reading a book from every single country | challenge update
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 18. 04. 2023
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00:00 - Introduction
01:15 - Japan
03:05 - India
04:55 - China
05:55 - Russia
07:05 - Chile
07:40 - Finland
08:55 - United Kingdom
09:03 - Turkey
10:05 - France
10:40 - South Africa
11:08 - Iraq
13:00 - South Korea
14:20 - Poland
14:45 - United States
15:09 - Italy
16:08 - Brazil
17:13 - Libanon
18:00 - Canada
18:22 - Germany
19:10 - Zimbabwe
19:50 - Romania
20:08 - Mexico
21:05 - Argentina
22:09 - Norway
22:42 - Ukraine
23:10 - Nigeria
23:39 - Ireland
24:53 - Sudan
25:10 - Australia
25:47 - Colombia
26:08 - Denmark
26:50 - Iran
27:13 - Austria
27:17 - Iceland
28:18 - Jamaica
29:25 - Portugal
29:50 - Guatemala
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Emma! I'm here for a Brazilian rec: just saw that the book "crooked plow" (Torto arado) is going to be translated to English this year; It's a great look into what kind of literature Brazil has been producing nowadays, the book is just so spectacular
From Poland, I loved Olga Tokarczuk's "Drive Your Plow Over the Bones Of The Dead" I liked it so much I am buying copies to give as gifts.
i love this book, and i found it from Emma. itâs in her 2020 favorites
AAAH yes I have read that one! Absolutely loved it - think I will move on to Flights next!
@@emmiereads I wonder if it's because of the English translations that people like Tokarczuk's books. I read Flights in the original ("Bieguni") and it was a torture for me... I would recommend Solaris by Stanislaw Lem - sci-fi, definitely translated to English
Commented this, and then scrolled down and realized that of course I wasn't the first to suggest this. Excellent book!
The Books of Jacob by her is amazing as well. Challenging and a brick of a book, but I read it last year and still think about it.
The cat meowing randomly is everything đ
I keep thinking it's my cats đ
I thought it was coming from outside. I was getting ready to head outside to look for a stray in the pitch dark before I paused the video. So happy. Hate thinking about cats outside 0:02
Hi! Turkish person here! Most foreign readers prefer to read Elif Shafak or Sabahattin Ali to get into Turkish literature. If you like detective novels you can look into Ahmet Umit or psychological non-fiction Engin Gectan (I do not know if his works are translated into English). Or one of my favorite authors Zulfu Livaneli (his autobiography is amazing). And for poetry you can search for Nazim Hikmetâs work! There are the basics of Turkish lit đž Hope this helps!
+ My friends say that The Museum Of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk is great, I have not read it though!
And if you want to get away from the popular ones and maybe read hidden gems i recommend Adalet AÄaoÄlu (though u have to know a bit of Turkish history to read her)
OÄuz Atay is great too!
Just finished a Turkish book. A Strange Woman by LeylĂą Erbil. Is this book known in Turkey?
@@Jeroeny I have heard about it but have not read it. She is not as âpopularâ as the authors that I have mentioned!
@@Jeroeny Leyla Erbil is known amongst literature lovers in Turkey but not by the general public i think. Did you like the book?
@@Jeroeny oh and maybe u know it but she was nominated for a nobel prize
as a brazilian, i recommend "my sweet orange tree" for brazilian lit as it is a really really beautiful and sad story. i had such a great experience with this book, i think you would like it!!đ
This book Broke me
this book is so sad but so sweet ugh đąâ€
Omg I love that book đ„șđ„ș
i love that book so much it's probably one of the saddest books i've ever read :,))
This was the first book I've ever read, and it messed me up
Before I start watching the video, I just wanna mention how stunning you look!
Okay now I want to do this perhaps in every region of my country (Philippines) such as good idea!
im going to read from every indian state too thanks for the idea
have you read shakher : ek jivani by Agyeya if not then it definitely worth your time
BTW I am from Rajasthan and the only Rajasthani book that i have read is Vir Satsai
I'd also love recs from each Indian state- please share!
Hi from Turkey, Emmie! One of the most famous literature books from here is Sabahattin Ali's Madonna in a Fur Coat (1943). I also loved Halid Ziya UĆaklıgil's ''Blue and Black'' (1897) (First Turkish novel written in European style and I loved it), Many people suggest Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar's ''The Time Regulation Institute'' (1952) but I found it a bit complicated and it was just ok, not outstanding for me. And I liked ''Snow'' by Orhan Pamuk too, glad you liked it :)
đșđŠ For Ukraine I absolutely recommend you âThe Cityâ (by Valerian Pidmohylnyi). This is one of our best classic books of the 20th century.
It tells a story of a young man from a village who decides to move to the capital, Kyiv, to study with his friends. It describes his adventures in a big scary city, him meeting new people and coming to terms with what he wants from life. It also introduces you to our charming and ancient city of Kyiv, which is actually one of the main characters itself.
This novel not only will help you to understand what Ukraine is, but it is also very enjoyable read. One of those âgood old classicsâđ
Absolutely agree! Ukrainian literature very deep and shows the importance of historical significance.
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I love Calcifer's commentary. He has opinions and he's not afraid to share them xD
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@@emmiereads The most popular Ukrainian writer in Ukraine
Mesopotamia by Serhiy Zhadan
A unique work of fiction from the troubled streets of Ukraine, giving invaluable testimony to the new history unfolding in the nationâs post-independence years.
This captivating book is Serhiy Zhadanâs ode to Kharkiv, the traditionally Russian-speaking city in Eastern Ukraine where he makes his home. A leader among Ukrainian postâindependence authors, Zhadan employs both prose and poetry to address the disillusionment, complications, and complexities that have marked Ukrainian life in the decades following the Soviet Unionâs collapse. His novel provides an extraordinary depiction of the lives of working-class Ukrainians struggling against an implacable fate: the road forward seems blocked at every turn by demagogic forces and remnants of the Russian past. Zhadanâs nine interconnected stories and accompanying poems are set in a city both representative and unusual, and his characters are simultaneously familiar and strange. Following a kind of magical-realist logic, his stories expose the grit and burden of stalled lives, the universal desire for intimacy, and a wistful realization of the off-kilter and even perverse nature of love.
I was pausing the video again and again and was trying to find out where is that cat voice coming from
Oh I'm so happy you've discovered the world of Moomins! This is something probably every Finn (and Swede) will say but Moomins were my childhood and they've been part of my life ever since. I grew up watching The Tales of the Moominvalley anime, read the books as an adult and was so delighted when the Moominvalley tv show came in 2019 and brought Moomins to a whole new and bigger audience. If you haven't yet, I really recommend watching both tv shows.
Are there books? I saw Moomin comic strip collection once!
I'm from Norway and it's the same here! I don't know anyone who didn't watch it growing up âș
They're quite popular in Germany too
There are books and comics about the Moomins. Half of the Moomin comic collections were written by Toveâs brother Lars (the later half) and all the Moomin books were written by Tove. Much love for Moomins in Canada too :)
@@Val-vh1ne The comics can get pretty wild, like the one about Torrelorca :D
For Romania you have to read Nostalgia by Mircea CÄrtÄrescu, this book made me cry like no other work of fiction, dug up memories from my childhood I thought would remain forgotten forever, just simply blew me away. If you're into existentialism and would like to enjoy some philosophy, I'd recommend Emil Cioran's The Trouble with Being Born, though definitely this is a mood read.
added nostalgia to my reading list! the only romanian author i've read so far is panait istrati and i loved his work
omg Iâm curious but scared đ
i used to be a strictly fantasy girly but ever since i started watching you, you've been such a big inspiration for me to branch out of my comfort zone and i love it
from Iran i recommend the symphony of the dead , it's such a beautiful and yet haunting books i've ever read.(also the blind owl was such a great choice ! if you're interested there is a book written from the the woman in the painting's pov)
For Poland I have to recommend Solaris by StanisĆaw Lem. If you like the three body problem this has a similar weird scifi feel. It is about a sentient ocean and It explores what if aliens donât care to know us, and what if we canât possibly dream of understanding them anyway. It might be a bit out of your usual reading as it's classic scifi from the 60s. Still worth checking out I think.
She read it! And really liked I believe
ââ@@EmyN yes! It was in her "My favorite books of all time" video, I believe.
The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco, is an excellent pick for Italy.
For Polish classic literature i can recommend you The Doll by BolesĆaw Prus or if you want something weirder Ferdydurke by Witold Gombrowicz. And of course The Witcher!! âșïž
Yes! The Doll is one of my favorite books ever and I just finished Ferdydurke which I also loved (strange because I read both for school)
Stanislaw Lem is good if you like science fiction too
Some polish books I think are worth reading: Bruno Schulz âThe Cinnamon Shopsâ (A dreamy recall of the authorâs childhood in a polish town in the late 19., early 20. century), Witold Gombrowicz âIvona, Princess of Burgundiaâ (a play and a Shakespearian parody, grotesque and funny), StanisĆaw Lem âThe Futurological Congressâ (dystopian, poses the question of experience and reality, interesting to read today because of the rise of technology like artificial reality), Henryk Sienkiewicz âQuo Vadisâ (a Classic, historical fiction about the beginnings of Christianity, makes maybe the strongest case for Christianity and against hedonism [in the form of the character Petronius] in literature, occasionally funny and worth reading for people interested in antiquity).
@@joannaszulc1496 uwazam, ze te ksiazki z jakiegos powodu sa uznawane za klasyki i naprawde warto je przeczytac
In Brazil there are a lot of people who dislike the alchemist, the book seems to be more popular outside of brazil idk why
also iâm so happy you read Machado de Assis and Clarisse Lispector and I recommend you listen to Chico Buarque!! his songs are poetry â€
Loved The Alchemist! Might or might not have to do with me living outside of Brazil ^^
I also never understood how Paulo Coelho became so famous internationally, I always noticed that here in Brazil, those who like Paulo are the older ones
â@@marcellarodrigues6546 nao conheço ngm que leu paulo coelho '-'
Paulo Coelho is ridiculously famous here in Spain lol Everytime i heard anyone talk about books in my friends circle of classmates it was always his name being thrown around hahah. I haven't yet read anything from him, I wonder if I'm missing out on something that amazing lol
â@@kellymelo7145 a maioria q eu conheço odeia, sĂł duas pessoas gostam đ
I was in a reading slump and then...boom Emma's video came with new book recommendations.
Thanks alot pal đ
Hi everyone! For Czech Republic I can recommend anything by Karel Äapek, Franz Kafka, also a short story called The Ratcatcher by Viktor Dyk or Hana by Alena MornĆĄtajnovĂĄ.
I would add anything by Milan Kundera. My favourite is Life is Elsewhere
i think unbearable lightness of being by kundera is the pinnacle of czech literature tbh
I started City Sister Silver by Topol and loved it.
Another reccomendation for Australia is Picnic at Hanging Rock. So haunting and captures the magic of the Australian landscape like nothing else
My partner is Polish and he remembers studying and reading WisĆawa Szymborskaâs poetry. I read some of her collections translated into English. Beautiful; highly recommend.
CzesĆaw MiĆoszâs âThe Captive Mindâ is an interesting non-fiction pick too.
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Same here. Highly
Recommend captive mind!
I'm so inspired to read all of these! my TBR is growing so fast, your book recommendations are incredible â
First time subscriber. I am in awe of your channel. Feels like a safe haven but also an adventurous space. I love it!
German here. Thomas Mann is a great pick for German lit. I could also recommend Franz Kafkas Metamorphosis, Patrick SĂŒskinds The Perfume, Erich Maria Remarques All Quiet On The Western Front or Bernhard Schlinks The Reader.
Hi Emma, for Poland I recommend books by Olga Tokarczuk, I read Flights couple of years ago and it was amazing, I like to think of it as a meditation on travel and its profound effect in our society as a whole over the last few centuries, I have heard that her other novel Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead is really good too.
I just finished reading Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead for my horror literature class and itâs my new favorite book!! Def recommend it, and Iâll be reading Flights this summer too!
I also came here to recommend Drive Your Plow!! I think Emma would especially love the unreliable narrator and the environmentalist/animal rights themes
She's read Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead already, I believe.
okay so i am DEEP into this challenge. i made an unnecessarily comprehensive spreadsheet to keep track of all the books (made a video about it for those interested) and have found it very fun to find weird obscure literature from weird obscure locales. satisfies a very specific nerdy itch in my brain. will absolutely be making note of some of these recommendations, thanks emma!
my favourites so far:
Philippines: Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan
Israel: A Horse Walks Into A Bar by David Grossman
Latvia: Soviet Milk by Nora Ikstena (i sobbed)
@@RoseEvans01 israel isn't a country, but apart from that, sounds so fun! i'm probably gonna make an excel spreadsheet myself to track my own challenge
@@ark3x0 israel isn't a country x
This challenge helped me find some of my favorite books and even got me a best friend!!! (We bonded over Vita Nostra and now weâre super close) đ itâs great tbh
Hi, Emma! I hope you're doing well. For Turkish literature I would like to add ReĆat Nuri GĂŒntekin's works. The most popular one is "The Wren (ĂalıkuĆu)". Also there is "Blue and Black (Mai ve Siyah)" by Halit Ziya UĆaklıgil. It is about a young poets shattered dreams. There are also Sunay Akın's works but I'm not sure if they are translated.
I love your videos, thanks for sharing your reading journey with us âșïž
As Polish person, Solaris by StanisĆaw Lem is a polish book. I can also recommend Olga Tokarczuk works - Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead or Primeval and other times, and The Witcher Series by Sapkowski
You introduced me to this challenge and I've read from 25 countries so far, and nearly every book you've mentioned (in pretty much all of your videos about this challenge) is on my TBR, you make every book sound so wonderful! I highly recommend Mariana Enriquez for Argentina, she's written a few short story collections and also a couple of novels, she's a horror writer. Also I recommend Hanna Alkaf for Malaysia (in particular her middle-grade novel The Girl and the Ghost), and Ocean Vuong for Vietnam!
I love your Around the World challenge videos and I always note everything down because i'm trying to do the challenge as well. It's going a bit slow but as an alternative I'm also trying to watch a movie from every country which I think i can do easier than books but either way I LOVE your recommendations!âš
Loved this video! Romanian literature i can warmly recommend: Mircea Eliade - Miss Christina, Vasile Voiculescu - Zahei the blind and also Magical love.
For Romanian literature I recommend Adventures in Immediate Irreality by Max Blecher, Wasted Morning by Gabriela Adamesteanu, Ciuleandra by Liviu Rebreanu
Excited that you also like the three body problem!!! The second and third in the trilogy (in my opinion) are even better. I still think about and go back to some of those details a year after reading them.
A German novelist that I highly recommend is Hans Fallada. My favorite of his is Every Man Dies Alone. The English versions are on Kindle. I'm learning German and when I can read Jeder Stirbt FĂŒr Sich Allein I will know that my German journey has been successful.
Gute Wahl. Viel Erfolg noch beim Deutsch Lernen. đȘ
I'm loving so much your journey around the world, Emma! There're so many books I wanna read because of that. So, as a thank you, here's some recs for you:
from Poland, I highly recommend Wislawa Szymborska. She's a poet, and she deals a lot with politics in her poems. Here in Brazil, we don't have her books published in order, just collections. But if you have those in Canada, I recommend something between late 60s and early 90s.
I guess you haven't read yet from Mozambique, so I really really recommend Sleepwalking Land, by Mia Couto. It has some Hundred Years of Solitude vibes, but instead of being a tale of a family to deal with politics, it's a tale of an old man and a child lost in a road. I'ver read a while ago at uni and it's still one of my favourite books. Someone here on youtube said the english version isn't as poetic as the portuguese one, but I think you should give it a try anyway.
You'll LOVE Calvino! I haven't read If on a winter's night traveler, but I read Invisible Cities and it'll change your live. For real. You'll LOVE it.
As a Brazilian, I can't leave without telling you I laughed out loud when you talked about The Alchimist. It's a huge mystery why this book's so successful, a lot of people here think it's some pact with the devil or something cause it makes no sense. Anyway, to continue your Brazilian travel, keep GuimarĂŁes Rosa in you radar. He's one of our greatest writers and The Devil to Pay in the Backlands (Grande SertĂŁo: Veredas) is absolute madness. The writing is beautiful and super inventive, it's all a huge monologue. Anyway, you should keep it on your radar for when you have time!
For Argentinian literature (as an Argentinian) i really recomend you to read Alejandra Pizarnik poems!! she is one of my favorites. Also Cortazar obviously, his short stories are amazing. love your videos
im so inspired to start reading books from around the world, definitely noted down some recommendations! thank you for the lovely vibes and btw you look beautiful, white really suits you đ€đ€
Hi, I am from Georgia, a small very underappreciated country in the region of Caucasus (Intersection Europe and Asia). My country is very old. With its distinct culture and history, it's also a very interesting place. Everybody always forgets that we exist but I really hope you can read a book for our country as well:). I would recommend "The Eighth Life: For Brilka" by Nino Haratischwili. Best of luck!
For Lithuania you should try Antanas Ć kÄma "White Shroud" and Jurgis KunÄinas "TĆ«la". You can find these books in book depositary đ
I was literally wanting to look up authors and books from thr baltic states just today. Thank you for the Lithuanian suggestions. I put them on my wishlist đ
Neblogos knygos :)
The Brother's Karamazov is so fun, Dostoevsky can be daunting, but you can really find funny moments throughout the whole novel. Ivan was my favourite brother, but Dmitri's chapters are so fun also!
this is such a beautiful idea. im a flight attendant and i really want to make it a habit to get to know all these cultures i travel to much much deeper. so thank you for the inspiration!
What an awesome video! As a South African, I have a couple books I can recommend:
- âDisgraceâ by JM Coetzee is a very well-know but very difficult read.
- âSmall Thingsâ by Nthikeng Mohlele is an underrated gem that I loved.
- âCoconutâ or âPeriod Painâ by Kopano Matlwa are great.
- âShadow Selfâ by Paula Marais is one I remember as being really good but also very tough. I read it a long time ago, so Iâm not sure if my opinions have changed, but I remember really liking it.
- âBlack Widow Societyâ by Angela Makholwa is a great read, from what I heard.
- anything written by Can Themba
Coetzee is one of the few Africans I've read, and I'm pleased to have done so.
@Dani Bosman Iâm South African too! I LOVED âSmall Thingsâ so much! I had to read it for university and did not expect it to become one of my favourite books ever
Disgrace was one of the more uncomfortable books Iâve read.
Had to read Small Things for uni last year. Wasnât my favourite plot but the writing was superb
For New Zealand, when you get here, I would recommend going for some MÄori authors. Some classics (and brilliant ones) are Whiti Ihimaera, Patricia Grace, and Alan Duff - Especially once we were warriors
And the movie Once We Were Warriors was heartbreaking!
I can recommend from Polish literature: the Doll by BolesĆaw Prus, The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski, Madame by Antoni Libera đ
I love this video because I am trying to expand my reading to new styles of writing, new authors, etc. What really makes this video special is the constant Calcifer commentary in the background đâ€đ±
Ahhhhh loved this update!!! You inspired me to do my reading around the world challenge on my channel, so thank you!!!! đ
For contemoorary German lit you might enjoy Daniel Kehlmann. Some of his stuff has been translated into English :)
And not _quite_ contemporary but an absolute children's classic that is amazing to read at any age: "Momo" by Michael Ende.
For Turkey, I recommend Elif Shafak. Iâve read two of her books so far, âthe bastard of Istanbulâ and âThree daughters of Eveâ and I LOVED both.
For Belarus I would probably say King Stakhâs Wild Hunt by UĆadzimir KaratkieviÄ is one of our best classics of the 20th century. The book is kind of a gothic thriller with elements of detective fiction, belarusian folklore, and local landscapes. Basically this folklorist travels to the countryside to investigate myths of a group of hunters causing trouble in the Marsh Firs, which results in him staying in an old castle where he unravels the mystery of an aristocratic family curse. Otherwise, I would also recommend Alhierd BachareviÄ's "Alindarkaâs Children." It's a chilling read that I can only describe as a spin on the Hansel and Gretel story that reflects the power dynamic between the russian and belarusian languages and the ties between language and cultural identity
For South Africa, a book that I think you'd really enjoy is The Dream House by Craig Higginson. It centers around the different ways different characters remember the same events and how the titular house has different meaning to each of them.
For another Japanese read, I just read Sweet Bean Paste by Tetsuya Akikawa and I absolutely loved it. It gently highlights a topic that I (personally) don't often hear about in a very empathetic way, alongside the personal character development of our protag. It sometimes can feel like some info is being dropped into your brain but I found myself not minding it due to how it was contextualised. Highly recommend.
Iâm so happy that you talked about Japanese book first of all because Iâm Japaneseđ„șđ«¶đ» I love MISHIMA too. It has been made into drama, and it caused a sensation in Japan! ïŒIâm sorry about my bad EnglishđąïŒ
AHHHHH!!! iâm from chile and iâm so excited for you to read isabel allende
For Germany I can recommend "Perfume" by Patrick SĂŒskind. Most students have to read it in school and while others (mostly who don't really read in their free time) didn't liked as much, I absolutely adored it. It's quiet disturbing but the way he writes the story is strangely calm and beautiful (in my opinion at least).
Also books of Andreas Steinhöfel are really popular in Germany. He mostly writes children and teen books but "the center of the world" for example is still a good read as an adult.
Btw if you still search for a book from North Korea: I highly recommend "The girl with seven names" by Hyeonseo Lee. Technically it's not directly "from" the country but the author is a North Korean defector. In her book she tells the story of how she escaped. Her journey is fascinating and definitely heart breaking. She also shows how normal life looks like and what rules and customs apply. It's one of my favorite books.
Well I hope I could help and for you (and anyone else ofc) to enjoy these books :)
Ahhh Iâm so happy youâve been enjoying my countryâs literature so much đČđœâš
This is such an amazing and rewarding challenge. A personal favorite of mine. I canât resist a couple recommendations so please pardon me.
Poland: Stanislaw Lem âSolarisâ or Wladyslaw Reymont âThe Peasantsâ
Ukraine: Andrew Kurkov âDeath and the Penguinâ
Personal favorites:
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Ivo Andric (anything really) âThe Bridge on the Drinaâ
Hungary: Magda Szabo âThe Doorâ
Malaysia: Yangtze Choo âThe Ghost Brideâ
Indonesia: Eka Kurniawan âBeauty is a Woundâ
Norway: (completed for the challenge but cannot resist. Sigrid Undset âKristin Lavransdattarâ trilogy
I just love when she talks about our brazilian books đđ
you've inspired me to try this challenge out as well :') fingers crossed i'll have as much fun as you and i get to find some new favorites!! đđ«¶
Youâve totally inspired me to do this challenge as well!!
Hi there Emma, for Chinese lit I would highly recommend books by Yu Hua and Lu Xun. To Live by Yu Hua is my favorite book of all time. It also has a movie with the same name which is brilliant. I also read his Chronicle of a Blood Merchant in high school and loved it.
Lu Xun is one of the most influential authors in China. His books and short stories are required reading in middle school. The Story of Ah-Q by Lu Xun has a Penguin Classics edition so should be easier to get a copyđ„°
For Brazil you should read Crooked Plow! It's a "100 years of solitude" and "Pedro Paramo" vibe! Generational trauma, magical realism. So goooood!
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Hi! :) For Hungary, Iâd recommend the following books: The Paul Street Boys by Ferenc MolnĂĄr; Abigail by Magda SzabĂł; Fateless by Imre KertĂ©sz; Journey by Moonlight by Antal Szerb; The Choice by Edith Eva Eger; The Door by Magda SzabĂł.
they sound interesting what are they about? im genuinely intruiged as i visited hungary and its a beautiful place
Szabo†amazing woman. Especially the door and iza's balladđŻ
Yess, amazing recommendations!! But if youâre âonlyâ reading one from each country, Iâd say go for The Door by Magda SzabĂł!:)
Hi Emma, for the past few months you have been an inspiration to me. I am from India and I was pursuing CS engineering at a very renowned college but it was not my decision at all. So I kept the course aside and started focusing more on my passion of book reading and yeah I am enjoying the process and i am still persuing my degree because of my parents.
For India, I recommand a book named I, Lalla : The poems of Lal Ded. If you like The Prophet then I think you would like it too
and one more book which is Letters from father to his daughter by Jawahar Lal Nehru
This is amazing! Also Calcifer meows on the background are so cute lol
Brothers Karamazov is one of my favorite novels. Itâs so much fun-basically itâs a family murder mystery. Itâs fun, funny, philosophical, and very plot driven, like so much to Dostoevsky. Highly recommend.
I'm on my storygraph looking for South African books to recommend to you đđżđŠ (context: I studied 2 years of Afrikaans & Dutch in uni and am currently finishing my MA in English. I read a lot of South African novels, poetry, and plays - especially in Theater Studies)
âą the smell of apples by Mark behr (historical lgbtq+ novel)
âą boesman and Lena by Athol Fugard (play - banned, I think, during apartheid)
⹠anything by André P Brink, but I'd suggest The Ambassador or A Dry White Season (novels)
âą ons is nie almal so nie (we're not all like that) by Jeanne Goosen (shorter historical novel)
âą portrait with keys: joburg & what-what by Ivan VladislaviÄ (travelogue; non-fiction; mini-essays)
âą anything by Adam small; breyten Breytenbach; Ingrid jonker; ronelda s. Kamfer; Nathan Trantraal; Antjie Krog (poetry)
⹠you can't get lost in Cape Town by Zoë wicomb (short stories)
âą Ubu and the truth commission by Jane Taylor (play -- the original production incorporates puppetry by the artist William Kentridge & are an intext with Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi)
âą the yearning by mohale mashigo (novel)
âą anything by Zakes Mda (novels & plays)
âą mhudi by sol plaatje (novel -- I listened to a great seminar about this novel during my honours year)
(sorry for this super long list đđ€đđżđŠ)
For india I would recommend choker bali by Tagore (read the translated version) .It is one of my favourite novels ever and focuses on womenâs education,love,lust,infidelity and the treatment of widows.
I absolutely loved the video â€
These are some Colombian recs:
- That which has no name, by Piedad Bonnett. It is beautifully devastating.
- MarĂa, by Jorge Isaacs. It's a lovely story about a girl and his lover. Incredibly beautiful.
- Love in the time of cholera, by Gabriel GarcĂa MĂĄrquez. This is magic.
- Oblivion: A memoir, by HĂ©ctor Abad Faciolince. This one carries a lot of Colombian history
Pretty much the same authors I recommended, with the exception of Bonnett, which I haven't read yet đâ€
@@anamariavera6931 I highly recommend Piedad Bonnett. She's amazing â€ïž
Such a good vlog, Emma. Thank you for citing so many works for my TBR list, and for talking so well about them. What you do is greatly appreciated. All this and a thumb ring, too. Brava.
If you liked In Watermelon Sugar you'd love Trout Fishing in America and The Abortion by Brautigan. Boy was he quirky.
Yes, the Calvino will be a five star. Great book.
For a take on later, different counterculture developments both Vineland and Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon are amazing, detailed, and funny in a mystical, serious way. There's also Sometimes, A Great Notion by Ken Kesey but that's more rebellious, along the lines of The Monkey-Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey. All books mentioned are well written and readable.
Gunter Grass is a favorite German writer of mine. As for Death In Venice, it created a rash of suicides across Europe when it came out, so kinda don't read it if the black dog is sniffing around you maybe?
From Ireland, Colum McCann. I particularly liked Everything In This Country Must. I also like the work of Patrick McCabe, such as Butcher Boy and Breakfast On Pluto.
You like books about buildings, structures, and architecture. Have you read the Gormenghast trilogy by Melvyn Peake? It's about a sprawling, Gothic castle with quirky denizens.
I love coming home to a new emmie upload!!
Oksana Zabuzhko is one of the best contemporary Ukrainian authors đ
For Ukraine, I recommend Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov. It's set after the fall of the USSR and is about a man and his penguin living in Kyiv. Really top-notch if you like satirical novels.
Sounds perfect, Iâm going to pick this up!
first of all this is so cool, I'm now thinking of doing this challenge. literally currently browsing through the comments and taking notes for different countries' recs đ
and for Germany I really adored the city of dreaming books or the 13 1/2 lives of captain bluebear by Walter Moers. the writing is just super witty and clever, would absolutely recommend!
You are so amazing for this challenge-Thank You So Much! As a Self-Educated Writer and lover of literature (from the USA) it can be intimidating and difficult to explore literature outside of Western Society. Iâm so excited to get my hands on these!
Hi from Poland! A Treatise On Shelling Beans by WiesĆaw MyĆliwski is a wonderful read. Could not recommend it enough :))
From Trinidad and Tobago, there are dozens of amazing books, but I recommend When We Were Birds by Ayana Lloyd Banwo. As a Trinbagonian reading an entire novel written in Creole that told a love story steeped in folklore made my soul sing. An amazing book
I love this video!!! So much fun. Every book Iâve read this year has been a recommendation from you. You should create your own app with all your book recommendations and reviews
To be honest, everything was surround me with moomin whether cartoon,comics,even a mug (so overwhelming i know haha-) and you're recomment moomin book just in time it's destiny if i guess including i have a plan to read all of book that you mention as most as i found especially, the brothers karamazov fyodor dostoevsky. Recently, i was finish "the idiot" from dostoevsky when i thinking about it i realized that it's change my life and make me improve my writing articles by the way, thank you for your recomment books.â€đ(you're so gorgeous with this look dearđ„ș)
Love the book you chose for Romania, as I am a young romanian writer myself! đâïžđ
Last year i read "between shades of gray" by the lithuanian-american author Ruta Sepetys and it was sooooo good. I still think about it every day. Highly recommend!đ
Love her books!!
Love hearing Calcifer in the background. Sounds like he is saying âMamma! Pay attention to me!â Recommend ClaireKeegan âSmall Things Like Theseâ âFosterâ and Niall Williams âThis is Happinessâ both Irish Authors.
Funny what you said about Voltaireâs book because thatâs exactly what I was telling my Mom yesterday, guess I need to read that one next!
For Poland, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarzcuk! I love this books so much! Please read it!
As an Italian girl who has read a lot of Calvino in her life, I can honestly tell you that he is incredible. Looking forward to your reviews! (Check out the path to the nest of spiders, also from Calvino, and I feel like you might enjoy Cesare Pavese).
I'm not an Italian girl, but I absolutely loved If on a Winter's... and Invisible Cities (and I think Emma would love both of them). I'll have to check The path to the nest of spiders nextđ
As an italian as well, the italian classic I read for school and enjoyed the most is probably "Zeno's conscience" by Italo Svevo, because of how different, original and psychological it was (also, unreliable narrators are my jam). It's a quite divisive book, though. I also enjoyed Primo Levi. "If this is a man" would be the obvious choice, but Levi didn't write just that and he didn't write just about Auschwitz, of course.
I only tried one book by Calvino, "Il Cavaliere inesistente", and I didn't like it as much as I'd hoped. But maybe I was just unlucky. There are other books by Calvino that intrigue me, so maybe one day I'll try one of those.
I'm Canadian but Italo Calvino has become one of my favourite authors. I've only read 4 of his books thus far but Invisible Cities is my favourite & Marcovaldo being second đ€
@@wandering0wonderland Marcovaldo is such a heartwarming story in my opinion, i read it in elementary school with my father and it brings so many comforting memories when I think about it. such a beautiful book
It truly is such a comfort read! The fact that you have fond memories tied to it too is so special. I really enjoyed "The Baron in The Trees" as well for its fairytale qualities, though not being familiar with Italian history enough held my enjoyment back a bit. Strangely "If on a Winter's..." was my least favourite, though I did adore the beginning. Are there any that you would recommend prioritizing based on my preferences? I'm not sure which to pick up next and only have "The complete Cosmicomics" remaining on my shelf. âš
So nice to see a shout out for Seven Gothic Tales! Dinesen is probably my all time favourite author. Winter's Tales isn't really literally wintery for the most part btw, but it's still very good. All four of her major collections are well worth reading. Seven Gothic Tales and Last Tales are probably my personal favourites.
Also, for Poland, I recently read the collected works of Bruno Schulz, and it was wonderfully surreal and mystical. For Australia, Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay is a really eerie, summer-hazy sort-of-Gothic novel (though not as good as the beautifully ethereal movie).
i just finished the african trilogy and i liked all of the books, but especially arrow of god. you should definitely continue the triology!
Heyy Emmie x I think you should definitely read a book from an Albanian author!
Our most acclaimed one is called Ismail Kadare. I'd recommend "The Palace of Dreams" but his most popular novel is "The General of the Dead Army". A contemporary Albanian author I'd love for you to also consider is Lea Ypi. She's particularly known for her memoir titled "Free". Hope you give Albanian lit a chance
I won't comment on everything because there's so much đ but I love your taste
I've been reading through Zola's series (they're only loosely connected so you can jump around) and it's always so interesting. People really don't change lol
I have to find those Mishima editions.
Emma! I'm doing the Read Around the World Challenge as well and I love your recommendations. For more South Korean lit, I HIGHLY recommend anything by Han Kang. I think you'd really enjoy The Vegetarian by her. The translator, Deborah Smith, (who also translated Untold Night & Day) is fantastic and Kang's writing sticks with me no matter what.
Iâm so happy literature from my country đČđœ is loved by someone like you, but also so sad that here we donât appreciate it as we should. Loved the books you mention â€ïžđ€đ
You could read The Witcher for Poland! Really interesting to see you discuss this challenge
373k, Emma!! Congratulations, I feel like a proud parent lol. I'd love to hear your thoughts on some Croatian literature. đ€đ
Hi, Emmie â€ïž Iâve been following you for a while and you made me want to do the same thing: I now want to read books from every country I can đ sending lots of love
For Poland, I'm sure you would like A Sitter for a Satyr (also title He cometh Leaping Over the Mountains [from the Song of Songs, or Song of Solomon]). The sitter is a young woman with an unique and intoxicating beauty, and the satyr an old revered painter (who reminded me, personally, of P. Picasso). I'm hoping to join you finishing Brothers Karamazov next month. I'll be listening to it performed on Audible. Also, I'll be reading a Pamuk: NIghts of Plague, as part of a mini-study: Arrowsmith (a plague-fighting doctor), and La Peste, I believe all three authors (Lewis, Camus, & Pamuk) are winners of the Nobel Prize, but then again I'm wrong sometimes. YOu mentioned Voltaire, who was the first author I read in French, Candide, which remains a great favorite of mine.
For Sweden The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren is a good choice. Itâs a childrenâs fantasy novel that is rather special in its themes.
I'm Portuguese, and I'm really glad you're enjoying our literature. The cover of "The Book of Disquiet" made me SO happy. Those azulejos look just like the ones in my kitchen
One of the most beautiful books I read came from Hungary: Sandor Marai's Embers. And I love listening to you talking about books đ
For Poland I'd recommend Lalka (The doll) by BolesĆaw Prus! I haven't read it but my polish mom really loves this book :)