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@sdasda7777
@sdasda7777 Жыл бұрын
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
@madi32
@madi32 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@zaffiruddin6808
@zaffiruddin6808 Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@asbest2092
@asbest2092 Жыл бұрын
libanon be like -_+
@alishettishreechakra3742
@alishettishreechakra3742 Жыл бұрын
Thank you bro
@yaarabenchayun906
@yaarabenchayun906 Жыл бұрын
Israel 😢
@taniaholzli6017
@taniaholzli6017 Жыл бұрын
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.
@wildcherrygirl
@wildcherrygirl Жыл бұрын
i love this book, and i found it from Emma. it’s in her 2020 favorites
@emmiereads
@emmiereads Жыл бұрын
AAAH yes I have read that one! Absolutely loved it - think I will move on to Flights next!
@dominikakalkowska8753
@dominikakalkowska8753 Жыл бұрын
@@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
@CalebBedford
@CalebBedford Жыл бұрын
Commented this, and then scrolled down and realized that of course I wasn't the first to suggest this. Excellent book!
@marleneartigues
@marleneartigues Жыл бұрын
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.
@kimwicks5540
@kimwicks5540 Жыл бұрын
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
@dilaraguney
@dilaraguney Жыл бұрын
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 Hikmet’s work! There are the basics of Turkish lit 🌸 Hope this helps! + My friends say that The Museum Of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk is great, I have not read it though!
@liaetmin2888
@liaetmin2888 Жыл бұрын
And if you want to get away from the popular ones and maybe read hidden gems i recommend Adalet Ağaoğlu (though u have to know a bit of Turkish history to read her) Oğuz Atay is great too!
@Jeroeny
@Jeroeny Жыл бұрын
Just finished a Turkish book. A Strange Woman by Leylâ Erbil. Is this book known in Turkey?
@dilaraguney
@dilaraguney Жыл бұрын
@@Jeroeny I have heard about it but have not read it. She is not as ‘popular’ as the authors that I have mentioned!
@liaetmin2888
@liaetmin2888 Жыл бұрын
@@Jeroeny Leyla Erbil is known amongst literature lovers in Turkey but not by the general public i think. Did you like the book?
@liaetmin2888
@liaetmin2888 Жыл бұрын
@@Jeroeny oh and maybe u know it but she was nominated for a nobel prize
@drummerchikk101
@drummerchikk101 Жыл бұрын
The cat meowing randomly is everything 😂
@jennymcevoy8961
@jennymcevoy8961 Жыл бұрын
I keep thinking it's my cats 😂
@Shysnapping
@Shysnapping Жыл бұрын
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
@lilyswan6333
@lilyswan6333 Жыл бұрын
🇺🇦 For Ukraine I absolutely recommend you “The City” (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 “good old classics”😊
@milaniezh
@milaniezh Жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree! Ukrainian literature very deep and shows the importance of historical significance.
@vladanapetyak5
@vladanapetyak5 Жыл бұрын
YASSSS
@gabeleme
@gabeleme Жыл бұрын
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!!💜
@abrilvonbunny6205
@abrilvonbunny6205 Жыл бұрын
This book Broke me
@bestnarryever
@bestnarryever Жыл бұрын
this book is so sad but so sweet ugh 😢❤
@paloma4926
@paloma4926 Жыл бұрын
Omg I love that book 🥺🥺
@noone-ou7ey
@noone-ou7ey Жыл бұрын
i love that book so much it's probably one of the saddest books i've ever read :,))
@asimsekipkaya4632
@asimsekipkaya4632 Жыл бұрын
This was the first book I've ever read, and it messed me up
@LizApizaa
@LizApizaa Жыл бұрын
Before I start watching the video, I just wanna mention how stunning you look!
@loulelou
@loulelou Жыл бұрын
Okay now I want to do this perhaps in every region of my country (Philippines) such as good idea!
@sdfkfhfjg
@sdfkfhfjg Жыл бұрын
im going to read from every indian state too thanks for the idea
@user-tl2zv9xm7c
@user-tl2zv9xm7c Жыл бұрын
have you read shakher : ek jivani by Agyeya if not then it definitely worth your time
@user-tl2zv9xm7c
@user-tl2zv9xm7c Жыл бұрын
BTW I am from Rajasthan and the only Rajasthani book that i have read is Vir Satsai
@erinh7450
@erinh7450 Жыл бұрын
I'd also love recs from each Indian state- please share!
@isabellehall9217
@isabellehall9217 Жыл бұрын
I love Calcifer's commentary. He has opinions and he's not afraid to share them xD
@jamesduggan7200
@jamesduggan7200 Жыл бұрын
😃
@emmiereads
@emmiereads Жыл бұрын
very strong opinions about me not letting him eat my lunch😂
@user-rp9dg2ju4w
@user-rp9dg2ju4w Жыл бұрын
@@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 nation’s post-independence years. This captivating book is Serhiy Zhadan’s ode to Kharkiv, the traditionally Russian-speaking city in Eastern Ukraine where he makes his home. A leader among Ukrainian post‑independence 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 Union’s 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. Zhadan’s 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.
@arbazsayed
@arbazsayed Жыл бұрын
I was pausing the video again and again and was trying to find out where is that cat voice coming from
@gokhanozmen7491
@gokhanozmen7491 Жыл бұрын
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 Uşaklıgil'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 :)
@annamattos8627
@annamattos8627 Жыл бұрын
The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco, is an excellent pick for Italy.
@alex88088
@alex88088 Жыл бұрын
For Romania you have to read Nostalgia by Mircea Cărtărescu, 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.
@nehir3422
@nehir3422 Жыл бұрын
added nostalgia to my reading list! the only romanian author i've read so far is panait istrati and i loved his work
@bestnarryever
@bestnarryever Жыл бұрын
omg I’m curious but scared 😅
@ninnik
@ninnik Жыл бұрын
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.
@NightTimeDay
@NightTimeDay Жыл бұрын
Are there books? I saw Moomin comic strip collection once!
@deeshighwalls
@deeshighwalls Жыл бұрын
I'm from Norway and it's the same here! I don't know anyone who didn't watch it growing up ☺
@Kenough_in_Wonderland
@Kenough_in_Wonderland Жыл бұрын
They're quite popular in Germany too
@Flashofgrey
@Flashofgrey Жыл бұрын
There are books and comics about the Moomins. Half of the Moomin comic collections were written by Tove’s brother Lars (the later half) and all the Moomin books were written by Tove. Much love for Moomins in Canada too :)
@ninnik
@ninnik Жыл бұрын
@@Flashofgrey The comics can get pretty wild, like the one about Torrelorca :D
@jacobc3400
@jacobc3400 Жыл бұрын
For Poland I have to recommend Solaris by Stanisław 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 don’t care to know us, and what if we can’t 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.
@EmyN
@EmyN Жыл бұрын
She read it! And really liked I believe
@changelingreader14
@changelingreader14 Жыл бұрын
​​@@EmyN yes! It was in her "My favorite books of all time" video, I believe.
@agaisfine.6052
@agaisfine.6052 Жыл бұрын
For Polish classic literature i can recommend you The Doll by Bolesław Prus or if you want something weirder Ferdydurke by Witold Gombrowicz. And of course The Witcher!! ☺️
@alien-is4dj
@alien-is4dj Жыл бұрын
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)
@yes-en8ur
@yes-en8ur Жыл бұрын
Stanislaw Lem is good if you like science fiction too
@m.h.744
@m.h.744 Жыл бұрын
Some polish books I think are worth reading: Bruno Schulz “The Cinnamon Shops” (A dreamy recall of the author’s childhood in a polish town in the late 19., early 20. century), Witold Gombrowicz „Ivona, Princess of Burgundia” (a play and a Shakespearian parody, grotesque and funny), Stanisław Lem „The Futurological Congress” (dystopian, poses the question of experience and reality, interesting to read today because of the rise of technology like artificial reality), Henryk Sienkiewicz “Quo Vadis” (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).
@alien-is4dj
@alien-is4dj Жыл бұрын
@@joannaszulc1496 uwazam, ze te ksiazki z jakiegos powodu sa uznawane za klasyki i naprawde warto je przeczytac
@hanakristonova8713
@hanakristonova8713 Жыл бұрын
Hi everyone! For Czech Republic I can recommend anything by Karel Čapek, Franz Kafka, also a short story called The Ratcatcher by Viktor Dyk or Hana by Alena Mornštajnová.
@kristynasukova8769
@kristynasukova8769 Жыл бұрын
I would add anything by Milan Kundera. My favourite is Life is Elsewhere
@Chnapik
@Chnapik Жыл бұрын
i think unbearable lightness of being by kundera is the pinnacle of czech literature tbh
@experiongallup
@experiongallup Жыл бұрын
I started City Sister Silver by Topol and loved it.
@thais5889
@thais5889 Жыл бұрын
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 i’m so happy you read Machado de Assis and Clarisse Lispector and I recommend you listen to Chico Buarque!! his songs are poetry ❤
@Jeroeny
@Jeroeny Жыл бұрын
Loved The Alchemist! Might or might not have to do with me living outside of Brazil ^^
@marcellarodrigues6546
@marcellarodrigues6546 Жыл бұрын
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
@kellymelo7145
@kellymelo7145 Жыл бұрын
​@@marcellarodrigues6546 nao conheço ngm que leu paulo coelho '-'
@irisselene2325
@irisselene2325 Жыл бұрын
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
@thaisieee
@thaisieee Жыл бұрын
​@@kellymelo7145 a maioria q eu conheço odeia, só duas pessoas gostam 😅
@RoseEvans01
@RoseEvans01 Жыл бұрын
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!
@RoseEvans01
@RoseEvans01 Жыл бұрын
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)
@exteriorarchives
@exteriorarchives Жыл бұрын
@@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
@exteriorarchives
@exteriorarchives Жыл бұрын
@@ark3x0 israel isn't a country x
@bestnarryever
@bestnarryever Жыл бұрын
This challenge helped me find some of my favorite books and even got me a best friend!!! (We bonded over Vita Nostra and now we’re super close) 😂 it’s great tbh
@allichuckran
@allichuckran Жыл бұрын
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
@palchemi106
@palchemi106 Жыл бұрын
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)
@easylachdochmal575
@easylachdochmal575 Жыл бұрын
German here. Thomas Mann is a great pick for German lit. I could also recommend Franz Kafkas Metamorphosis, Patrick Süskinds The Perfume, Erich Maria Remarques All Quiet On The Western Front or Bernhard Schlinks The Reader.
@Sarahcakes613
@Sarahcakes613 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Flashofgrey
@Flashofgrey Жыл бұрын
Sounds perfect, I’m going to pick this up!
@maitreyeed
@maitreyeed Жыл бұрын
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.
@julesperez6661
@julesperez6661 Жыл бұрын
I just finished reading Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead for my horror literature class and it’s my new favorite book!! Def recommend it, and I’ll be reading Flights this summer too!
@pineconek
@pineconek Жыл бұрын
I also came here to recommend Drive Your Plow!! I think Emma would especially love the unreliable narrator and the environmentalist/animal rights themes
@changelingreader14
@changelingreader14 Жыл бұрын
She's read Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead already, I believe.
@c_r_i_ss_y
@c_r_i_ss_y Жыл бұрын
My partner is Polish and he remembers studying and reading Wisława Szymborska’s poetry. I read some of her collections translated into English. Beautiful; highly recommend. Czesław Miłosz’s ‘The Captive Mind’ is an interesting non-fiction pick too. 🌸
@yibingxu5918
@yibingxu5918 Жыл бұрын
Same here. Highly Recommend captive mind!
@viviena_av
@viviena_av Жыл бұрын
Hi! :) For Hungary, I’d recommend the following books: The Paul Street Boys by Ferenc Molnár; Abigail by Magda Szabó; Fateless by Imre Kertész; Journey by Moonlight by Antal Szerb; The Choice by Edith Eva Eger; The Door by Magda Szabó.
@SafE29
@SafE29 Жыл бұрын
they sound interesting what are they about? im genuinely intruiged as i visited hungary and its a beautiful place
@duyguacar2504
@duyguacar2504 Жыл бұрын
Szabo❤ amazing woman. Especially the door and iza's ballad💯
@agiborcsik6330
@agiborcsik6330 Жыл бұрын
Yess, amazing recommendations!! But if you’re “only” reading one from each country, I’d say go for The Door by Magda Szabó!:)
@Lina.slovom.
@Lina.slovom. Жыл бұрын
Oksana Zabuzhko is one of the best contemporary Ukrainian authors 😊
@anno6769
@anno6769 Жыл бұрын
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!
@BMTitus
@BMTitus Жыл бұрын
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 Für Sich Allein I will know that my German journey has been successful.
@fredia7131
@fredia7131 Жыл бұрын
Gute Wahl. Viel Erfolg noch beim Deutsch Lernen. 💪
@ipekaygun4179
@ipekaygun4179 Жыл бұрын
Hi, Emma! I hope you're doing well. For Turkish literature I would like to add Reşat Nuri Güntekin's works. The most popular one is "The Wren (Çalıkuşu)". Also there is "Blue and Black (Mai ve Siyah)" by Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil. 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 ☺️
@danibosman5342
@danibosman5342 Жыл бұрын
What an awesome video! As a South African, I have a couple books I can recommend: - ‘Disgrace’ by JM Coetzee is a very well-know but very difficult read. - ‘Small Things’ by Nthikeng Mohlele is an underrated gem that I loved. - ‘Coconut’ or ‘Period Pain’ by Kopano Matlwa are great. - ‘Shadow Self’ by Paula Marais is one I remember as being really good but also very tough. I read it a long time ago, so I’m not sure if my opinions have changed, but I remember really liking it. - ‘Black Widow Society’ by Angela Makholwa is a great read, from what I heard. - anything written by Can Themba
@jamesduggan7200
@jamesduggan7200 Жыл бұрын
Coetzee is one of the few Africans I've read, and I'm pleased to have done so.
@riddles610
@riddles610 Жыл бұрын
@Dani Bosman I’m South African too! I LOVED ‘Small Things’ so much! I had to read it for university and did not expect it to become one of my favourite books ever
@kathhqq7
@kathhqq7 Жыл бұрын
Disgrace was one of the more uncomfortable books I’ve read.
@jodie7113
@jodie7113 Жыл бұрын
Had to read Small Things for uni last year. Wasn’t my favourite plot but the writing was superb
@dhis2527
@dhis2527 Жыл бұрын
For Romanian literature I recommend Adventures in Immediate Irreality by Max Blecher, Wasted Morning by Gabriela Adamesteanu, Ciuleandra by Liviu Rebreanu
@ritap189
@ritap189 Жыл бұрын
For Lithuania you should try Antanas Škėma "White Shroud" and Jurgis Kunčinas "Tūla". You can find these books in book depositary 😊
@frauerde5282
@frauerde5282 Жыл бұрын
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 😊
@arturasp
@arturasp Жыл бұрын
Neblogos knygos :)
@ShirinHossain04
@ShirinHossain04 Жыл бұрын
For india I would recommend choker bali by Tagore (read the translated version) .It is one of my favourite novels ever and focuses on women’s education,love,lust,infidelity and the treatment of widows.
@razakhan9796
@razakhan9796 Жыл бұрын
I was in a reading slump and then...boom Emma's video came with new book recommendations. Thanks alot pal 🍃
@drivethruu6863
@drivethruu6863 Жыл бұрын
I can recommend from Polish literature: the Doll by Bolesław Prus, The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski, Madame by Antoni Libera 😁
@Shysnapping
@Shysnapping Жыл бұрын
This is such an amazing and rewarding challenge. A personal favorite of mine. I can’t resist a couple recommendations so please pardon me. Poland: Stanislaw Lem ‘Solaris’ or Wladyslaw Reymont ‘The Peasants’ Ukraine: Andrew Kurkov ‘Death and the Penguin’ Personal favorites: Bosnia-Herzegovina: Ivo Andric (anything really) ‘The Bridge on the Drina’ Hungary: Magda Szabo ‘The Door’ Malaysia: Yangtze Choo ‘The Ghost Bride’ Indonesia: Eka Kurniawan ‘Beauty is a Wound’ Norway: (completed for the challenge but cannot resist. Sigrid Undset ‘Kristin Lavransdattar’ trilogy
@mrozikczyta
@mrozikczyta Жыл бұрын
As Polish person, Solaris by Stanisław 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
@nickieliscp
@nickieliscp Жыл бұрын
Another reccomendation for Australia is Picnic at Hanging Rock. So haunting and captures the magic of the Australian landscape like nothing else
@zoemansell7352
@zoemansell7352 Жыл бұрын
For New Zealand, when you get here, I would recommend going for some Māori authors. Some classics (and brilliant ones) are Whiti Ihimaera, Patricia Grace, and Alan Duff - Especially once we were warriors
@ewapawluk7133
@ewapawluk7133 Жыл бұрын
And the movie Once We Were Warriors was heartbreaking!
@danyella2957
@danyella2957 Жыл бұрын
Loved this video! Romanian literature i can warmly recommend: Mircea Eliade - Miss Christina, Vasile Voiculescu - Zahei the blind and also Magical love.
@iris-vu8wk
@iris-vu8wk Жыл бұрын
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!
@xenia_mre
@xenia_mre Жыл бұрын
For Germany I can recommend "Perfume" by Patrick Süskind. 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 :)
@romywolfofficial
@romywolfofficial Жыл бұрын
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.
@angieduque4748
@angieduque4748 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved the video ❤ These are some Colombian recs: - That which has no name, by Piedad Bonnett. It is beautifully devastating. - María, by Jorge Isaacs. It's a lovely story about a girl and his lover. Incredibly beautiful. - Love in the time of cholera, by Gabriel García Márquez. This is magic. - Oblivion: A memoir, by Héctor Abad Faciolince. This one carries a lot of Colombian history
@anamariavera6931
@anamariavera6931 Жыл бұрын
Pretty much the same authors I recommended, with the exception of Bonnett, which I haven't read yet 😉❤
@angieduque4748
@angieduque4748 Жыл бұрын
@@anamariavera6931 I highly recommend Piedad Bonnett. She's amazing ❤️
@isobelledger
@isobelledger Жыл бұрын
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.
@ubisunt...
@ubisunt... Жыл бұрын
For Belarus I would probably say King Stakh’s Wild Hunt by Uładzimir Karatkievič 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 Bacharevič's "Alindarka’s 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
@VictorAugustus
@VictorAugustus Жыл бұрын
My favorites so far: Uruguay - Springtime in a Broken Mirror by Mario Benedetti; Hungary - The Paul Street Boys by Ferenc Molnár.
@emma-nv2kr
@emma-nv2kr Жыл бұрын
I’m so happy that you talked about Japanese book first of all because I’m Japanese🥺🫶🏻 I love MISHIMA too. It has been made into drama, and it caused a sensation in Japan! (I’m sorry about my bad English😢)
@claaaaaara
@claaaaaara Жыл бұрын
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 Guimarães Rosa in you radar. He's one of our greatest writers and The Devil to Pay in the Backlands (Grande Sertão: 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!
@AllyEmReads
@AllyEmReads Жыл бұрын
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!
@og2087
@og2087 Жыл бұрын
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 copy🥰
@neliaaa
@neliaaa Жыл бұрын
I'm on my storygraph looking for South African books to recommend to you 😂🇿🇦 (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) • the smell of apples by Mark behr (historical lgbtq+ novel) • 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) • ons is nie almal so nie (we're not all like that) by Jeanne Goosen (shorter historical novel) • portrait with keys: joburg & what-what by Ivan Vladislavić (travelogue; non-fiction; mini-essays) • 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) • 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) • the yearning by mohale mashigo (novel) • anything by Zakes Mda (novels & plays) • mhudi by sol plaatje (novel -- I listened to a great seminar about this novel during my honours year) (sorry for this super long list 🙈🤭📚🇿🇦)
@juliavives1244
@juliavives1244 Жыл бұрын
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
@min3692
@min3692 Жыл бұрын
For Turkey, I recommend Elif Shafak. I’ve read two of her books so far, “the bastard of Istanbul” and “Three daughters of Eve” and I LOVED both.
@maymayyyy
@maymayyyy Жыл бұрын
I just love when she talks about our brazilian books 😍😍
@iamyourmother4517
@iamyourmother4517 Жыл бұрын
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).
@vesnasucov8065
@vesnasucov8065 Жыл бұрын
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 next🙂
@roca7268
@roca7268 Жыл бұрын
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.
@wandering0wonderland
@wandering0wonderland Жыл бұрын
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 🖤
@iamyourmother4517
@iamyourmother4517 Жыл бұрын
@@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
@wandering0wonderland
@wandering0wonderland Жыл бұрын
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. ✨
@dominikastaszalek6789
@dominikastaszalek6789 Жыл бұрын
Hey! From Poland I can recommend books by Olga Tokarczuk. She received the 2018 Noble Prize for literature :)
@zuzannakopczynska1561
@zuzannakopczynska1561 Жыл бұрын
I second this! I'm surprised she wasn't the pick, I suppose it's easy to get internationally :)
@igatartas3679
@igatartas3679 Жыл бұрын
Hi from Poland! A Treatise On Shelling Beans by Wiesław Myśliwski is a wonderful read. Could not recommend it enough :))
@maddssofia931
@maddssofia931 Жыл бұрын
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
@arvidjohansson3120
@arvidjohansson3120 Жыл бұрын
For Sweden The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren is a good choice. It’s a children’s fantasy novel that is rather special in its themes.
@user-tl2zv9xm7c
@user-tl2zv9xm7c Жыл бұрын
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
@Djcooksandbooks
@Djcooksandbooks Жыл бұрын
For Poland, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarzcuk! I love this books so much! Please read it!
@MrsSiri-ts4fd
@MrsSiri-ts4fd Жыл бұрын
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.❤💗(you're so gorgeous with this look dear🥺)
@saslkt
@saslkt Жыл бұрын
For Zimbabwe: Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga!
@FerLosa3
@FerLosa3 Жыл бұрын
Mexican here, I recommend Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, love it 😁
@kalatoz
@kalatoz Жыл бұрын
As georgian I can recommend "a man was going down the road" by otar chiladze(there is a good translation by donald rayfield )
@hallofries
@hallofries Жыл бұрын
i’ve been looking for this comment
@ebrar5526
@ebrar5526 Жыл бұрын
Turkish here, i highly recommend Oğuz Atay. You’re gonna deeply fall in love with his writing!
@Marcela.Isabel
@Marcela.Isabel Жыл бұрын
First time subscriber. I am in awe of your channel. Feels like a safe haven but also an adventurous space. I love it!
@Evermorereads
@Evermorereads Жыл бұрын
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
@CathyCoconut
@CathyCoconut Жыл бұрын
You could read The Witcher for Poland! Really interesting to see you discuss this challenge
@throneofpages
@throneofpages Жыл бұрын
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!! 💗🫶
@eugenieboth4675
@eugenieboth4675 Жыл бұрын
As a French, I highly recommend to you all the Camus works so my personal favorites are « the stranger », « the fall » but I also recommend to you Sartre, Simonne de Beauvoir, Marguerite Duras, Milan Kundera ( he is originally from Czech Republic but he flew away and had the French nationality), Balzac, Maupassant, Proust, Celine works
@shannoncowie
@shannoncowie Жыл бұрын
For Poland - Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk! It's great!!
@sara.5375
@sara.5375 Жыл бұрын
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
@noraliu6442
@noraliu6442 Жыл бұрын
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.
@palomaeli5091
@palomaeli5091 Жыл бұрын
The Brothers Karamazov is a BEAST but it is so, so, so good. ❤❤
@mattkean1128
@mattkean1128 Жыл бұрын
I won't comment on everything because there's so much 😄 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.
@vladstefoniwrites
@vladstefoniwrites Жыл бұрын
Love the book you chose for Romania, as I am a young romanian writer myself! 💕✒️📖
@m.appleton9956
@m.appleton9956 Жыл бұрын
Brothers Karamazov is one of my favorite novels. It’s so much fun-basically it’s a family murder mystery. It’s fun, funny, philosophical, and very plot driven, like so much to Dostoevsky. Highly recommend.
@GypsyEyes
@GypsyEyes Жыл бұрын
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!
@eonayuki1268
@eonayuki1268 Жыл бұрын
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!🍃
@hester8422
@hester8422 Жыл бұрын
Love her books!!
@andreamagana4757
@andreamagana4757 Жыл бұрын
Ahhh I’m so happy you’ve been enjoying my country’s literature so much 🇲🇽✨
@efluvial
@efluvial Жыл бұрын
Love hearing Calcifer in the background. Sounds like he is saying “Mamma! Pay attention to me!” Recommend ClaireKeegan “Small Things Like These” “Foster” and Niall Williams “This is Happiness” both Irish Authors.
@greyemk
@greyemk Жыл бұрын
Turkish recommendation - Dawn by Sevgi Soysal! I loved this book, Soysal was a feminist revolutionary in the 70s and this novel was written reflecting on her experiences as a political prisoner, following a cast of characters over one night. Really really good
@Ambermarie13
@Ambermarie13 Жыл бұрын
You’ve totally inspired me to do this challenge as well!!
@eryngr1992
@eryngr1992 Жыл бұрын
for Belarus, read anything from Svetlana Alexievich (she has the Nobel Prize in Literature actually) or Vasil Bykaŭ (he was considered for it a few times), the former is more about documenting historical events and fictionalizing them a bit, the latter one is an amazing existentialist, was one of the best one out there, yet read both with caution - they can be extremely depressing lol
@benjaminwiese6622
@benjaminwiese6622 Жыл бұрын
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.
@biancaschmidt4295
@biancaschmidt4295 Жыл бұрын
The comments are as good as the video itself! Loooooving the recommendations from all around the world ❤
@sude-do1qh
@sude-do1qh Жыл бұрын
For Turkish literature, I think you would love "Cevdet Bey and His Sons" by Orhan Pamuk, which is a BIG book but talks about very important topics that are still relevant today, and the book is one of my favourites from Pamuk. I would also recommend "The Loiterer" by Yusuf Atılgan which is comparatively short and is nothing like I've ever read before, it has a very unique style. Hope this helps!
@nehir3422
@nehir3422 Жыл бұрын
i have cevdet bey and his sons on my shelf rn but i'm too intimidated to start haha
@sude-do1qh
@sude-do1qh Жыл бұрын
@@nehir3422 yep it is a BIG book, for some parts of it I read it while listening to its audiobook which helped a lot :)
@laurakuhlmann1626
@laurakuhlmann1626 Жыл бұрын
And one more recommendation for Romania (my country 😊): try Mircea Cartarescu--either Blinding or Solenoid. (And I swear, not all men are called Mircea. But some good ones are 😂)
@user-bd1vf4ht6d
@user-bd1vf4ht6d Жыл бұрын
Brother's Karamazov one of my favorite book in the world ❤
@williamosterberg4260
@williamosterberg4260 Жыл бұрын
First of all lovely video 🥰 From Sweden I think you would like The Saga of Gösta Berling by Selma Lagerlöf, I've not read it but heard it has some magical realist aspects and it really is one of the most popular classics in Sweden. Selma Lagerlöf was the first woman to win the nobel prize for literature even!!
@lisasamuelsson2911
@lisasamuelsson2911 Жыл бұрын
It's one of my favorite books!! It reminds me a bit of One Hundred Years of Solitude so I think you'll love it Emma
@shannoncowie
@shannoncowie Жыл бұрын
Elif Shafak is an incredible Turkish author! My partner's mam is from Turkey and she's her favourite author. I've read The Island of Missing Trees so far and really enjoyed it and can't wait to read 10 minutes and 38 seconds in this strange world!
@loulelou
@loulelou Жыл бұрын
10 mins 38 seconds is my favourite read of the year so far! (And I read it on January, so that's something!)
@riverzend
@riverzend Жыл бұрын
the fact i spent the entire video thinking it was my cat meowing
@ranaekmekcioglu4679
@ranaekmekcioglu4679 Жыл бұрын
From Turkish lit I can't recommend you Sabahattin Ali enough! He has an incredibly pure and simple way of expressing anything. As a person who's gone through a lot in his short life, his hope and drive to live and to be a good human being transcends his pessimism, which makes him so special for me.
@helloitsme5727
@helloitsme5727 Жыл бұрын
373k, Emma!! Congratulations, I feel like a proud parent lol. I'd love to hear your thoughts on some Croatian literature. 🖤📚
@suzanegomesdacunha6632
@suzanegomesdacunha6632 Жыл бұрын
Hi!!!! 😁 I'm Brazilian and I can say you chose great authors from the beginning. Machado and Lispector are incredible writers. You could also try the works of Lima Barreto ( His writing is amazing! 😊 ) , Mário de Andrade ( his short stories are marvelous, but his novel 'Macunaíma' is very complex, dense and difficult to read, because of very specific references to folklore. His poetry os also good.) , Guimarães Rosa ( his style is unique [he plays with words, creating neologisms, and making the most of the effect the words can give him in the text), and Érico Veríssimo. The short stories by Murilo Rubião are very good, too (it's a deep dive in the fantastic genre and his writing is very good! ❤) I don't even know if these author's works are translated into English, but if they are, they are worth the read! 😁😚 P.S.: I'm curious to know what you think of 'The hour of the star' by Lispector. This book is gorgeous and very intense, but it's so good (as most of Clarice's works!! 😅).
@SafE29
@SafE29 Жыл бұрын
ola você tem muitas boas recomendações que eu posso ler porque eu não gosto de ler livros em inglês e eu prefiro portuges obrigado amiga.
@asalmahjourian
@asalmahjourian Жыл бұрын
For Iran, I recommend: 1. The symphony of the dead (it’s my favorite book and I know you would really like it) 2. Kelidar 3. Missing Salouch 4. Thé year of turmoil 5. My uncle Napoleon
@shaimaab
@shaimaab Жыл бұрын
Hi
@maria83maria
@maria83maria Жыл бұрын
Read some hungarian Literatur too. "The door" Magda Szabo and "Embers" Sandor Marai, hungarian Literatur is so vast and beautiful, is a shame that we don't have so many translations
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