Perhaps I’ll have to put him on my list for 2013 as I’m only reading prose for this project and although I can read French and German (slowly), I’m sticking to English translations.

Good evening from Finland 🙂 of those listed in Finnish books I’d definitely recommend Paasilinna, as the book tells a lot about the Finnish way of thinking and acting. Yes, I am a Moldovan 🙂 I looked up the book that you listed – Moldavian Autumn, by my favorite author – Ion Drutsa! And I can’t resist making a suggestion for Sweden, even if you already have a few books for the country: Montecore, by Jonas Hassen Khemiri is a really interesting book about tunisian immigrants in Sweden that has recently been translated to english.It was made into a chilling film in the mid-nineties that had a ripple effect on the country that we still feel today. So happy to help if you want to persevere with Tuvalu, but note I leave in April so needs to be done soon. And although there is no official Palestine writing Susan Abulhawa’s Mornings in Jenin is a must read if you want to see a Palestinian perspective and a counter narrative to the Jewish stories.

Suggestion for the Virgin Islands: “Under Caribbean Skies” and “Moonlight Over Caribbean Skies” by Aisha Banks. I do read French, but for the purposes of this project, I am only reading books in English translation. It looks like you’ve made much more progress, and I’m so excited to check out your list and recommendations! I’ve been doing a similar challenge (without a “one year” time frame) and started compiling the books I read on one of my blog’s pages ( http://readingtoday. first segment it has become momentous, unputdownable, marvellous and so worth persevering with through the beginning – vital to the novel.

The happiness of Kati” I think it’s so interesting and this book is Thai book that translated in many language such as american english japanese chinese . One of his books that I enjoyed most is his first published novel – “Hens’ Heaven” (the French edition is “Le paradis des poules. Portuguese- and French-speaking African countries are particularly badly served when it comes to translation. It’s taken me to a land I hadn’t met in literature before and to the true love of and for medicine and surgery.