Read this book if you want to get your life in perspective.
#144 #ReadtheWorld #Lesotho #BookSky
A scratch off map of the world with many countries revealed & showing their national flag.
Lots of books read last month but only three new countries (Malaysia, Mali, Mongolia) and one Australian state (Victoria)visited by book so my map doesn’t look very different from last month.
#ReadTheWorld
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#BookSky
Recently added books to the www.tripfiction.com database
Where will your next read take you?
#literarytourism #readtheworld
#blueskybooks #booksky
#readtheworld #143 #Jordan
Three short enriching tales.
Also my 20th book of March. (too many?)
#booksky
Morning all!
Still reading for my confidential project (halfway through now) but in between these I've got
The Ardent Swarm by Manai (tr. Vergnaud) & Days in the Caucasus by Banine (tr. Thompson-Ahmadova) on the go.
These cover Tunisia & Azerbaijan on my #ReadTheWorld project!
Happy Reading!
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Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse’s memoir #TheConvoy captures the raw, haunting courage amid the unimaginable horror of the 1994 #Genocide against the Tutsi in #Rwanda.
A powerful #Memoir, translated by award-winning translator, Ruth Diver that everyone MUST read.
#Quotes #Translated #ReadTheWorld #Readers
An enchanting story of the difficult life on a small island in the Arlantic Ocean. #142 in my quest to #readtheworld and my 18th book in March.
#EquatorialGuinea
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An image of Your Wish Is My Command the book by Deena Mohamed. The cover is dark blue with the image and writing in shades of yellow and orange
Struggling a bit with the third book for my current project so mixing it up with a graphic novel (in translation) from Egypt which will be good for our #ReadtheWorld meeting in April!
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141 countries covered but not one continent yet.
#readtheworld
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Team TripFiction’s top 30 titles for Literary Tourism
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#literarytourism #travelbybook #readtheworld #blueskybook #booksky
#141 in my challenge to #readtheworld
A gripping story of #GuineaBissau 's colonial past
#BookSky
Another milestone in my quest to #readtheworld #140 #DominicanRepublic
Life on the edge
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Read the World Regions challenge on storygraph
I made another challenge on @thestorygraph.com for anyone who has wanted to do the #readaroundtheworld challenge, but 200ish countries is daunting!
#bookworld #readtheworld #worldregions #booksky #bluesky #inkdrinker #readtheworldregions
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Map Monday 🗺📍
📌 Ukraine.
A country. A conflict. A story still unfolding.
#ThreeYearsonFire by Andrey Kurkov captures life of the Ukranian people under siege, as it happens.
Raw, urgent, and deeply human.
A must read!
#MapMonday #BookSky #AndreyKurkov #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #ReadTheWorld
#139 in my quest to #readtheworld #Tunisia
An entertaining tale of how the same person can live different lives in other's minds.
#BookSky
A political map of Africa showing a selection of counties highlighted as being North Africa
Currently looking for books by North African authors to get a head start on book group.
Any recommendations for Algeria, Libya and Egypt?
I think I’ve got Morocco and Tunisia covered.
Also are Western Sahara and Sudan part of North Africa?
#ReadTheWorld #BookSky 💙📚
7 interrelated and intriguing short stories. #Readtheworld #BookSky #Guatemala #138
I'm trying to #ReadTheWorld.
Can anyone suggest authors who were born in #Brunei #CentralAfricanRepublic or #Guinea
#BookSky
Pink blossom against a blue sky, sadly not cherry blossom in Japan tho!
I'm so happy that people have taken to the idea of the #ReadTheWorld book group.
Two new members today and great discussions about Japanese books from all genres and eras. So many new books and thoughts to process.
Next month we're dipping into North African literature.
💙📚 #BookSky
#readtheworld #BookSky #137
#Mozambique
Short but very sweet
#ReadTheWorld #136 #Philippines
One of the most creative and inventive books I have ever read.
#BookSky
Every #Translated book is a collaboration between #Author & #Translator:
📖 Georges Perec × David Bellos
📖 Javier Marías × Margaret Jull Costa
📖 José Saramago × Margaret Jull Costa
Translators are the bridge.
What was the first translated book you ever read? 🌏📖
#Reading #BookSky #ReadTheWorld
🌍📚 Celebrating #Translated #Literature!
Open Borders Press founder and publisher Christopher MacLehose shares some heartening news: sales of literature in translation are strong and growing. A reminder that readers are increasingly looking beyond borders for the stories they read.
#ReadTheWorld
From quiet literary masterpieces to gripping contemporary novels, translated fiction reminds us that great stories truly have no borders.
What’s the last translated book you loved? 🌏📖
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#translatedfiction #worldliterature #readtheworld #translatedliterature #globalreads #BooksSky (2/2)
Five Benefits of Reading Translated Fiction 🌍📚
Reading translated fiction is like traveling the world without leaving the comfort of your favourite reading spot. Every story opens a door to a different culture, perspective, and way of thinking.
#ReadTheWorld #TranslatedFiction #Translation (1/2)
#135 in my quest to #ReadTheWorld #Benin
I understood the first half of this book but got a bit lost in the second half. My French isn't good enough 🥺
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Country 17: Palestine
Men in the Sun and other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani
#readtheworld
How have I messed up counting already?!
Country 16: Syria
In Praise of Hatred by Khaled Khalifa
#readtheworld
#134 #readtheworld #booksky
A good story with great characters and an insight into life in #Cuba