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The title refers to a Persian tale of a mythical stone that absorbs the pain of others. In this case, the “stone” is a comatose Afghan man whose wife confesses her secret thoughts to her unresponsive husband as war rages around them. Although I disliked the ending, I gave the book a good rating because the story has really stayed with me. #WorldTour @JulietteGF

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For July, I wanted to read an author from Angola for my #worldtour challenge. I picked this book, and I'm not disappointed. We follow Ndalu, a twelve year old boy. The story takes place in 1990, when the Cuban presence is leaving Angola. It was a very interesting and informative book. A short read.

I highly recommend this book, unfortunately not translated into English (but available in French and in German). The main character decides to go back in the neighborhood of his childhood after the death of his mother to discover the truth about his past. A very interesting read. I read it for my #worldtour challenge for Algeria.

Twenty years after the second world war, an Italian general is sent to Albania to recover the bodies of the fallen soldiers. I really liked the writing of Ismail Kadare. I highly recommend this book. I read it for my #WorldTour challenge. The next book for this challenge is going to be one by Boualem Sansal, an Algerian writer.

It's an excellent book. Published in 1979, it was forbidden in the author's country, South Africa. It denounces the racist, and violent system of the Apartheid. It also offers some thoughts on justice, and on what it can take to achieve it. A must read! I've read it for my #WorldTour challenge. The country featured in January is South Africa ;)

Tonight's reading program for my #WorldTour challenge! The country featured this month is South Africa. Any other author from South Africa to recommend?

Here are my #bookishresolutions for 2017 😉
#readjanuary @RealLifeReading

Yesterday I received #bookmail for my #WorldTour challenge. I'll read The Candidate for Armenia in November 2017, and The Incomplete Manuscript for Azerbaijan in February 2018 ;) #tbr #translatedbooks

Here is the schedule for the challenge #WorldTour
Rules: read each month an author from the featured country. The books from the column "my choice" are just examples, you don't have to choose the same ones. Use #WorldTour on your reviews ;) @Kimzey
I also created a hashtag on Instagram: #LiteraryWorldTourChallenge ?