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I recently just started(last week) another challenge to circumnavigate the world. I have read a few books set in other countries in the past, but I decided to start from scratch. I will post my trips her as well. Hopefully, I can also get some ideas for the countries I am missing. Happy trekking everyone!

Books I have Chosen So Far
1) Turkey - The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak - 11/18/2011
2) USA - A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan -
10/16/11
3) Afganistan - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
4) Australia - Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction by Luke Davies
5) Israel - Homesick by Eshkol Nevo
6) Iran - The Saffron Kitchen by Yasmin Crowther
7) India - Last Man in Tower by Aravind Adiga
8) Guyana - The Sly Company of People Who Care: A Novel by Rahul Bhattacharya
9) Mexico - Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
10) Belgium - On Black Sisters Street by Chika Unigwe
11)Germany - Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan - Currently reading
12) Ghana - Children of the Street by Kwei Quartey
13) Dominican Republic - In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
14) North Korea - Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin
15) Palastine - Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
16) Portugal - A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson
17) Saudi Arabia Unspeakable Journey by Rinda Hahn
18) Serbia - The Internationals by Sarah May
19) Switzerland - Hotel Du Lac by Anita Brookner
20) Trinidad & Tobago - The Dragon Can't Dance by Earl Lovelace

Additional finds
21) Democratic Republic of Congo(Kinshasa) - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
22) Cuba - Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia
23) Czech Republic - Bringing Up Girls in Bohemia by Michal Viewegh
24) Dominica - Unburnable: A Novel by Marie-Elena John
25) Guernsey - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by BookRags
26) Jamaica - The Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson
27) Japan - In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami
28) Mongolia - All This Belongs to Me: A Novel by Petra Hulova
29) Morocco - Secret Son by Laila Lalami
30) Pakistan - Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid - 01/08/2012
31) Rwanda - Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin
33) South Africa - Agaat by Marlene Van Niekerk - Currently reading

Hi You are brave starting from scratch I am thinking will take me a couple of years and that was starting from start of year on around 12

Robert wrote: "Hi You are brave starting from scratch I am thinking will take me a couple of years and that was starting from start of year on around 12"

I thought I would give it a shot. I may just give in a add them. I will see how it goes.

Angela wrote: "I thought I would give it a shot. I may just give in a add them. I will see how it goes."

I'm trying to do the same in the hopes that it will broaden my book horizons. Might take me some time though...

Welcome to this challenge Angela - sorry I must have missed your initial post. Looks a very erudite list of which I've only read your books for Portugal and Switzerland......I'd forgotten I'd read the latter. Happy travelling.

Thanks Ian.