What to learn more about the world beyond the borders of your own country? Start with these books, a sampler of stories from other countries.
Afghanistan – The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi
Bangladesh – The Bones of Grace by Tahmima Anam
Bolivia – The Andean Express by Juan de Recacoechea
Bulgaria – Stork Mountain by Miroslav Penkov
Cambodia – Dogs at the Perimeter by Madeleine Thien
Chile – House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
China – Garlic Ballads by Mo Yan
Congo – Black Moses by Alain Mabanckou
Cuba – Revolution Sunday by Wendy Guerra
Denmark – Mirror, Shoulder, Signal by Dorthe Nors
Estonia – When the Doves Disappeared by Sofi Oksanen
Haiti – Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat
Hong Kong – Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
Hungary – The Dispossessed by Szilárd Borbély
Iceland – Woman at 1,000 Degrees by Helgason Hallgrímur
— Recommended by Brian W., Assistant Library Manager, Quakertown Branch
