09 October 2006

Our top reads in Asia - in alphabetical order

World Book Group Edinburgh, first UNESCO World City of Literature Country - Author - Title Afghanistan - Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner India - Arundhati Roy - The God of Small Things Iran - Azir Nafisi - Reading Lolita in Tehran Israel - Meir Shalev - Blue Mountain Japan - Fumiko Enchi - The Waiting Years Lebanon - Amin Maalouf - The Rock of Tanios Pakistan - Kamila Shamsie - Kartography Palestine - Emile Habiby - The Secret Life of Saeed Syria - Muhammad Kamil al-Khatib - Just like a river Turkey - Erendiz Atasu - The Other Side of the Mountain Our top reads (so far) from Asia (in alphabetical order)

Our top reads in Africa - in alphabetical order

World Book Group Edinburgh, first UNESCO World City of Literature Country Author Title Ethiopia - Nega Mezlekia - The god who begat a jackal Libya - Ibrahim al-Koni - The bleeding of the stone Morocco - Mahi Binebine - Welcome to Paradise Nigeria - Chinua Achebe - Anthills of the savannah Senegal - Sembene Ousmane - God’s bits of wood South Africa - Nadine Gordiner - The house gun Sudan - Leila Aboulela - The translator Tanzania - Abdulrazak Gurnah - By the sea Zambia - Binwell Sinyangwe - A Cowrie of hope Zimbabwe - Shimmer Chinodya - Harvest of thorns Our top ten reads from Africa (in alphabetical order)