we read: around the world in 80 books

I'm part of an awesome Goodreads group in which everybody reads books from different countries. I'm making my way around "the world," pinning images inspired by the books and the characters in them.

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Faraway Places

a wooden walkway leading to the beach with text overlay reading, around the world in bookslava baltic count down

Reading A Book

What To Read

Countries Of The World

Faraway Places | A blog about the world's best destinations (mostly Paris)

What to read: I'm reading a book from every country in the world. This was my book for Latvia - Baltic Countdown by Peggie Benton.

a group of children posing for a photo with the words pure in front of them

Estonia

On Earth

A Book

Faraway Places | A blog about the world's best destinations (mostly Paris)

What to read: I'm reading a book from every country on Earth. This was the first one: Purge, from Estonia.

Around The World

Faraway Places | A blog about the world's best destinations (mostly Paris)

I'm reading a book from every country in the world - including Portugal's Blindness by José Saramago. Spoiler: it was great!

the world of yeste - day around the world in books europe by faraway places

Faraway Places | A blog about the world's best destinations (mostly Paris)

I'm reading a book from every country in the world. I thought Stefan Zweig's The World of Yesterday would be my Austria book, but it was so against nationalism in any form, and so for the project of Europe, I made it my Europe book.

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante - faraway places

I'm reading a (mostly contemporary) book from every country in the world — Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend is my book for Italy. It was great.

Faraway Places | A blog about the world's best destinations (mostly Paris)

The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas is one beautiful, little and incredibly strange book. Photo by Andy Rouse andyrouse.co.uk

the book between shades of gray by ruta sepety's is surrounded by rose petals

Lithuania

Shades Of Grey

Faraway Places | A blog about the world's best destinations (mostly Paris)

I'm reading a book from every country in the world. This was my choice for Lithuania.

a young boy sitting in a box on the side of a road with people standing around him

Black And White People

Black And White Photographs

Collezioni del Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea - risultato selezione per fondo

Museo Fotografia Contemporanea | FONDO MARIO CATTANEO Italy // My Brilliant Friend

Bloglovin’

Italy // My Brilliant Friend

black and white photograph of boys in bathing suits walking down the street with clothes hanging on line

Photography Architecture

Sky Nature

Naples Italy

Monday Wash Day

Italy // My Brilliant Friend

an old black and white photo of flooded street

Parrocchia Sacra Famiglia - Giuseppini del Murialdo

Italy // My Brilliant Friend - I have been led to believe that these are their ponds

the book cover for americana by chimammanda ngozi adichie

Maya Angelou

Americanah Book

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

13 Book Club Books For Millennials, Because, Yes, We Read

nigeria // americanah - for once i liked the cover i bought best of any of them

a woman sitting on top of a stack of chairs in front of a white wall

Lupita and More Stylish Stars Reveal the Women Who Make Them Look So Good

nigeria // americanah - lupita nyong'o, who will play Ifemelu

we read: around the world in 80 books

I'm part of an awesome Goodreads group in which everybody reads books from different countries. I'm making my way around "the world," pinning images inspired by the books and the characters in them.

37 Pins

·7y

Faraway Places