This is not a perfect list.
Books that I have reviewed as blog posts will be linked to their appropriate posts.
I opted to NOT include books primarily set in the United States on this list. Instead you can find them on THIS LIST which features books state-by-state.
A few books may be listed under a particular country due to theme or subject matter rather than a particular setting.
Afghanistan
- And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antarctica
- Pym by Matt Johnson
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
- Pobby and Dingan by Ben Rice
- The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Austria
Austrian Empire
Azerbaijan
Baden
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bavaria
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin (Dahomey)
Bolivia
- Women Talking by Miriam Toews
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
- State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Brunei
Brunswick and Lüneburg
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)
Burma
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
- Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
- Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice
- The Fragments that Remain by MacKenzie Angeconeb
- The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
- Sugar Falls by David A. Robertson
- Hold My Girl by Charlene Carr
- Reasons to Look at the Night Sky by Danielle Daniel
Cayman Islands, The
Central African Republic
Central American Federation
Chad
Chile
China
- The Year She Left Us by Kathryn Ma
- The Leavers by Lisa Ko
Colombia
Comoros
Congo Free State, The
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
- The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
Czechia
Czechoslovakia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Egypt
El Salvador
England
- Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
- The Authenticity Project by Claire Pooley
- Sister by Rosamund Luptonas
- My Dog Tulip by J.R. Ackerley
- The People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder
- The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
- The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
- Girl on a Train by A.J. Waines
- Sister by Rosamund Lupton
- By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult
- The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson
- The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
- The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick
- A Most Unusual Demise by Katherine Black
- An Untidy Death by Simon Brett
- The Last Chance Library by Freya Sampson
- The Fell by Sarah Moss
- The Librarian of Crooked Lane by C.J. Archer
- The Chemistry of Tears by Peter Carey
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
- The 6:41 to Paris by Jean-Philippe Blondel
- Lunch in Paris: A Love Story with Recipes by Elizabeth Bard
- Pancakes in Paris by Craig Carlson
- Maman's Homesick Pie by Donia Bijan
- Less by Andrew Sean Greer
- The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
- The Postcard by Anne Berest
- Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
- The Berlin Apartment by Bryn Turnbull
- Less by Andrew Sean Greer
- Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
- The Chemistry of Tears by Peter Carey
Ghana
- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
- The Second Chance Hotel by Sierra Godfrey
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Hungary
Iceland
- The Reykjavik Assignment by Adam Lebor
- The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay
- Peanut Butter and Naan by Jennifer Hillman-Magnuson
- No Other World by Rahul Mehta
- The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star by Vaseem Khan
- Less by Andrew Sean Greer
- The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Badani
- A Burning Megha Majumdar
- Didn't See That Coming by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Iran
- Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
- Maman's Homesick Pie by Donia Bijan
- The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
- The Empire of Dirt by Francesca Manfredi
- Less by Andrew Sean Greer
- The Disappearance of Signora Giulia by Piero Chiara
- The Scicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza
- The Poisoner's Tale by Cathryn Kemp
Jamaica
Japan
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kowaguchi
- Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kingdom of Serbia/Yugoslavia*
Kiribati
Korea (North)
Korea (South)
- The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
- The Harmony Silk Factory by Tash Aw
- Dragonfish by Vu Tran
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
- Everything We Keep by Kerry Lonsdale
- Umami by Laia Jufresa
- Less by Andrew Sean Greer
- Loteria by Karla Arenas Valenti
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
- Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Mozambique
Namibia
Nassau
Nauru
Nepal
- Sold by Patricia McCormick
Netherlands
- The Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica HESSE
New Caledonia
- Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Northern Ireland
North Macedonia
Norway
- Blood on Snow by Jo Nesbo
- Midnight Sun by Jo Nesbo
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
- You Must Live: New Poetry From Palestine
Panama
Papal States*
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Piedmont-Sardinia*
Poland
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
- The Boy in the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of Genoa*
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Schaumburg-Lippe*
Scotland
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
- The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith
- Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Slovenia
Solomon Islands, The
Somalia
South Africa
- The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson
- Recipe for Love and Murder by Sally Andrew
South Sudan
Spain
- The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
- The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
- The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson
- The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz
- The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz
- Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break by Amy Brones and Johanna Kindvall
- A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman
- My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Frederick Backman
- Open Grave by Kjell Ericksson
- An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten
- An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten
Switzerland
- Sweet Days of Discipline by Fleur Jaeggy
Syria
- Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
- The Reykjavik Assignment by Adam Lebor
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
USSR/Union of Soviet Socialist Republics*
- One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
United Arab Emirates, The
United Kingdom, The
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
- Dragonfish by Vu Tran
Wales
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Württemberg*
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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