Travelling the world through books | A book world tour review

About this episode

This episode explores various international books and authors, reflecting on a world book tour experience.

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com Substack link: Reflections on a world book tour https://alexanderwoolven.substack.com/p/reflections-on-a-world-book-tour In 2025 for the podcast, I wanted to try something different to bring meaning to the podcast. Having grown up in a typical Anglo household, my upbringing was surrounded by the normality of Western books. This is in no way a criticism of something that couldn’t be helped, especially because those books are colourful, wonderful and the reason I fell in love with literature. Painting: Today I painted a globe coming out of a book Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include: Italy The Moon and the Bonfires by Ceasare Pavese A Girl Returned by Donatella Di Pietratntonio Germany I Was There by Hans Peter Richter A Girl in Berlin by Anonymous Chile The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende Space Invaders by Nona Fernandez Japan Days at the Morasaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagasawa Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto Nigeria Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo Afghanistan The Kite Runner by Khaleed Hosseini The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi United States of…

Topics covered

• world literature
• book reviews
• cultural exploration
• fiction
• global authors
• literary discussion

Keywords

• world book tour
• international literature
• book reviews
• fiction
• cultural exploration

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Moon and the Bonfires, A Girl Returned, I Was There, A Girl in Berlin, The House of the Spirits, Space Invaders, Days at the Morasaki Bookshop, Kitchen, Things Fall Apart, Stay With Me

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