Around The World In 80 Books

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12 participants (16 books)

Overview

A literary journey of sorts.
80 books - 80 different countries *
Take as long as you like.
Maybe write a travelogue or a blog.
Draw a map. Put stickers or pins in the map.
Have fun ***

There's an Around The World In 80 Days book club for anyone who wants to make suggestions, ask questions or talk about their journey.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/book_clubs/a9a34f08-41db-4c7f-99b4-ff2393aa2bdb

THE RULES
  • Each book must be a novel set predominantly in one country, or be a non-fiction book about that country (or by an author from that country if you're struggling to find a book set there)
  • Start with a book set in London
  • The country for each subsequent book should be connected to the previous one via a land border or by a sea crossing of no more than 500 miles/800 km **
  • The last book should also be set in London*
  • You can use countries that no longer exist as long the book is set at that time, e.g. Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck is set in East Germany and so you could use Germany (or even West Germany) as a different country. 
  • Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland can be considered to be different countries

BREAKING THE RULES
* You can use the same country twice, but you only get 5 of these return visits (you will have to use one of these for your return to London)
** You can cross a body of water more than 500 miles/800km, but you only get 10 of these long sea crossings. Feel free to use a book set in that body of water as a separate entry
*** If you don't like the rules, just break 'em

Challenge Books

All books added
Hoe ik de vissen ontmoette by Ota Pavel

Hoe ik de vissen ontmoette

Ota Pavel

178 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

fiction classics short stories emotional reflective slow-paced
Fleeting Snow by Pavel Vilikovský

Fleeting Snow

Pavel Vilikovský

160 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective medium-paced
De melancholie van het verzet by László Krasznahorkai, George Szirtes

De melancholie van het verzet

László Krasznahorkai, George Szirtes

415 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
The Last Day by Owain Owain

The Last Day

Owain Owain

112 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction science fiction
Schlafes Bruder by Robert Schneider

Schlafes Bruder

Robert Schneider

204 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction classics dark slow-paced
Spear by Nicola Griffith

Spear

Nicola Griffith

5 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous medium-paced
Tschefuren raus! by Goran Vojnović

Tschefuren raus!

Goran Vojnović

269 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography contemporary informative reflective slow-paced
De jongen die met wolken speelde by Franco Faggiani

De jongen die met wolken speelde

Franco Faggiani

284 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction medium-paced
The Judge and His Hangman by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

The Judge and His Hangman

The Inspector Bärlach Mysteries #1

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

128 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

fiction classics crime mysterious medium-paced
Hey guten Morgen, wie geht es dir? by Martina Hefter

Hey guten Morgen, wie geht es dir?

Martina Hefter

222 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced