sirinrob Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Another resource that is very useful, is African Writing Online - google to find it:). I managed to bag about 6 African countries through reading short stories on that site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 Thanks, Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirinrob Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I know this is a repost but I've managed to nail Greenland, Falkland Islands and Belarus - have a peek at my ongoing snail post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 Thanks - will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petit_canard25 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I like your rating system. I do the same thing Good Luck with the around the world challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 (edited) Sinrob reminded me that I've done Australia, as I've already read The Book Thief by Markus Zusac. 16/233 = 6.89% Edited October 4, 2011 by Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted March 17, 2010 Author Share Posted March 17, 2010 17/233 = 7.3% Today I finished Candide or Optimism by Voltaire for France. 7/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 19/233 - 8.14% I read this a while ago, but haven't looked before to see where the authors were born! Trinidad and Tobago - In A Free State - V S Naipaul - 4�/10 Ghana - Any Human Heart - William Boyd - 8�/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Hey Janet, you're doing really well with your challenge I was just wondering how you've been finding the books for this challenge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 Thanks. So far, most of them are just by chance - I've liked the sound of the book and the fact it's written by someone from 'x' country that I haven't read yet is just a bonus. I've also found Wikipedia most useful with pages like the following: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African_writers_by_country http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Central_American_writers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asian_literature And some ideas I've seen on other people's lists. I'm not expecting to get anywhere near finishing it, but it's nice to have a go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 I got really excited whilst reading my latest book 'A Long, Long Time Ago & Essentially True' by Brigid Pasulka .. which is about two interweaving tales of old and new Poland. I thought the writer was Polish and you might want to add it to your challenge list. It's a really great book, but it turns out she is of Polish descent and grew up in Illinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 Aww bless you for thinking of me - that's so kind. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 (edited) For future reference: Note for future reference - Girls Of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea - Saudi Arabia Wow, good luck with this, must be hard to find books to read from some countries, I know my country doesn't have many books I'd like to read. Unless it's children's books, like Crusade in Jeans, used to love that one when I was a kid. Just discovered this gem 'Best European Fiction 2010'. Edited by the acclaimed Bosnian writer,Aleksandar Hemon, this is a volume of contemporary modern short stories, translated into English. Drawn from 35 countries in Europe, including Iceland, Liechtensten, Estonia. Published this month - could prove rather useful;) Another resource that is very useful, is African Writing Online - google to find it:). I managed to bag about 6 African countries through reading short stories on that site. Purple Hibiscus - Chimamanda Ngazi Adichie - Nigeria I'm not Scared - Niccolò Ammaniti - Italy Edited August 7, 2010 by Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 20/233 = 8.58% Finished Italy this morning - I'm Not Scared by Niccolò Ammaniti - 8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted July 12, 2010 Author Share Posted July 12, 2010 For future reference: Girls Of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea - Saudi Arabia Crusade in Jeans Best European Fiction 2010 - Edited by the acclaimed Bosnian writer,Aleksandar Hemon, this is a volume of contemporary modern short stories, translated into English. Drawn from 35 countries in Europe, including Iceland, Liechtensten, Estonia. Published this month - could prove rather useful African Writing Online Purple Hibiscus - Chimamanda Ngazi Adichie - Nigeria Lovely Green Eyes by Arnošt Lustig - Czech Republic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 Finished Lovely Green Eyes by Arnošt Lustig - Czech Republic 21/233 Countries = 9.01% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Finished - Denmark - Hitler's Canary by Sandi Toksvik - 8/10 22/233 = 9.44% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 I had forgotten to add Heidi by Johanna Spyri which I read some time ago! 7/10 23/233 = 9.87% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 Best European Fiction 2010 - Edited by the acclaimed Bosnian writer,Aleksandar Hemon, this is a volume of contemporary modern short stories, translated into English. Drawn from 35 countries in Europe, including Iceland, Liechtensten, Estonia. Published this month - could prove rather useful African Writing Online (Both courtesy of Sirinrob) Girls Of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea - Saudi Arabia Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngazi Adichie - Nigeria On 'To Read' pile: Somewhere, Home by Nada Awar Jarrar - The Lebanon Lolita by Nabakov - Russia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 25/233 - 10.7% Somewhere, Home by Nada Awar Jarrar - 8/10 - Lebanon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 26/233 = 11.15% This morning I finished By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolaño, taking my total to 26 countries. For future reference: Best European Fiction 2010 - Edited by the acclaimed Bosnian writer,Aleksandar Hemon, this is a volume of contemporary modern short stories, translated into English. Drawn from 35 countries in Europe, including Iceland, Liechtensten, Estonia. Published this month - could prove rather useful African Writing Online (Both courtesy of Sirinrob) Girls Of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea - Saudi Arabia Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngazi Adichie - Nigeria On 'To Read' pile: Lolita by Nabakov - Russia The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende - Peru Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez - Columbia Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani - Iran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted August 14, 2011 Author Share Posted August 14, 2011 27/233 - 11.59% Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - 8/10 (and a nice bit of the map coloured in! ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraPepparkaka Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Yay for you reading books for this challenge! Not much happened in my UN-challenge this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - 8/10 (and a nice bit of the map coloured in! ). Definitely! It's tempting to go for all the big countries first, isn't it? But then it would be depressing when you get to the tiny countries and there is no discernable difference when you update the map. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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