BOOK RIOT’S 2021 READ HARDER CHALLENGE - hosted by bookriot

Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader
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The Doctor and the Saint: Caste, Race, and Annihilation of Caste, the Debate Between B.R. Ambedkar and M.K. Gandhi by Arundhati Roy

The Doctor and the Saint: Caste, Race, and Annihilation of Caste, the Debate Between B.R. Ambedkar and M.K. Gandhi

Arundhati Roy

184 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik

Throne of Jade

Temeraire #2

Naomi Novik

398 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous medium-paced
The Girls in the Wild Fig Tree: How I Fought to Save Myself, My Sister, and Thousands of Girls Worldwide by Nice Leng'ete

The Girls in the Wild Fig Tree: How I Fought to Save Myself, My Sister, and Thousands of Girls Worldwide

Nice Leng'ete

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIV

The Art of Happiness

Dalai Lama XIV

336 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy self help inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Fatty Legs by Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, Christy Jordan-Fenton, Liz Amini-Holmes

Fatty Legs

Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, Christy Jordan-Fenton, Liz Amini-Holmes

112 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction childrens memoir emotional slow-paced
Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom by Paddy Bouma, Nelson Mandela, Chris van Wyk

Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Paddy Bouma, Nelson Mandela, Chris van Wyk

64 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction biography informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Imelda: Mothering and Her Poetic and Creative Ideas in a Troubled World by Cecilio T. Arillo

Imelda: Mothering and Her Poetic and Creative Ideas in a Troubled World

Cecilio T. Arillo

missing page info • first pub 2012 (editions)

emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Gandhi: A Manga Biography by Kazuki Ebine

Gandhi: A Manga Biography

Kazuki Ebine

192 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction biography manga adventurous dark informative medium-paced
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

The Empress of Salt and Fortune

The Singing Hills Cycle #1

Nghi Vo

2 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson

The Orphan Master's Son

Adam Johnson

456 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging reflective slow-paced