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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
2,375 books — 2,204 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
2,169 books — 1,894 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
1,089 books — 1,187 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
1,094 books — 987 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
1,086 books — 623 voters
Lalka by Bolesław PrusFerdydurke by Witold GombrowiczBlood of Elves by Andrzej SapkowskiSolaris by Stanisław LemQuo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Best Polish Books
578 books — 557 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
1,046 books — 504 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertJourney to the West by Biao Wang
Life in a Foreign Country
815 books — 417 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
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónRuby Red by Kerstin GierLes Misérables by Victor HugoSaphirblau by Kerstin GierThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Foreign Books Translated To English
830 books — 219 voters

Inkheart by Cornelia FunkePixieWorks by Nancy Tardiff LessemRuby Red by Kerstin GierThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Different but Worthwhile - Foreign YA Fiction Translated to English
184 books — 159 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

Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert by Erica M. ElliottJourney to the West by Biao WangDark Skies by David HaldaneWild Swans by Jung ChangBuses Are a Comin' by Charles Person
Memoirs I've Loved Too
355 books — 84 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 Two Week Traveller by Matthew LightfootOut of the Cage by Matthew LightfootSnapshots by Matthew Lightfoot
Best Entertaining Travel Books
43 books — 61 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
90 books — 55 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
103 books — 49 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

Weird England by Johann-Günther KönigJourney to the West by Biao WangDark Skies by David HaldaneKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Memoirs I've Loved III
44 books — 45 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteFrom Doctor to Healer by Erica M. ElliottThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
True Crime-Read
130 books — 28 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
192 books — 26 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
314 books — 25 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
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
130 books — 14 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
76 books — 5 voters

The Sunbird by Elizabeth WeinBreaking the Bias of English by Vivian ProbstThe Door of No Return by Kwame AlexanderWhen the Ground Is Hard by Malla NunnLyrics Alley by Leila Aboulela
Books set in AFRICA - Clean Reads for adults and teens
52 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

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