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Reading Globally

Beskrivelse: "There is no frigate like a book/
To take us lands away... " - Emily Dickinson

This group is for readers who, for whatever reason, endeavor to explore the world through great fiction. We don't exclude nonfiction discussion entirely, but we are primarily a fiction group.

If you are a compulsive literary traveler, you've come to the right place!

Current picture: "Narcissus and Echo" (1903) by J. W. Waterhouse. In honor of our August theme read: Myths told and retold.

Current Theme Reads
August - Myths told & retold
September - Iceland/Greenland
(see similarly named thread for further info)

Previous theme reads include:
July = Nigeria
June = Voluntary Immigration
May = Countries of the Former Yugoslavia
April = The Many Faces of Muslim Women
March = Haiti
Comments can be still posted to any of these threads.

Nyeste medlemmer: SinikkaTuuli, iamaluckycharm, jpallan, sanddancer, momgee, estellak, ifjuly, inge87, lourdes9a, Bobbobthebob, de_lunares, strosseI, christiguc, mbahawk, deliriumslibrarian, SpiraledStar, swt_jus, bk04011, shimauta, atlargeinthewrld, TamaraF, CD1am, aguntherc, ceili_woman, verte, bookstitcher, slumry, CandiBelle, Cecilturtle, mandywritesromance573 totalt

Medlemsbibliotek: 442,037 bøker

Vanligste delte verk (vektet): Half of a Yellow Sun av Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (92), Mønsteret rakner av Chinua Achebe (137), The Handmaid's Tale av Margaret Atwood (167), Jane Eyre av Charlotte Brontë (189), Anna Karenina av Leo Tolstoy (166), Stormfulle høyder av Emily Bronte (179), Guden for små ting av Arundhati Roy (140), Lørdag av Ian McEwan (151), The Yacoubian Building: A Novel av Alaa Al Aswany (61), The Poisonwood Bible av Barbara Kingsolver (147)

Opprettet: Dec 1, 2006 av avaland; Språk: English

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Poland 22agatatera, juli 12ignore
Future Theme Reads 162avaland, juli 9ignore
Welcome & Group information 52lindsacl, juli 9ignore
Group Theme Read: June-Voluntary Immigration 54Samantha_kathy, juli 6ignore
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Group Read: April - the Many Faces of Muslim Women 150cestovatela, juli 1ignore
Where in the world are you now? June 2008 124Samantha_kathy, juli 1ignore
The Sound of Language - Amulya Malladi 2vpfluke, juni 27ignore
Elbakerone Around the World 7elbakerone, juni 25ignore
Aboriginal Australian literature 44amandameale, juni 23ignore
New global publisher 13avaland, juni 10ignore
Group Read: May - The Former Yugoslavia 95whymaggiemay, juni 6ignore
Where in the world are you now? May 2008 98avaland, juni 5ignore
Irish Travels Around the World 48Irisheyz77, juni 1ignore
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Eastern and Central Europe! 59aluvalibri, mai 14ignore
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Pacific Islands 18sigridsmith, april 30ignore
When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin 4avaland, april 30ignore
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Who regularly reviews their books? 41timjones, april 22ignore
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Best Translated Book (into English) You Read 2007 43JoseBuendia, april 16ignore
Middle Eastern Literature - Classic & Contemporary 24iansales, april 16ignore
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new to translation 1Eramirez156, april 15ignore
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Litfan Reads Around the World 30Litfan, april 12ignore
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Global visitors 8teelgee, april 2ignore
Where in the World Are You Now? March 2008 124teelgee, april 2ignore
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Contemporary Canadian Literature 17betterthanchocolate, februar 29ignore
On Poetry 16avaland, februar 21ignore
Indonesian Literature 14moomin, februar 19ignore
War and Peace 15teelgee, februar 16ignore
Native American Literature 16timjones, februar 16ignore
The Commonwealth Awards 12rebeccanyc, februar 15ignore
The Commonwealth Awards 1NativeRoses, februar 14ignore
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Sovende: Nicaraguan Literature 6marietherese, januar 6ignore
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