Books From Around the World

1.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,577 ratings
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Beneath the Lion's Gaze
Beneath the Lion's Gaze 3.96 avg rating — 3,749 ratings
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Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country 3.92 avg rating — 78,541 ratings
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 224,940 ratings
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The Whale Rider
The Whale Rider 3.84 avg rating — 11,948 ratings
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 273,173 ratings
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope 4.07 avg rating — 31,882 ratings
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Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate 3.95 avg rating — 387,488 ratings
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Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1)
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 206,938 ratings
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The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits 4.29 avg rating — 304,675 ratings
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Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,382 ratings
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I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala
I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala 3.85 avg rating — 6,324 ratings
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Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,985 ratings
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The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma
The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma 4.02 avg rating — 1,543 ratings
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When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge
When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge 4.18 avg rating — 4,944 ratings
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 696,792 ratings
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Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood
Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood 3.91 avg rating — 6,126 ratings
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The Kitchen God's Wife
The Kitchen God's Wife
by: Amy Tan
4.04 avg rating — 87,071 ratings
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Jumping Through Hoops
Jumping Through Hoops 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating — 156,863 ratings
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Children of the Jacaranda Tree
Children of the Jacaranda Tree 3.49 avg rating — 3,731 ratings
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Small Island
Small Island 4.01 avg rating — 37,174 ratings
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In the Shadow of the Banyan
In the Shadow of the Banyan 4.07 avg rating — 21,739 ratings
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Caramelo
Caramelo 3.93 avg rating — 12,984 ratings
25.
Inside Out & Back Again
Inside Out & Back Again 4.12 avg rating — 65,655 ratings
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Black Mamba Boy
Black Mamba Boy 3.74 avg rating — 2,311 ratings
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The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 584,704 ratings
28.
So Long a Letter
So Long a Letter 3.99 avg rating — 11,641 ratings
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Lyrics Alley
Lyrics Alley 3.79 avg rating — 1,534 ratings
28.
Sophie’s World
Sophie’s World 3.97 avg rating — 275,149 ratings
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Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo
Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo 3.76 avg rating — 12,198 ratings
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Rooftops of Tehran
Rooftops of Tehran 3.96 avg rating — 11,117 ratings
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The Mountains Sing
The Mountains Sing 4.31 avg rating — 57,512 ratings
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Sweetness in the Belly
Sweetness in the Belly 3.91 avg rating — 9,460 ratings
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In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies 4.15 avg rating — 77,529 ratings
36.
Every Day Is for the Thief
Every Day Is for the Thief
by: Teju Cole
3.69 avg rating — 7,750 ratings
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Little Daughter: A Memoir of Survival in Burma and the West
Little Daughter: A Memoir of Survival in Burma and the West
by: Zoya Phan
4.03 avg rating — 662 ratings
36.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,481 ratings
39.
Marzi: A memoir
Marzi: A memoir 3.90 avg rating — 1,634 ratings
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Little Brother
Little Brother 3.66 avg rating — 280 ratings
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A Small Place
A Small Place 4.05 avg rating — 17,331 ratings
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This Is Paradise!: My North Korean Childhood
This Is Paradise!: My North Korean Childhood
by: Hyok Kang
3.84 avg rating — 1,490 ratings
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Stay Alive, My Son
Stay Alive, My Son 4.37 avg rating — 1,186 ratings
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Aya (Aya, #1)
Aya (Aya, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 7,049 ratings
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Moon at Nine
Moon at Nine 3.88 avg rating — 1,188 ratings
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The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.92 avg rating — 3,430,805 ratings
46.
Miss Burma
Miss Burma 3.61 avg rating — 3,340 ratings
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Habibi
Habibi 3.64 avg rating — 2,958 ratings
49.
Season of Migration to the North
Season of Migration to the North 3.72 avg rating — 32,270 ratings
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The Wasted Vigil
The Wasted Vigil 3.72 avg rating — 1,994 ratings
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Keeping Hope Alive: One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed
Keeping Hope Alive: One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed
by: Hawa Abdi
4.20 avg rating — 854 ratings
52.
The Price of Stones: Building a School for My Village
The Price of Stones: Building a School for My Village 3.96 avg rating — 633 ratings
53.
Warrior Princess: Fighting for Life with Courage and Hope
Warrior Princess: Fighting for Life with Courage and Hope 3.95 avg rating — 129 ratings
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Les Misérables
Les Misérables 4.21 avg rating — 830,265 ratings
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World Folktales
World Folktales 3.20 avg rating — 54 ratings
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A Single Shard
A Single Shard 3.95 avg rating — 42,065 ratings
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The Namesake
The Namesake 4.02 avg rating — 280,164 ratings
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Nervous Conditions
Nervous Conditions 4.04 avg rating — 22,085 ratings
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My Forbidden Face: Growing Up Under the Taliban: A Young Woman's Story
My Forbidden Face: Growing Up Under the Taliban: A Young Woman's Story
by: Latifa
3.83 avg rating — 3,795 ratings
60.
An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography
An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography 4.19 avg rating — 6,734 ratings
61.
Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story
Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story 4.29 avg rating — 793 ratings
62.
A Chinese Life
A Chinese Life
by: Li Kunwu
3.95 avg rating — 748 ratings
63.
The Heart of Aikido: The Philosophy of Takemusu Aiki
The Heart of Aikido: The Philosophy of Takemusu Aiki 4.05 avg rating — 84 ratings
64.
Echoes of an Autobiography
Echoes of an Autobiography 3.81 avg rating — 2,594 ratings
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Dreaming of Baghdad
Dreaming of Baghdad 3.67 avg rating — 157 ratings
66.
Kitchen
Kitchen 3.90 avg rating — 121,531 ratings
67.
The Rabbit House
The Rabbit House 3.83 avg rating — 2,473 ratings
68.
Our Stories, Our Songs
Our Stories, Our Songs 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning 4.37 avg rating — 832,576 ratings
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Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self
Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self 3.96 avg rating — 822 ratings
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Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings
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African Short Stories: Twenty Short Stories from Across the Continent
African Short Stories: Twenty Short Stories from Across the Continent 3.74 avg rating — 322 ratings
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The Heinemann Book of African Women's Writing (African Writers Series)
The Heinemann Book of African Women's Writing (African Writers Series) 3.68 avg rating — 56 ratings
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Me and My Beloved Virgin
Me and My Beloved Virgin 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
75.
The Amazon Rally (Penguin Readers, Level 1)
The Amazon Rally (Penguin Readers, Level 1) 3.02 avg rating — 51 ratings
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The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers 3.97 avg rating — 68 ratings
77.
Emil And The Detectives
Emil And The Detectives 3.99 avg rating — 13,208 ratings
78.
Gucci (Penguin Readers, Level 2)
Gucci (Penguin Readers, Level 2) 3.35 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Tales from Hans Andersen
Tales from Hans Andersen 3.30 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Tales from the Arabian Nights
Tales from the Arabian Nights 3.50 avg rating — 28 ratings
81.
Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot 3.78 avg rating — 2,126 ratings
82.
Grey Owl
Grey Owl 3.67 avg rating — 39 ratings
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Theseus and the Minotaur, Level 1, Penguin Active Readers (Penguin Active Readers, Level 1)
Theseus and the Minotaur, Level 1, Penguin Active Readers (Penguin Active Readers, Level 1) 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings
84.
The Rainbow Serpent
The Rainbow Serpent 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
85.
Leaving No Footprint: Stories from Asia (Oxford Bookworms Library: Level 3)
Leaving No Footprint: Stories from Asia (Oxford Bookworms Library: Level 3) 3.20 avg rating — 75 ratings
86.
Songs from the Soul: Stories from Around the World
Songs from the Soul: Stories from Around the World 3.52 avg rating — 23 ratings
87.
Oxford Bookworms Library: Gazing at Stars-Stories from Asia: Level 6: 2,500 Word Vocabulary (Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 6)
Oxford Bookworms Library: Gazing at Stars-Stories from Asia: Level 6: 2,500 Word Vocabulary (Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 6) 3.47 avg rating — 32 ratings
88.
The Price of Peace: Stories from Africa (Oxford Bookworms Library Level 4)
The Price of Peace: Stories from Africa (Oxford Bookworms Library Level 4) 3.46 avg rating — 67 ratings
89.
Gandhi (Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles Level 4)
Gandhi (Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles Level 4) 3.62 avg rating — 151 ratings
90.
DK Biography: Nelson Mandela: A Photographic Story of a Life
DK Biography: Nelson Mandela: A Photographic Story of a Life 3.90 avg rating — 138 ratings
91.
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson 3.91 avg rating — 108,854 ratings
92.
East of the West: A Country in Stories
East of the West: A Country in Stories 4.19 avg rating — 3,327 ratings
93.
Swallows of Kabul
Swallows of Kabul 3.69 avg rating — 11,929 ratings
94.
The Cubs and Other Stories
The Cubs and Other Stories 3.25 avg rating — 417 ratings
95.
One Day of Life
One Day of Life 3.87 avg rating — 969 ratings
96.
Collected Novellas
Collected Novellas 3.99 avg rating — 1,167 ratings
97.
Urban Oracles: Stories
Urban Oracles: Stories 3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings
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The Lioness in Bloom: Modern Thai Fiction about Women (Voices from Asia) (Volume 9)
The Lioness in Bloom: Modern Thai Fiction about Women (Voices from Asia) (Volume 9) 3.86 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Zorba the Greek
Zorba the Greek 4.04 avg rating — 56,535 ratings
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Unbowed
Unbowed 4.07 avg rating — 6,929 ratings
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