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The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Foreign Lands
2,348 books — 2,192 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonBlood River by Tim ButcherThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,121 books — 1,848 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWild by Cheryl StrayedA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Wanderlust
1,058 books — 1,150 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Around the World One Book from Each Country
1,068 books — 971 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Best Foreign Language (non English) Book
1,078 books — 622 voters
Lalka by Bolesław PrusFerdydurke by Witold GombrowiczBlood of Elves by Andrzej SapkowskiSolaris by Stanisław LemQuo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Best Polish Books
576 books — 553 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Trial by Franz Kafka
Favorite Translated Literature
1,029 books — 497 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankJourney to the West by Biao WangEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Life in a Foreign Country
799 books — 395 voters

Fire by Kristin CashoreGraceling by Kristin CashoreBitterblue by Kristin CashoreShiver by Maggie StiefvaterThrone of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Best UK and European YA Covers
171 books — 313 voters
Ruby Red by Kerstin GierThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónLes Misérables by Victor HugoSaphirblau by Kerstin GierThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Foreign Books Translated To English
837 books — 219 voters

新世界より [Shinsekai Yori] by Yusuke Kishi氷菓 [Hyouka] by Honobu YonezawaNo.6, Vol. 1 by Atsuko Asano境界の彼方 [Kyoukai no Kanata] by Torii Nagomuしろくまカフェ [Shirokuma Cafe] by Higaaroha
USA Release Wishlist
439 books — 145 voters
Inkheart by Cornelia FunkeRuby Red by Kerstin GierThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe Thief Lord by Cornelia FunkeSaphirblau by Kerstin Gier
Different but Worthwhile - Foreign YA Fiction Translated to English
182 books — 129 voters

One Hot Italian Summer by Karina HalleGetting Hot with the Scot by Melonie JohnsonDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesSmitten by the Brit by Melonie JohnsonComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa Layne
Book Boyfriends With Accents
125 books — 67 voters
Journey to the West by Biao WangWinging It by Lia RussThe Wakeful Wanderer's Guide to New New England & Beyond by Jim InfantinoThe Two Week Traveller by Matthew LightfootOut of the Cage by Matthew Lightfoot
Best Entertaining Travel Books
37 books — 65 voters

Reckless Traveler by Walter RheinThe Kurdish Bike by Alesa LightbourneOut of Africa by Isak DinesenThe Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten TroostA Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Ex-Pats
142 books — 59 voters
Coyote in Provence by Dianne HarmanLotusland by David JoinerAusländer by D.M. SamsonUnsavory Elements by Tom CarterZorro's Last Stand by Mark Shearman
Expatriats
123 books — 58 voters

La Nuit des temps by René BarjavelVingt mille lieues sous les mers by Jules VerneEmpire of the Ants by Bernard WerberLa Planète des singes by Pierre BoulleContact Immédiat Nous Ne Sommes Pas Seuls Dans L'Univers by Bryant Johnson
French Science-Fiction / Science-Fiction Française
88 books — 52 voters
Journey to the West by Biao WangDark Skies by David HaldaneBuses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonThe Lord God Made Them All by James HerriotWild Swans by Jung Chang
Memoirs I've Loved Too
349 books — 47 voters

The Blue Monsoon by Damyanti BiswasAbyssinian Nomad by Maskarm HaileDown Under by Bill BrysonOne Day at a Time 2017 by Hollie Bell-SchinzingThe Two Week Traveller by Matthew Lightfoot
Best Traveling Vicariously II
97 books — 46 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerTiger's Curse by Colleen HouckThe Thief Lord by Cornelia FunkeMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Set in foreign countries
229 books — 45 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniPurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieBefore We Were Free by Julia AlvarezDarius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib KhorramThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
International YA Books
190 books — 26 voters
Journey to the West by Biao WangDark Skies by David HaldaneKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerJohn Adams by David McCullough
Memoirs I've Loved III
40 books — 25 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezKristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid UndsetThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasThe House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Historical Fiction In Translation
313 books — 23 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenBetween the Assassinations by Aravind AdigaThe Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson
My Favorite Foreign Books
93 books — 21 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
True Crime-Read
126 books — 20 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleStardust by Neil Gaiman
Fantasy with close interracial relationships
129 books — 13 voters

The Outcasts - A Thousand Dreams of Redemption by Lidija StankovikjIn the City of Gold and Silver by Kenizé MouradAnu by Shabnam VasishtIndia's Most Unlikely Bride by M.V. KasiWalking Towards Ourselves by Catriona Mitchell
Indian Women
11 books — 9 voters
The Black Cloud by Fred HoyleSolaris by Stanisław LemStories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangAt the Mountains of Madness by H.P. LovecraftWho Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.
Non-anthropomorphic Intelligences in Fiction
69 books — 2 voters

Dämon Rausch by R.H. LaarssAlmas Delirantes by Luiz CebolaScience-Fiction-Pop-Art by Kai StellmannNudité by Louis de GraeveUne calligraphie des ombres - Les manuscrits d'Alejandra Piza... by Mariana Di Ció
Wrong Language Books
100 books — 1 voter
The Sunbird by Elizabeth WeinThe Door of No Return by Kwame AlexanderWhen the Ground Is Hard by Malla NunnLyrics Alley by Leila AboulelaA Cowrie of Hope by Binwell Sinyangwe
Books set in AFRICA - Clean Reads for adults and teens
51 books — 1 voter

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