee Trader by David Liss Chile: The Killer's Tears by Anne-Laure Bondoux China: The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan New Zealand: The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera Colombia: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Nicaragua: The Butterfly Workshop by Gioconda Belli Márquez Norway: Out Stealing Horses by Croatia: Radiant Days: A Novel by Michael A. FitzGerald Pakistan: Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie Panama: The Tailor of Panama by John le Carré Cuba: 90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis Denmark: Ophelia by Lisa M. Klein Peru: The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder Dominican Republic: What about Your Saucepans? by Philippines: When the Elephants Dance by Tess Uriza Holthe Lindsay De Feliz Poland: Dark Hour of Noon by Christine Szambelan- Ecuador: Goodnight Sunshine by Mark Cameron Strevinsky Egypt: The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George Portugal: The Hammer of Eden by Ken Follett Romania: The Seamstress by Sara Tuvel Bernstein Ethiopia: The Prince Who Walked with Lions by Elizabeth Laird Russia: Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith Finland: The Summer Book by Saudi Arabia: Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian France: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Nights by Anonymous Bauby Scotland: The Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell Germany: Loyal to a Degree by Horst Christian Singapore: The Song of Silver Frond by Catherine Lim Greece: The Island by Victoria Hislop South Africa: Many Stones by Carolyn Coman

Guatemala: Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard Spain: For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway Haiti: The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis Sri Lanka: Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje Honduras: Hurricane by Terry Trueman Sudan: The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney Hungary: Prague by Arthur Phillips : by Kerstin Ekman Iceland: by Sjón, Victoria Cribb Switzerland: I'm Not Stiller by Max Frisch

India: The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy Syria: A Hand Full of Stars by Rafik Schami Iran: Sky of Red Poppies by Zohreh Ghahremani Taiwan: The Third Son by Julie Wu Iraq: The House of Wisdom by Florence Parry Heide Thailand: Fieldwork by Mischa Berlinski Ireland: Light a Penny Candle by Maeve Binchy Turkey: The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk Israel: Homesick by Eshkol Nevo Uganda: War Brothers by Sharon E. McKay

Italy: Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes United Kingdom: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Jamaica: The Long Song by Andrea Levy Uruguay: The Tree of Red Stars by Tessa Bridal Japan: Geisha, a Life by Mineko Iwasaki Venezuela: Black Magic by Cherry Adair Kenya: A Change in Altitude by Anita Shreve Vietnam: The Quiet American by Graham Greene Korea: The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble Zimbabwe: A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer