Philly Beth's 2013 Around the World

[Beth]

Ongoing plan. Starred are read.

*Afghanistan: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Asia)
Albania:Spring Flowers, Spring Frost by Ismail Kadare (Europe, 1001all),
Australia: Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey (1001, Oceania)
Austria: Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann (Europe, 2008,2010 1001)
Belgium: The Case of Comrade Tulayev by Victor Serge (Europe, 1001all)
Bosnia: Death and the Dervish by Meša Selimović (Europe, 2008,2010 1001)
Bulgaria: Под игото by Иван Вазов (Ivan Vazov) (Europe, 2008,2010 1001)
or Ballad for Georg Henig by Viktor Paskov (Europe, 2008,2010 1001)
or The Green Hat by Michael Arlen
Burma/Myanmar: The Bridge Over the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle (Asia)
Canada:Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill (NAm, ORANGE short)
Czech Republic: The Trial by Franz Kafka (Europe, 1001all)
Chile: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño(both S Amer, 1001 2008 and 2010)
*China: or The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (Asia, Pulitzer and Nobel Winner)
Colombia: Our Lady of the Assassins by Fernando Vallejo (S Amer, 2008,2010 1001)
Croatia: The Museum of Unconditional Surrender by Dubravka Ugrešić (Europe, 2008,2010 1001)
*Cuba: Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy by Carlos Eire (N. Am./C. Am/Carr)
*England: There but for the by Ali Smith(Europe, 1001 2012)
Ethiopia: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (Africa)
Germany: The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (Europe, 1001all)
Greece: Z by Vassilis Vassilikos (Europe, 2008, 2010 1001)
Guinea: The Dark Child: The Autobiography of an African Boy by Camara Laye (Africa, 2008,2010 1001)
*Haiti The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier (N.Am/Carib, 1001 all)
Iceland: Independent People by Halldór Laxness (Europe, 1001all)
Indonesia: Men Against the Sea by Charles Bernard Nordhoff (Asia)
Iran: The Blind Owl bySadegh Hedayat (Asia/Mid East, 2008,2010 1001)
*Israel: The Crisis of Zionism by Peter Beinart
Italy: The Child of Pleasure by Gabriele D'Annunzio (Europe, 2008,2010 1001)
Jamaica: Hallucinating FoucaultPatricia Duncker (N. Am/Car, 1001all)
*Japan: An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro (Asia, 1001 all)
Lithuania: Promise at Dawn or Roots of Heaven by Romain Gary (Europe, 1001all)
*Madagascar: Over the Lip of the World: Among the Storytellers of Madagascar by Colleen J. McElroy (Africa)
*Monaco: The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides (Europe, 1001 2012)
Netherlands: The Quest by Frederik van Eeden (Europe, 2008,2010 1001)
Norway: Hunger by Knut Hamsun (Europe, 1001all) or
Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the PrairieOle E. Rolvaag
Pakistan: The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid (Asia/MidEast 2006, 2008)
*Poland: The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (Europe, 1001 2012)
ALSO The Street of Crocodiles and Other Stories by Bruno Schulz (Europe, 1001)
Samoa: Leaves of the Banyan Tree by Albert Wendt(Oceania)
Scotland: Ivanhoe by Walter Scott (Europe, 1001all) or Buddha Da by Anne Donovan (Europe, Orange Shortlist)
Slovenia: Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho(Europe or S America, 1001all)
Sri Lanka: The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje (MidEast/Asia, could also be Africa, Europe, N. Am, 1001 all)
Tibet The Wheel of Darkness by Douglas Preston (Asia)
Trinidad and Tobago: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1001, Carib)
*US: Invisible by Paul Auster (N. Am, 1001 2010)

[Beth]

I'll add these to the main post, but just knocked of England and the US with There but for the by Ali Smith and Invisible by Paul Auster.

[Beth]

Just finished Israel: The Crisis of Zionism by Peter Beinart

[Beth]

Bumped to next year:

Israel: Black Box by Amos Oz (Asia/Mid East, 2008,2010 1001)

[Beth]

Finished The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck for China.

Bumping Three Sisters by Bi Feiyu (Asia, Mann Asia Winner) to next year.

[Beth]

Monaco: The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

[Janice]

You're doing great Beth!

[Beth]

Cuba is down with Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy by Carlos Eire. Bet he is an amazing professor--his writing is fabulous.

[Beth]

Madagascar was a bit of a let down: Over the Lip of the World: Among the Storytellers of Madagascar by Colleen J. McElroy but it's done.

[Beth]

Judy wrote: Agree, Beth, I finished it this morning and felt the same"

Glad it's not just me.

[Beth]

Yea! Afghanistan done. A Thousand Splendid Suns

[Beth]

Finished Poland with The History of Love. Review: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/20...

[Beth]

Japan done: An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro (Asia, 1001 all)

[Beth]

Just leaving Haiti with The Kingdom of This World, which was great!

Review is here: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/20...

[Beth]

Also read for Poland, couldn't help myself doubling up, The Street of Crocodiles and Other Stories by Bruno Schulz