i'm taking notes and adding to my challeng thanks! i have some recommendations here hope they help: Italy: the whisperer by donato carrisi Lebanon: broken wings by Gibran Czech Republic: the metamorphosis by kafka Portugal: blindness by jose saramago Palestine: returning to Haifa by kanafani Spain: shadow of the wind Afghanistan: the kite runner South korea: kim jiyoung born 1982 Egypt: utopia by Ahmed Khaled Towfik Belgium: any book by amelie nothomb Canada: disfigured by amanda leduc Too bad i can't recommend anything from my country Tunisia since i don't know if anything is translated. and i've read many other arabic books that i haven't seen translated (yet)
- Letters from Thailand by Botan, Thailand. - Returning to Haifa by Ghassan Kanafani, Palestine. - Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo, Korea - The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi, Afghanistan. - The Door by Magda Szabo, Hungary. - Seasons of Migration to the North by Tayeb Saleh, Sudan. - Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi, Japan. - The reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, Pakistan. - The corpse Washer by Sinan Antoon, Iraq. - Tales from the town of widows by James Canon, Colombia. - The woman from Tantoura: A Palestinian novel by Radwa Ashour, Egypt. - Down the Rabbit hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos, Mexico. - Things fall apart by Chinua Achebe, Nigeria. - The black lake by Hella S. Haasse, Netherlands. - Soviet Milk by Nora Ikstena, Latvia. - The Cairo Trilogy (Palace walk, palace of desire and Sugar street) by Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt.
As a true German I can recommend "The End of Loneliness" by Benedict Wells for Germany. I havn't read the translation, only the original German, but the story and characters are so beautiful and well-developed and I remember seeing at least one review of somebody who read the English translation and adored it.
I don't think that Lolita ticks the Russian box. The novel was written in the USA in English about Americans, then it was translated into Russian. I would recommend to read smth by Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Bulgakov or Turgenev if you want to read a truly Russian novel. Or first works by Nabokov eg Laughter in the Dark, the Defense or the Gift. The tricky thing about Nabokov's work is that most of the novels take place in elsewhere but Russia. Most of the time its Germany, USA and other European countries.
@@BrandieReadsBooksif you like russian literature i recommend you to read Imperial Knowledge: Russian Literature and Colonialism Ewa M. Thompson as well. Good view on literature and its role in politics
If you're looking for a danish rec, i would def. recommend baboon by Naja Marie Aidt. Its a collection of short stories that really encapsulates moments of normality of danish life and stretches and twists these moments. :)
In case you plan on reading something from Finland for this challenge, my recommendations would be anything by Mika Waltari, The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna and The Summer Book as well as any of the Moomin books by Tove Jansson. This kind of challenge is such a cool idea!
Hungary: The Tragedy of Man by Imre Madách. It is not easy to get into, but a Hungarian classic. If you would like an other The Man with the Golden Touch by Mór Jókai, also a classic.
Hi, Love this challenge ! I may have a few recommandations : - 'Hotel Silence' by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (Iceland) ; - 'Mees, kes teadis ussisõnu' by Andrus Kivirähk (Estonia). Good luck with the challenge !
You might get lots of suggestions for Ireland, but one I'd recommend based off your taste is "Asking For It" by Louise O'Neill. It's heartbreaking and made a lot of people angry but it was an absolute cultural phenomenon here.
i'm taking notes and adding to my challeng thanks! i have some recommendations here hope they help:
Italy: the whisperer by donato carrisi
Lebanon: broken wings by Gibran
Czech Republic: the metamorphosis by kafka
Portugal: blindness by jose saramago
Palestine: returning to Haifa by kanafani
Spain: shadow of the wind
Afghanistan: the kite runner
South korea: kim jiyoung born 1982
Egypt: utopia by Ahmed Khaled Towfik
Belgium: any book by amelie nothomb
Canada: disfigured by amanda leduc
Too bad i can't recommend anything from my country Tunisia since i don't know if anything is translated. and i've read many other arabic books that i haven't seen translated (yet)
The Shadow of the Wind is amazing, great suggestion!
These are awesome recs! Thank you!!
- Letters from Thailand by Botan, Thailand.
- Returning to Haifa by Ghassan Kanafani, Palestine.
- Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo, Korea
- The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi, Afghanistan.
- The Door by Magda Szabo, Hungary.
- Seasons of Migration to the North by Tayeb Saleh, Sudan.
- Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi, Japan.
- The reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, Pakistan.
- The corpse Washer by Sinan Antoon, Iraq.
- Tales from the town of widows by James Canon, Colombia.
- The woman from Tantoura: A Palestinian novel by Radwa Ashour, Egypt.
- Down the Rabbit hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos, Mexico.
- Things fall apart by Chinua Achebe, Nigeria.
- The black lake by Hella S. Haasse, Netherlands.
- Soviet Milk by Nora Ikstena, Latvia.
- The Cairo Trilogy (Palace walk, palace of desire and Sugar street) by Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt.
Thank you so much!! 🙏🏼
@@BrandieReadsBooks I'm looking forward to the rest of this series.
Hope you enjoy the reading 💐
As a true German I can recommend "The End of Loneliness" by Benedict Wells for Germany. I havn't read the translation, only the original German, but the story and characters are so beautiful and well-developed and I remember seeing at least one review of somebody who read the English translation and adored it.
I will check it out! Thanks for the rec 😊
Perfect idea❤❤❤
I don't think that Lolita ticks the Russian box. The novel was written in the USA in English about Americans, then it was translated into Russian. I would recommend to read smth by Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Bulgakov or Turgenev if you want to read a truly Russian novel. Or first works by Nabokov eg Laughter in the Dark, the Defense or the Gift. The tricky thing about Nabokov's work is that most of the novels take place in elsewhere but Russia. Most of the time its Germany, USA and other European countries.
In my mind it half counts lol 🙈 But you make a good point. I’ve started a list of recs so I will add the authors you mentioned. Thanks!
@@BrandieReadsBooksif you like russian literature i recommend you to read Imperial Knowledge: Russian Literature and Colonialism Ewa M. Thompson as well. Good view on literature and its role in politics
If you're looking for a danish rec, i would def. recommend baboon by Naja Marie Aidt. Its a collection of short stories that really encapsulates moments of normality of danish life and stretches and twists these moments. :)
Thank you!!
In case you plan on reading something from Finland for this challenge, my recommendations would be anything by Mika Waltari, The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna and The Summer Book as well as any of the Moomin books by Tove Jansson. This kind of challenge is such a cool idea!
Hungary: The Tragedy of Man by Imre Madách. It is not easy to get into, but a Hungarian classic. If you would like an other The Man with the Golden Touch by Mór Jókai, also a classic.
Thank you so much 😊
Hi,
Love this challenge ! I may have a few recommandations :
- 'Hotel Silence' by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (Iceland) ;
- 'Mees, kes teadis ussisõnu' by Andrus Kivirähk (Estonia).
Good luck with the challenge !
Thank you!
From India, the first time i read a book from my country's author it was, one Indian girl and the second was revolution 2020
Hi, I would love to recommend you 'The Sea Speaks His Name' by Leila S Chudori! It was based by real history events in Indonesia
If you plan on doing Romania, i recommend something by Mircea Cărtărescu
You might get lots of suggestions for Ireland, but one I'd recommend based off your taste is "Asking For It" by Louise O'Neill. It's heartbreaking and made a lot of people angry but it was an absolute cultural phenomenon here.
My knowledge of contemporary Irish lit stops at Sally Rooney so I will def check out your recommendation. Thanks 😊
Hey! Harpman is Belgian not French! So you can tick another country off! 😊
Oh cool! I didn’t know that. I’ll definitely read a new book for Belgium, but that’s good to know!
@@BrandieReadsBooksYou might wanna read a comic - it's an important form of art in Belgium 😊