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The StoryGraph's Genre Challenge 2025 - hosted by thestorygraph

Historical fiction set outside of the UK, US, or Canada
We encourage you to seek out books written by authors outside of these countries too! 
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Mañana acabará todo by Susana Rodríguez Lezaun

Mañana acabará todo

Susana Rodríguez Lezaun

256 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction historical dark emotional tense fast-paced
Der Zorn der Flut by Hendrik Lambertus

Der Zorn der Flut

Hendrik Lambertus

592 pages • paperback

fiction historical adventurous emotional informative
The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali by Uzma Aslam Khan

The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali

Uzma Aslam Khan

384 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart

The African Trilogy #1

Chinua Achebe

191 pages • paperback • 1958

fiction classics historical challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

The Girl with the Louding Voice

Adunni #1

Abi Daré

384 pages • digital • 2020

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Teacher of Auschwitz: A Novel by Wendy Holden

The Teacher of Auschwitz: A Novel

Wendy Holden

320 pages • paperback

fiction historical challenging emotional sad medium-paced
Das Spinnennetz by Joseph Roth

Das Spinnennetz

Joseph Roth

128 pages • digital • 1923 user-added

fiction classics historical dark reflective medium-paced
The Songbird and the Rambutan Tree by Lucille Abendanon

The Songbird and the Rambutan Tree

Lucille Abendanon

320 pages • digital • 2024

fiction historical middle grade emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
Unknown Language by Huw Lemmey, Hildegard Von Bingen

Unknown Language

Huw Lemmey, Hildegard Von Bingen

240 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction historical nature philosophy speculative fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted: The Ballad of Motl the Cowboy by Gary Barwin

Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted: The Ballad of Motl the Cowboy

Gary Barwin

344 pages • hardcover

fiction reflective fast-paced