Recs if you like A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier...
Literature of the Global South
Writing and voices from outside of the white Western canon. Fiction and Non-fiction with an emphasis in diaspora, decolonization, global history, and resistance narratives from around the world. Features African, Asian, Central American, South American, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern voices.
Began with many recommendations from Jamin Anderson (@jaminanderson__ on Instagram) and has expanded with the help of the Pagebound community.
reading around the world: africa
Books from Different Countries
In an attempt to read books from as many countries as possible, i compiled a little list... β€οΈ
Mary Karr's Required Reading: Memoirs & Hybrids
Abridged list curated by Mary Karr in Art of Memoir (2015). I've selected only the books she's denoted to be "better written" as the original list is seven pages long.
Books Everyone Should Read to Understand the World
These are books that will help you expand your worldview and understand what people go through. Some books are fictional, diving into the questions of power, relationships, privilege, and struggle. Others are true stories, bearing witness to real events and experiences that happen world-wide. All of these books exemplify the importance of storytelling as a means to understanding each other and our world!
In my own words - Powerful Memoirs
Memoirs that make you sit and think for an hour, a day, a week or maybe forever.
Armchair Traveller π
Read the world! Goal is to read at least one book from each country (the author must be from the country).
100 Best Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
Reading Around the World
I believe reading books from around the world improves a person's life. This is a list of the books I've read or want to read from different countries in all corners of the world.
Memoirs of the World
1 Memoir from every country. Feel free to comment if you have a suggestion!
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