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International Education Week (IEW): Global Reading List

An initiative of the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education, IEW promotes global learning and study abroad.

Global Reading List

This compilation of titles below was gathered from former NWCCI Students and Edmonds College Librarians.

The linked titles are available through the library's print and ebook collections or freely online.

The title list is organized alphabetically by country and will continue to be updated.

Countries A-D

Gitanjali

Bangladesh

Brick Lane

BANGLADESH

The Alienist

BRAZIL

Near to the Wild Heart

BRAZIL

With My Dog Eyes

BRAZIL

The White Man of God

Maria

COLOMBIA

Oblivion: A Memoir

COLOMBIA

Short Walks from Bogotá: Journeys in the New Colombia

COLOMBIA

The Robber of Memories

COLOMBIA

Was Gabo an Irishman?: Tales from Gabriel García Márquez's Colombia

COLOMBIA

Countries E - I

A Border Passage: From Cairo to America--A Woman's Journey

EGYPT

Akhenaten

EGYPT

Morning and Evening Talk

EGYPT

The Yacoubian Building

EGYPT

No Sweetness Here and Other Stories

GHANA

The Dilemma of a Ghost and Anowa

GHANA

The Promise of Hope

GHANA

Brother, I'm Dying

HAITI

The Glass Palace

INDIA

Five Point Someone

INDIA

Countries J-Z

Pachinko

KOREA

Umami

MEXICO

I Am Malala

PAKISTAN

The Upstairs Wife

PAKISTAN

A Case of Exploding Mangoes

PAKISTAN

My Feudal Lord: A Devastating Indictment of Women's Role in Muslim Society

PAKISTAN

Taboo: The Hidden Culture of a Red Light Area

PAKISTAN

Radiance of Tomorrow

SIERRA LEONE

I Write What I Like

SOUTH AFRICA

Disgrace

SOUTH AFRICA

Bitter Eden

SOUTH AFRICA

Calikusu

TURKEY