tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10756744.post8265636122528239156..comments2023-10-20T06:25:06.959-04:00Comments on My Tragic Right Hip: Around the World in 52 BooksDeanna McFaddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16697013097418998187noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10756744.post-51244620899795428632007-02-14T08:14:00.000-05:002007-02-14T08:14:00.000-05:00Please nevermind about Paulo Coelho (Brasil). Do l...Please nevermind about Paulo Coelho (Brasil). <BR/>Do look for: Jorge Amado, Machado de Assis or Guimarães Rosa.<BR/>You can thank me later.<BR/>cheers<BR/>FláviaFlávia Saadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16032899805410878668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10756744.post-33179148544126590342006-12-16T08:02:00.000-05:002006-12-16T08:02:00.000-05:00Never mind Russia -- how on earth are you going to...Never mind Russia -- how on earth are you going to choose an Indian writer? (If you haven't read any Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, may I recommend her?) You could do an Indian writer a week for a year and not even scratch the surface...<br /><br />A suggestion for Morocco is Leila Abouzeid's Year of the Elephant -- I haven't read it yet myself but it's been well-reviewed. And it's short! -- DeborahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10756744.post-42782226911543579972006-12-15T22:31:00.000-05:002006-12-15T22:31:00.000-05:00Banana Yoshimoto is a great Japanese writer -- I'v...Banana Yoshimoto is a great Japanese writer -- I've read and enjoyed her book "kitchen" (plus, it's only 152 pages!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10756744.post-90171983114089531732006-12-15T11:50:00.000-05:002006-12-15T11:50:00.000-05:00Great idea. Hats off on this ambitious project. ...Great idea. Hats off on this ambitious project. I'd recommend any Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Columbia) and Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (France). Those are the first ideas that popped into my head.<br /><br />How will you pick your Russian?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10756744.post-60734428508321768882006-12-15T08:58:00.000-05:002006-12-15T08:58:00.000-05:00I had never seen that 100 countries in 100 books b...I had never seen that 100 countries in 100 books blog, no, thanks for forwarding. Man, that's even more agressive than me! So much for my amazingly "original" idea. HA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10756744.post-33254370711622423242006-12-14T20:39:00.000-05:002006-12-14T20:39:00.000-05:00I am too lazy to get up and take a peek at my "lib...I am too lazy to get up and take a peek at my "library" as to suggestions for you but since I'm at the computer anyway, I googled "fiction best sellers Denmark" and came up with this site.<br /><br />www.peterowen.com/pages/fiction.htm<br /><br />Pretty good. Books from Russia, Japan, Italy, South Korea...<br /><br />I may even check out some of these myself.<br /><br />Good luck. Your intentions are admirable.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10756744.post-29493872925098305242006-12-14T17:28:00.000-05:002006-12-14T17:28:00.000-05:00Are you aware of this blog - Around the world in 1...Are you aware of this blog - <a href="http://booktraveller.blogspot.com/">Around the world in 100 books</a>. <br /><br />Right now I'd be happy to read *anything*. Stupid crazy work schedule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10756744.post-11776564231759895452006-12-14T15:54:00.000-05:002006-12-14T15:54:00.000-05:00I'm currently reading Half of a Yellow Sun by Chim...I'm currently reading Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria) and it's wonderful. (And if I've spelled her name correctly, I will be very pleased with myself. )Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169971552802919035noreply@blogger.com