Ardith's 2020 Around the World Challenge

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LEVEL 1: COUNTRIES

UNITED STATES: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (1945 thru 5 decades)

ITALY: In the Name of the Family (Borgias #2) by Sarah Dunant (early 1500's)

JAPAN: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob DeZoet by David
Mitchell (1799)

CHINA: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chan (20th century)

KOREA: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (1930s and 40s)

EGYPT: Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran (30 BC on)

GERMANY: The First Mrs. Rothchild by Sara Aharoni (turn of the 18th century)


LEVEL 2: AUTHORS

UNITED STATES: The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure WW II

ITALY: Vita by Melania Mazzucco 1903-WWII

JAPAN: The Moon in the Palace by Weina Dai Randel 7th Cen. China)

CHINA: The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo (1930's)

KOREA: Please Look After Mom by Shin Kyung-sook

EGYPT: The Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz (early 1900's)

GERMANY: Homecoming by Bernhard Schlink Homecoming


LEVEL 3: DIFFERENT TIME FRAME:

UNITED STATES: Becoming Bonnie by Jennie L. Walsh

ITALY: The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri

JAPAN: Kitchen by Banana Yosomoto


CHINA: The Library of Legends by Janie Chang (1930s)

KOREA: White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn Bracht 1940's)

EGYPT: The Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz The Cairo Trilogy Palace Walk / Palace of Desire / Sugar Street (The Cairo Trilogy #1-3) by Naguib Mahfouz (early 1900's)


GERMANY: An Elephant in the Garden by by Michael MorpurgoAn Elephant in the Garden

LEVEL 4: NON FICTION

UNITED STATES: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption

ITALY:

JAPAN: Geisha, a Life by Mineko Iwansaki

CHINA: Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels by Claire Chao

KOREA: The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee

EGYPT:

GERMANY: