If you have a recommendation (or you know about an English version of one of the books marked ‘translation sought’), please leave a comment at the bottom. I think you might find Che Guevara could be ‘claimed’ by a few SA countries as their own not excluding Cuba of course. Also in glasgow, where I study (english lit and russian) you can learn czech or estonian but tough luck if you’ve got interest in slovakia. Japan Haruki Murakami Kafka on the Shore; 1Q84 / Natsume Sōseki The Miner; I am a Cat/ Michitsuna no Haha (Michitsuna’s mother) The Kagero Diary (trans. Some terminology that may be used in this description includes: Rubbing Abrasion or wear to the surface.

Also, to read bosnian literature and miss Meša Selimović is imaginable for me, I really recommend two of his works, ”Death and the Dervish” and ”The Fortress”. But if you read Once Were Warriors, you would have to read “Tangi”, by Witi Ihimaera (of Whale Rider fame) lest you be left with a completely skewed impression of our indigenous heritage. This compact novel was the first published by a Maori in 1973, and my own first edition copy takes pride of place on my bookshelf.Hi – it’s a nice idea, but it wouldn’t be very fair to the poor authors whose copyright I’d be infringing. I have not read his Rings of Saturn, but would highly recommend his novel Austerlitz which is one of the most beautiful and moving novels I have ever read. Oooh from Serbia you should read The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht – a wonderful book and the author is one of the New York Times best authors under 40 (she is 27).

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and 2 books composed of short stories (I recommend starting with the short stories, they will allow you to grasp the atmosphere in those 5 vol.

It would also be great to know which Moldovan authors who haven’t been translated you think we English-language speakers should know about. It’s becoming more and more famous nowadays (due to all the computer games) and I must say it is understandable. It’s really an interesting topic, I must admit I never really thought about it in detail, it always seems kind of like a given that czechs are more popular, we’re like the scots or welsh in the UK, largely ignored by the majority.

Sweden Henning Mankell Chronicler of the Winds / Per Olov Enquist The March of the Musicians (trans. Norway: Lars Saabye Christensen, The Half Brother – winner of the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2002.