[diary] 23 – nigeria
Ndêwó le monde ! Let’s explore Nigeria this time, with a novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that I have been wanting to read for a while, Purple Hibiscus.
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[diary] 22 – mali
I ni tilé everyone ! Today for one book | one country, I propose to you a collection of song lyrics by Oxmo Puccino, Mines de cristal.
[diary] 21 – kyrgyzstan
Salamatsyzby everyone ! Time to embark for a far far away trip to Kyrgyzstan, with The White Steamship by Chinguiz Aitmatov.
[diary] bosnia and herzegovina
Dobro jutro everyone ! After having struggled to finish it, I am proud to present you with Archanges (roman a capella), by Velibor Ćolić.
[diary] 19 – mongolia
Sain bain uu everyone ! Here I am, back from a book that transported me right to Mongolia for one book | one country : Dojnaa, by Galsan Tschinag.
[diary] 18 – egypt
Salam everyone ! When I began to inquire about Egyptian literature, I quickly found a title that appeared regularly as a crucial one : The Yacoubian Building, by Alaa El-Aswany. Considered as an essential piece, strong and revealing of the African society of the 1990s, this work immediately tempted me and I went to borrow …
[diary] 17 – mexico
Buenos días everyone ! Following the recommendations that people made me at the beginning of my challenge (thanks Maria !), I decided to present you a major piece of Mexican literature : Pedro Páramo, by Juan Rulfo. I took it at the library with full trust, without even knowing what it was about (the back …
[diary] 16 – sudan
Salam everyone ! I must admit that I had some difficulty writing this review – indeed and as I will explain here, Nouvelles du Soudan hasn’t been a really good read. Surely, I was expecting a lot from it after having appreciated a lot Nouvelles de Madagascar and Nouvelles de Tunisie in the same editing …
[diary] 15 – japan
Ohayô everyone ! I have been waiting for a long time to read the book for Japan : Mina no kôshin by Yôko Ogawa has been recommended to me by a reader of the library I work at, and I really was looking forward to discover it. I have been charmed both the résumé and …
[diary] 14 – chile
¡ Hóla everyone ! When I first started to have a look a Chilean literature, it appeared very quickly that The House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende, was a key piece : besides, it has been mentioned among the very first suggestions I got on Facebook (thanks Lola !). By carrying it around with …
[diary] 13 – sweden
Hej everyone ! I can’t even remember how I discovered and selected the book for Sweden, because it felt like an evidence when I saw the cover and read the résumé. I had to wait some time because my to-read pile was way too high, and now that it’s done, I don’t regret it at …
[diary] 12 – palestine
Salam everyone ! At first, Palestine was not in the list of countries I got online (and for some maybe it should have stayed that way !). I surely don’t want to take part to the controversy over the recognition of a Palestinian state ; simply, after having read a book from Israel, I thought …
[diary] 11 – tunisia
Sabah el-khir everyone ! After having struggled to read through The dispossessed last week, I must admit that I wanted something easier, shorter and lighter this time. It is mainly for this reason (and also because I will have to take it back to the library soon) that I picked in my book pile the …
[diary] 10 – hungary
Jó napot everyone ! Well, what can I say about this literary trip to Hungary that I just came back from ? I might as well say it now, I have mixed feelings at the moment : I don’t really know if I liked The dispossessed, by Szilárd Borbély, or if I didn’t appreciate it …
[diary] madagascar
Manao ahoana everyone ! This time, I have chosen a quite special book. Indeed, I have already read novels for 1 book | 1 country, and also collections of texts. I have always picked up pieces with only one author for the whole book though. But…but that was in the past, because I have recently …