We’re around three quarters of the way through our blog series now, storming through the world alphabetically as we read around the world, featuring a book from every country in the world. We’ll work alphabetically through all the countries in the world and add in some smaller countries and islands too, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe!
We’ll work alphabetically and the last list ended at Pakistan, we’re starting this list at Palau.
Join us on our literary world trip as we read around the world in more than 200 books.
Palau
To the Far Side of Hell – Derrick Wright
It’s a little sad that most of the literature based on these beautiful island is written around a World War II battle that probably needed never happen, but here we are.
Palestine
The Secret Life of Saeed – Emile Hibaby
The story of Saeed, a Palestinian who becomes a citizen of Israel, is a story of fact and fantasy, tragedy and comedy. Purposefully imitating Voltaire’s classic Candide, another dark comedy which derives its humour from life’s tragedies, Habiby’s The Secret of Saeed the Pessoptimist is a classic of Arab literature
Panama
Silver People – Margarita Engle
From the young “silver people” whose back-breaking labor built the Panama Canal to the denizens of the endangered rainforest itself, this is the story of one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken
Papua New Guinea
Child of the Jungle – Sabine Kueger
Sabine Kuegler was five years old when her family-her German linguist-missionary parents and her siblings-moved to the territory of the recently discovered hunter-and-gatherer Fayu tribe of Papua New Guinea. At the age of 17, Sabine found her life turned upside down when she left for Switzerland to attend boarding school and entered traditional society head-on.
Paraguay
I, the Supreme – Augusto Roa Bastos
I the Supreme imagines a dialogue between the nineteenth-century Paraguayan dictator known as Dr. Francia and Policarpo Patiño, his secretary and only companion.
Peru
The Time of the Hero – Mario Vargas Llosa
This powerful political satire did not sit well with Peru’s government and thousands of copies were publicly burned.
Philippines
Smaller and Smaller Circles – F. H Batacan
A crime mystery guaranteed to have you turning pages, set in the corrupt area of Manila’s Quezon City.
Pitcairn Islands
Lost Paradise – Kathy Marks
Lost Paradise documents the controversial international investigation into remote Pitcairn Island and the report that revealed how most of its young females were being sexually abused through culturally condoned practices.
Poland
Schindler’s Ark – Thomas Keneally
Novels of Poland are dominated by World War II, and so today we’ve chosen Schindler’s Ark. Based on a true story, this enduring tale is also an award winning movie.
Portugal
Night Train to Lisbon – Pascal Mercier
Raimund Gregorius, a professor of dead languages at a Swiss secondary school, lives a life governed by routine. Then, an enigmatic Portuguese woman stirs his interest in an obscure, and mind-expanding book of philosophy that opens the possibility of changing Raimund’s existence.
We hope you’re enjoying this new blog series, we’ll be back with the next journey through literature in a few days, starting with Palau.
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