[Lin2412]

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

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 Picnis 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

Wow, that sounds really cool. A geography challenge just screams: utter amazingness. I want to try that too! (Sooner than expected, hopefully). I have heard a lot of great feedback from Haruki Murakami so maybe I could start with him next year.