Top 10 Fiction Books by Non-American Authors
08 Sep 2015
Happy International Literacy Day! Reading is a wonderful way to expand your mind, travel the world (without leaving your comfy reading chair), and immerse yourself into another person’s life in a culture wholly different than your own. In the spirit of literacy and all things international, we’ve rounded up the top 10 fiction books that you should read. None of them are written by American authors, so you’ll be able to dive into a culture and perspective that is international by definition as you crack open the book.Top 10 Fiction Books by Non-American Authors
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Country of Origin: Nigeria
Setting: London, Nigeria, USA
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Country of Origin: Japan
Setting: Halisham, UK
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Country of Origin: China
Setting: China
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Country of Origin: Colombia
Setting: A fictional city in Latin America
A Perfect Crime by A Yi
Country of Origin: China
Setting: China
Adultery by Paulo Coelho
Country of Origin: Brazil
Setting: Switzerland
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
Country of Origin: Jamaica
Setting: Jamaica
The Werewolf of Bamberg by Oliver Pötzsch
Country of Origin: Germany
Setting: Germany
Finding Rebecca by Eoin Dempsey
Country of Origin: Ireland
Setting: England, Germany, USA
Wind/Pinball by Haruki Murakami
Country of Origin: Japan
Setting: Various
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Taylor
Taylor loves books with a heavy dose of absurdity, hilarity, and beautiful prose. She is a marketer, adventurer, nature-lover, Hufflepuff, wannabe world traveler, and advocate of laughter.
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