Well, it's early, but I'll contribute. Since my challenge this year was geography based I will include the country as well.
Uruguay -
Genesis: Memory of Fire by Eduardo Galeano
Poland -
The Pianist by Władysław Szpilman
Indonesia -
The Rainbow Troops by Andrea Hirata
Algeria -
The German Mujahid by Boualem Sansal
Bulgaria -
Natural Novel by Georgi Gospodinov
Norway -
The Transformation by Mette Newth
Syria -
Damascus Nights by Rafik Schami
Russia -
Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky
Finland -
The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna
and while I haven't quite finished it, unless it goes south badly, the first 350 pages of this one have been spectacular:
Japan -
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami