Here’s where I’ll be keeping track of my progress for the Read the World project. I’m not reading books in any sort of country order, it’s just what I feel like reading at the time, but I will be listing the countries in alphabetical order here.
When it comes to reviewing the books, I might not give ratings to all of them as they will be books far from my own life experiences so the “review” may be more of my thoughts and feelings about the book rather than a “proper”, critical review.
Afghanistan – And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
Albania – Negative Space by Luljeta Lleshanaku
Algeria – The Tongue’s Blood Does Not Run Dry by Assia Djebar
Andorra – The Mysterious Balloon Man by Albert Salvadó
Angola – Transparent City by Ondjaki
Antigua and Barbuda – A Small Place by Jamacia Kincaid
Argentina – Death Going Down by María Angélica Bosco
Australia – Gould’s Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish by Richard Flanagan
Austria – Maybe This Time by Alois Hotschnig
The Bahamas – Woman Take Two by Telcine Turner
Bangladesh – The Good Muslim by Tahmima Anan
Barbados – The Polished Hoe by Austin Clark
Belarus – The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Alexievich
Belgium – Thirty Days by Annelies Verbeke
Belize – Beka Lamb by Zee Edgell
Bhutan – Bhutanese Tales of the Yeti by Kunzang Choden
Bolivia – The Matter of Desire by Edmundo Paz Soldán
Botswana – The Screaming of the Innocent by Unity Dow
Brazil – Never Stop Walking: A Memoir of Finding Home Across the World by Christina Rickardsson
Bulgaria – Street Without a Name by Kapka Kassabova
Burkina Faso – Of Water and Spirit by Malidoma Patrice Somé
Burundi – Baho! by Roland Rugero
Cambodia – First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung
Cameroon – Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
Canada – Even This Page is White by Vivek Shraya
Cape Verde – The Madwoman of Serrano by Dina Salústio
Chad – Told by Starlight in Chad by Joseph Brahim Seid
The Channel Islands – The Book of Ebenzer le Page by G.B. Edwards
Chile – In the Distance with You by Carla Guelfenbein
China – The Fat Year by Chan Koonchung
Colombia – Fish Soup by Margarita García Robayo
Comoros – A Girl Called Eel by Ali Zamir
Côte d’Ivoire – Allah is Not Obliged by Ahmadou Kourouma
Croatia – Hotel Tito by Ivana Bodrožić
Cuba – Old Rosa by Reinaldo Arenas
Cyprus – Selfie and Other Stories by Nora Nadjarian
Czech Republic – How I Came to Know Fish by Ota Pavel
Democratic Republic of the Congo – Beneath the Blue Sky by Frederick Kambemba Yamusangie
Denmark – The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Djibouti – Passage of Tears by Abdourahman A. Waberi
Dominica – Nature Island Verses by Alick Lazare
Dominican Republic – Papi by Rita Indiana
Ecuador – On Friday Night by Luz Argentina Chiriboga
Egypt – A Certain Woman by Hala El Badry
El Salvador – Looking for Trouble by Roque Dalton
England – Let Them Eat Chaos by Kate Tempest
Equatorial Guinea – La Bastarda by Trifonia Melibea Obono
Eritrea – African Titanics by Abu Bakr Khaal
Estonia – Burning Cities by Kai Aareleid
Ethiopia – The Wife’s Tale: A Personal History by Aida Edemariam
Federated States of Micronesia (Micronesia) – My Urohs by Emelihter Kihleng
Fiji – Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller by Sudesh Mishra (review coming soon)
Finland – The Howling Miller by Arto Paasilinna
France – The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent
French Polynesia – Frangipani by Célestine Hitiura Vaite
Georgia – The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili
Germany – Sirius by Jonathan Crown
Greece – Three Summers by Margarita Liberaki
Grenada – The Ladies Are Upstairs by Merle Collins
Ghana – Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Greenland – Crimson by Niviaq Korneliussen
Guadeloupe – The Restless by Gerty Dambury
Guatemala – Trout, Belly Up by Rodrigo Fuentes
Guyana – In Praise of Love and Children by Beryl Gilroy
Haiti – Breath, Eyes Memory by Edwidge Danticat
Honduras – 13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance by Melissa Cardoza
Hungary – The Door by Magda Szabó
Iceland – The Blue Fox by Sjón
India – The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev
Indonesia – Vengeance is Mine, All Other Pay Cash by Eka Kurniawan
Iran – Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Iraq – Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi
Ireland – Asking For It by Louise O’Neill
Israel – The Nimrod Flip-Out by Etgar Keret
Italy – My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Jamaica – Augustown by Kei Miller
Japan – Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
Kazakhstan – The Silent Steppe: The Story of a Kazakh Nomad under Stalin by Mukhamet Shayakhmetov
Kenya – One Day I Will Write About This Place by Binyavanga Wainaina
Kosovo – Summer Is My Favorite Season: A Memoir of Childhood and War in Kosovo by Ilir Berisha
Kyrgyzstan – Jamila by Chingiz Aitmatov
Laos – Mother’s Beloved: Stories from Laos by Outhine Bounyavong
Latvia – Soviet Milk by Nora Ikstena
Lebanon – De Niro’s Game by Rawi Hage
Liberia – She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore
Libya – Under the Tripoli Sky by Kamal Ben Hameda
Lithuania – Shadows of the Tundra by Dalia Grinkevičiūtė
Malawi – The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
Malaysia – Gardens of the Evening Mist by Tan Twan Eng
Malta – In the Name of the Father (and of the Son) by Immanuel Mifsud
The Marshall Islands – Iep Jāltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter by Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner
Mauritius – The Last Brother by Nathacha Appanah
Mexico – Mexico 20: New Voices, Old Traditions by Multiple authors
Moldova – The Good Life Elsewhere by Vladimir Lorchenkov
Mongolia – The End of the Dark Era by Tseveendorjin Oidov
Morocco – Secret Son by Laila Lalami
Mozambique – Everyman is a Race by Mia Couto
Myanmar – Letters from Burma by Aung San Suu Kyi
Nepal – Gurkha: Better to Die than Live a Coward: My Life in the Gurkhas by Colour-Sergeant Kailash Limbu
Netherlands – Safe as House by Simone van der Vlugt
New Zealand – All Day at the Movies by Fiona Kidman
Nicaragua – Life for Each: Poems by Daisy Zamora
Nigeria – Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
North Korea – The Accusation: Forbidden Stories From Inside North Korea by Bandi
Northern Ireland – Multitudes by Lucy Caldwell
Norway – One of Us: The Story of a Massacre and its Aftermath by Åsne Seierstad
Oman – Celestial Bodies by Johka Alharthi
Pakistan – Kartography by Kamila Shamsie
Papua New Guinea – Cultural Refugees: Anthology of Poems by Julie Mota
Peru – City of Clowns by Daniel Alarcón by Sheila Alvarado
Philippines – Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan
Poland – Lala by Jacek Dehnel
Portugal – Raised from the Ground by José Saramago
Puerto Rico – United States of Banana by Giannina Braschi
Qatar – The Girl Who Fell to Earth: A Memoir by Sophia Al-Maria (review coming soon)
Republic of the Congo – Black Moses by Alain Mabanckou
Romania – The Fox was Ever the Hunter by Herta Müller
Russia – Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky
Rwanda – The Girl Who Smiled Beadsby Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil
Saint Kitts and Nevis – Only God Can Make a Tree by Bertram Roach
Samoa – Free Love by Sia Figiel
Saudi Arabia – Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa al-Sanea
Scotland – The Open Door, and the Portrait: Stories of the Seen and the Unseen by Margaret Oliphant
Senegal – So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ
Serbia – Fear and His Servant by Mirjana Novaković
Sierra Leone – The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna
Singapore – Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Solvakia – The Equestrienne by Uršuľa Kovalyk
Slovenia – Mere Chances by Veronika Simoniti
Somalia – Hiding in Plain Sight by Nuruddin Farah
South Africa – Nineveh by Henrietta Rose-Innes
South Korea – Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Spain – The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Sri Lanka – Marriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu
Sudan – Thirteen Months of Sunrise by Rania Mamoun
Sweden – A Fortune Foretold by Agneta Pleijel
Switzerland – Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Syria – Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian, My Story of Rescue, Hope and Triumph by Yusra Mardini
Taiwan – Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin
Tanzania – The Last Gift by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Thailand – The Sad Part Was by Prabda Yoon
The Gambia – Reading the Ceiling by Dayo Forster
Tibet – Love in No Man’s Land by Duo Ji Zhuo Ga
Tonga – We Are the Ocean by Epeli Hau’ofa
Trinidad and Tobago – Difficult Fruit by Lauren K. Alleyne
Turkey – The Architect’s Apprentice by Elif Shafak
Turkmenistan – The Tale of Aypi by Ak Welsapar
Ukraine – Fieldwork in Ukrainian Sex by Oksana Zabuzhko
United Arab Emirates – Dubai Tales by Mohammad Al-Murr
United States of America – March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell
Uruguay – The Naked Woman by Armonía Somers
Uzbekistan – The Devil’s Dance by Hamid Ismailov
Venezuela – The Conspiracy by Israel Centeno
Vietnam – Night, Again edited by Linh Dinh
Wales – Boy by Roald Dahl
Yemen – A Land Without Jasmine by Wajdi al-Ahdal
Zambia – The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
Zimbabwe – The Book of Memory by Petina Gappah
A visual representation of the countries I’ve read so far:
