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This group is to share and discuss your world literature favorites -- especially if they're off the beaten path. If you love books by non-Western writers, then this is the group for you!
This group is to share and discuss your world literature favorites -- especially if they're off the beaten path. If you love books by non-Western writers, then this is the group for you!
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| Started February 2007
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LITERARAY CRIME WRITERS IN TRANSLATION
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I tried to get people interested in this discussion and ended up with 0. Perhaps here some of you may be interested in sharing mystery/suspense/thriller writers who are top shelf.
HOPE SO
BARBARA G
started this discussion 7 months ago.
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BARBARA G
SORRY ... I should have listed few ...
GEORGES SIMENON FRANCE
HENNING MANKELL SWEDEN
BATYA GUR ISRAEL
ARNALDUR INDRIDASON ICELAND
PETROS MARKARIS GREECE
The world is waiting to be harvested in all kinds of literary tales.
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FKnabe
I would add to these Boris Akunin - Russia. He is Georgian himself but lives in Moscow. Fun reads from the 19th century.
I concur with you on Mankell and Simenon, haven't read the others.
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BARBARA G
Hi
I am 'still traveling' and would like to recommend
KAREN FOSSUM
MIYABE KIRINO
PETER HOEG
PACO IGNACIO TAIBO II
ANDREA CAMILLIERI
We don;t need a passport to enjoy mystery/suspense/thriller novels from around the world.
Keep 'em coming.
posted 6 months ago.
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Natalia
Hi, I'd recommend the following writers:
Agarha Cristie, Edgar Alan Poe and Boris Akunin.
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