Leave the Comfort Zone 2022 - Level #2 - hosted by lalu

A classic from a country you know nothing about
Let's be honest, for many of us the most "foreign" book we've read is a Scandinavian crime novel, some French, German or Russian classic, or a Japanese graphic novel. So why not have a look at the literary heritage of Samoa, Armenia, Botswana or Suriname?
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Королева Жинга и то, как африканцы создавали мир by José Eduardo Agualusa

Королева Жинга и то, как африканцы создавали мир

José Eduardo Agualusa

224 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical romance dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen

The Little Mermaid

Hans Christian Andersen

48 pages • first pub 1837 (editions)

fiction literary adventurous dark fast-paced
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas by Machado de Assis

The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas

Machado de Assis

240 pages • first pub 1881 (editions)

fiction classics funny reflective medium-paced
Iracema by José de Alencar

Iracema

José de Alencar

176 pages • first pub 1865 (editions)

fiction classics historical romance challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart

The African Trilogy #1

Chinua Achebe

208 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging dark reflective medium-paced
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