April
5
Fiction Set in Exotic Locations
Choose a book from this list and immerse yourself in a different country, a different culture…all without the cost of plane ticket!
Abidi, Azhar. | Twilight. (Set in Pakistan). |
Abi-ezzi, Nathalie. | A girl made of dust. (Set in Saudi Arabia). |
Achebe, Chinua. | Things fall apart. (Set in West Africa). |
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. | Half of a yellow sun. (Set in Nigeria). |
Adiga, Aravind. |
The white tiger. (Set in India) |
Alsanea, Rajaa. | Girls of Riyadh. (Set in Saudi Arabia). |
Badami, Anita Rau. | Can you hear the nightbird call? ( Set in Vancouver & India). |
Blixen, Karen (Isak Dinesen). | Out of Africa & Shadows on the grass. (Set in Africa). |
Bradford, Chris. | Young Samurai: the way of the warrior. (Set in 17th century Japan). |
Compestine, Ying Chang. |
Revolution is not a dinner party: a novel. (Set in 1970’s China). |
Constable, Kate. |
New Guinea moon. (Set in New Guinea) |
Diamant, Anita. | The red tent. (Set in biblical Egypt). |
Drew, Alan. | Gardens of water. (Set in Istanbul). |
Ellis, Deborah. | Diego, run! ( Set in Bolivia) |
Parvana’s journey. (Set in Afghanistan) | |
Forster, E.M. |
Room with a view. (Set in Italy). |
Fugard, Athol. | Tsotsi. (Set in Johannesburg.) |
Godshalk, C.S. | Kalimantan. ( Set in Borneo, 1850). |
Hanif, Mohammed. | A case of exploding mangoes. (Set in Pakistan). |
Hosseini, Khaled. |
The kite runner. (Set in Afghanistan). |
Hudson, Christopher. | The killing fields. (Set in Cambodia.) |
McCormick, Patricia. | Sold. (Set in Nepal). |
Mah, Adeline Yen. | Chinese Cinderella: the secret story of an unwanted daughter. (Set in WW2 China). |
Mankell, Henning. | Secrets in the fire. (Set in Mozambique.) |
Martel, Yann. | Life of Pi. (Set in India and at sea). |
Mistry, Rohinton. |
A fine balance. (Set in India). |
Rushdie, Salmon. | enchantress of Florence. (Set in India / Pakistan, The Mughal empire). |
Midnight’s children. (Set in India). | |
Shalimar the clown. (Set in Los Angeles & Kashmir). | |
Wilkinson, Carole. | Dragon moon |
Dragon keeper | |
Garden of the purple dragon (All set in China, around 200AD during the Han Dynasty). | |
Xinran. | Miss Chopsticks. (Set in China). |