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Overview
Do you find yourself reading mainly American or British authors? Do you shy away from translated works of literature? How many of these books from international authors have you read?
https://www.listchallenges.com/are-you-well-read-in-world-literature
(Now, I personally think this list could be better, and I have made some changes and suggestions (bonus books). For example, there are several books by the same author, which to me feels excessive. I'd rather represent a country with different authors. Some countries, like Russia, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, are also overrepresented, while others are underrepresented. There are 195 countries in the world, meaning there shouldn't be more than 6 books from each country. Considering that some smaller countries have a smaller footprint in the World Literature, I can look pass that, but there are 5 continents (I count North and South America as one continent, as there are so few countries there. Even together there are fewer countries in Americas than other continents. There shouldn't be more or less than 200 books from each continent.)
https://www.listchallenges.com/are-you-well-read-in-world-literature
(Now, I personally think this list could be better, and I have made some changes and suggestions (bonus books). For example, there are several books by the same author, which to me feels excessive. I'd rather represent a country with different authors. Some countries, like Russia, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, are also overrepresented, while others are underrepresented. There are 195 countries in the world, meaning there shouldn't be more than 6 books from each country. Considering that some smaller countries have a smaller footprint in the World Literature, I can look pass that, but there are 5 continents (I count North and South America as one continent, as there are so few countries there. Even together there are fewer countries in Americas than other continents. There shouldn't be more or less than 200 books from each continent.)
Are You Well-Read in World Literature? 1/3
1 participant (337 books)
Overview
Do you find yourself reading mainly American or British authors? Do you shy away from translated works of literature? How many of these books from international authors have you read?
https://www.listchallenges.com/are-you-well-read-in-world-literature
(Now, I personally think this list could be better, and I have made some changes and suggestions (bonus books). For example, there are several books by the same author, which to me feels excessive. I'd rather represent a country with different authors. Some countries, like Russia, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, are also overrepresented, while others are underrepresented. There are 195 countries in the world, meaning there shouldn't be more than 6 books from each country. Considering that some smaller countries have a smaller footprint in the World Literature, I can look pass that, but there are 5 continents (I count North and South America as one continent, as there are so few countries there. Even together there are fewer countries in Americas than other continents. There shouldn't be more or less than 200 books from each continent.)
https://www.listchallenges.com/are-you-well-read-in-world-literature
(Now, I personally think this list could be better, and I have made some changes and suggestions (bonus books). For example, there are several books by the same author, which to me feels excessive. I'd rather represent a country with different authors. Some countries, like Russia, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, are also overrepresented, while others are underrepresented. There are 195 countries in the world, meaning there shouldn't be more than 6 books from each country. Considering that some smaller countries have a smaller footprint in the World Literature, I can look pass that, but there are 5 continents (I count North and South America as one continent, as there are so few countries there. Even together there are fewer countries in Americas than other continents. There shouldn't be more or less than 200 books from each continent.)
Challenge Books
70
Purple Hibiscus
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian
(Maybe read another Nigerian author, like Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ or A Particular Kind of Black Man by Tope Folarin)
(Maybe read another Nigerian author, like Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ or A Particular Kind of Black Man by Tope Folarin)
70
(bonus)
A Particular Kind of Black Man
Tope Folarin
Nigerian
73
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
Ayi Kwei Armah
Ghanaian
75
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
Lola Shoneyin
Nigerian
75
(bonus)
Born of the Sun: A Namibian Novel
Joseph Diescho
Namibian