The Most Iconic Books Set in 150 Countries Around the World

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2017
WorkCategory
The Kite Runner (2003) by Khaled Hosseini
Afghanistan
Broken April (1982) by Ismaîl Kadaré
Albania
The Plague (1947) by Albert Camus
Algeria
Good Morning Comrades (2001) by Ondjaki
Angola
A Small Place (1988) by Jamaica Kincaid
Antigua
Fictions (1944) by Jorge Luis Borges
Argentina
Passage to Ararat (1975) by Michael J. Arlen
Armenia
Cloudstreet (1991) by Tim Winton
Australia
The Radetzky March (1932) by Joseph Roth
Austria
Wind from the Carolinas (1964) by Robert Wilder
The Bahamas
A Golden Age (2007) by Tahmima Anam
Bangladesh
Song for Night (2007) by Chris Abani
Barbados
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster (1997) by Svetlana Alexievich
Belarus
War and Turpentine (2013) by Stefan Hertmans
Belgium
On Heroes, Lizards and Passion (1988) by Zoila Ellis
Belize
The Circle of Karma (2005) by Kunzang Choden
Bhutan
American Visa (2007) by Juan de Recacoechea
Bolivia
The Bridge on the Drina (1959) by Ivo Andrić
Bosnia
When Rain Clouds Gather (1968) by Bessie Head
Botswana
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands (1956) by João Guimarães Rosa
Brazil
Devil of a State (1961) by Anthony Burgess
Brunei
Under the Yoke (1893) by Ivan Vazov
Bulgaria
Saving Fish from Drowning (2005) by Amy Tan
Burma
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (2001) by Loung Ung
Cambodia
Temps de chien, numéro 172 (2001) by Patrice Nganang
Cameroon
The Blind Assassin (2000) by Margaret Atwood
Canada
Told by Starlight in Chad (1962) by Joseph Brahim Seid
Chad
The House of the Spirits (1982) by Isabel Allende
Chile
Three Kingdoms (14) by Guanzhong Luo
China
One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Colombia
La isla de los hombres solos (1971) by Jose Leon Sanchez
Costa Rica
The Bitter Side of Sweet (1750) by Tara Sullivan
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
The Return of Philip Latinowicz (1932) by Miroslav Krleža
Croatia
The Old Man and the Sea (1950) by Ernest Hemingway
Cuba
Othello (1604) by William Shakespeare
Cyprus
I Served the King of England (1971) by Bohumil Hrabal
Czechia
The Poisonwood Bible (1998) by Barbara Kingsolver
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Beowulf (10) by Beowulf poet
Denmark
Black and White Sands: A Bohemian Life in the Colonial Caribbean (2009) by Elma Napier
Dominica
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2007) by Junot Díaz
Dominican Republic
The Villagers (1934) by Jorge Icaza
Ecuador
Palace Walk (1956) by Naguib Mahfouz
Egypt
Bitter Grounds (1997) by Sandra Benitez
El Salvador
By Night the Mountain Burns (2009) by Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel
Equatorial Guinea
Cutting for Stone (2009) by Abraham Verghese
Ethiopia
Under the North Star (1959) by Väinö Linna
Finland
The Three Musketeers (1844) by Alexandre Dumas père
France
The Knight in the Panther's Skin (1939) by Shota Rustaveli
Georgia
Faust I & II (1808) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Germany
No Sweetness Here and Other Stories (1970) by Ama Ata Aidoo
Ghana
Zorba the Greek (1943) by Nikos Kazantzakis
Greece
Pynter Bender (2008) by Jacob Ross
Grenada
Men of Maize: The Modernist Epic of the Guatemalan Indians (1949) by Miguel Ángel Asturias
Guatemala
The Radiance of the King (1954) by Camara Laye
Guinea
Palace of the Peacock (1960) by Wilson Harris
Guyana
The Comedians (1966) by Graham Greene
Haiti
Cipotes (1994) by Ramon Amaya-Amador
Honduras
A Many-Splendored Thing (1952) by Suyin Han
Hong Kong
Fatelessness (1975) by Imre Kertész
Hungary
The Sagas of Icelanders (1997) by Örnólfur Thorsson
Iceland
The White Tiger (2008) by Aravind Adiga
India
This Earth of Mankind (1980) by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Indonesia
My Uncle Napoleon (1973) by Iraj Pezeshkzad
Iran
Long Way Back (2001) by Fuad al-Takarli
Iraq
Ulysses (1922) by James Joyce
Ireland
Panther in the Basement (1998) by Amos Oz
Israel
The Name of the Rose (1980) by Umberto Eco
Italy
Wide Sargasso Sea (1966) by Jean Rhys
Jamaica
The Tale of Genji (2015) by Shikibu Murasaki
Japan
The Language of Baklava (2015) by Diana Abu-Jaber
Jordan
Weep Not, Child (1964) by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Kenya
Travels in Blood and Honey (2011) by Elizabeth Gowing
Kosovo
Small Kingdoms (2010) by Anastasia Hobbet
Kuwait
Jamilia (1958) by Tsjingiz Ajtmatov
Kyrgyzstan
The Coroner's Lunch (2004) by Colin Cotterill
Laos
The Earth is Singing (2015) by Vanessa Curtis
Latvia
The Prophet (1923) by Kahlil Gibran
Lebanon
Chaka (1925) by Thomas Mofolo
Lesotho
The Bleeding of the Stone (1990) by Ibrahim al-Koni
Libya
Seven Years in Tibet (1952) by Heinrich Harrer
Liechtenstein
Vilnius Poker (1989) by Ricardas Gavelis
Lithuania
Voices From Madagascar: An Anthology of Contemporary Francophone Literature (Ohio RIS Africa Series) (2002) by Jacques Bourgeacq
Madagascar
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope (2009) by William Kamkwamba
Malawi
The Garden of Evening Mists (2012) by Tan Twan Eng
Malaysia
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts (2016) by Joshua Hammer
Mali
Pedro Páramo (1955) by Juan Rulfo
Mexico
Loser Takes All (1955) by Graham Greene
Monaco
The Blue Sky (1994) by Galsan Tschinag
Mongolia
The Mountain Wreath (1847) by Peter II, Prince-Bishop of Montenegro
Montenegro
The Sand Child (1985) by Tahar Ben Jelloun
Morocco
Sleepwalking Land (1992) by Mia Couto
Mozambique
Palpasa Café (2008) by Narayan Wagle
Nepal
The Diary of a Young Girl (1947) by Anne Frank
Netherlands
The Matriarch (1986) by Witi Ihimaera
New Zealand
Azul (1972) by Rubén Darío
Nicaragua
Things Fall Apart (1958) by Chinua Achebe
Nigeria
The Orphan Master's Son (2012) by Adam Johnson
North Korea
Hunger (1890) by Knut Hamsun
Norway
The Turtle of Oman (2014) by Naomi Shihab Nye
Oman
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007) by Mohsin Hamid
Pakistan
Mornings in Jenin (2006) by Susan Abulhawa
Palestine
The Tailor of Panama (1996) by John le Carré
Panama
The crocodile (1972) by Vincent Eri
Papua New Guinea
I, the Supreme (1974) by Augusto Roa Bastos
Paraguay
Who Killed Palomino Molero? (1986) by Mario Vargas Llosa
Peru
Noli Me Tangere (1887) by José Rizal
Philippines
Pan Tadeusz (1834) by Adam Mickiewicz
Poland
Blindness (1995) by José Saramago
Portugal
Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker
Romania
War and Peace (1868) by Leo Tolstoy
Russia
Running the Rift (2012) by Naomi Benaron
Rwanda
Where We Once Belonged (1996) by Sia Figiel
Samoa
Girls of Riyadh (2007) by Rajaa Alsanea
Saudi Arabia
So Long a Letter (1981) by Mariama Bâ
Senegal
Dictionary of the Khazars: A Lexicon Novel in 100,000 Words {Female Edition} (1989) by Milorad Pavić
Serbia
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (2007) by Ishmael Beah
Sierra Leone
The Singapore Grip (1978) by J. G. Farrell
Singapore
Rivers of Babylon (1991) by Peter Pišťanek
Slovakia
Alamut (1938) by Vladimir Bartol
Slovenia
The Orchard of Lost Souls (2013) by Nadifa Mohamed
Somalia
Cry, the Beloved Country (1948) by Alan Paton
South Africa
The Vegetarian (2007) by Han Kang
South Korea
Don Quixote (1605) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Spain
Anil’s Ghost (2000) by Michael Ondaatje
Sri Lanka
Season of Migration to the North (1966) by Tayeb Salih
Sudan
Weeding the Flowerbeds (2009) by Sarah Mkhonza
Swaziland
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005) by Stieg Larsson
Sweden
Heidi (1880) by Johanna Spyri
Switzerland
The Dark Side of Love (2004) by Rafik Schami
Syria
Crystal Boys: A Novel (1983) by Hsien-Yung Pai
Taiwan
Hurramabad (1856) by Andrei Volos
Tajikistan
Desertion (2005) by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Tanzania
The Bridge Over the River Kwai: A Novel (1952) by Pierre Boulle
Thailand
Tales of the Tikongs (1983) by Epeli Hau'ofa
Tonga
A House for Mr Biswas (1961) by V. S. Naipaul
Trinidad and Tobago
The Pillar of Salt (1955) by Albert Memmi
Tunisia
My Name Is Red (1998) by Orhan Pamuk
Turkey
The Tale of Aypi (2016) by Ak Welsapar
Turkmenistan
Abyssinian Chronicles (1998) by Moses Isegawa
Uganda
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1981) by Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky
Ukraine
The Sand Fish (2009) by Maha Gargash
United Arab Emirates
Pride and Prejudice (1813) by Jane Austen
United Kingdom
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) by Mark Twain
United States of America
The Invisible Mountain (2009) by Carolina De Robertis
Uruguay
Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia (2003) by Tom Bissell
Uzbekistan
Doña Barbara (1929) by Rómulo Gallegos
Venezuela
Paradise of the Blind (1988) by Thu Hương Dương
Vietnam
A Land without Jasmine (2008) by Wajdi al-Ahdal
Yemen
A Cowrie of Hope (African Writers) (2000) by Binwell Sinyangwe
Zambia
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm (1994) by Nancy Farmer
Zimbabwe

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Whether you are looking to revisit a favorite country or learn about someplace new, our list of the most iconic books set in 150 countries has something for everyone. With this list, you can tour the entire world—without ever leaving home.

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