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December: Explore Other Cultures > Explore Other Cultures - Reading and Discussion Guide

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Instructions:
1. Read the theme description.
2. Select a book that ties to the theme. You can use the hint list provided or choose a book not included on the list, as long as it fits with the theme.
4. Enjoy your book!
5. Participate in the discussion about this theme on the Goodreads page through December 31st.

Theme description: Reading books written by non-U.S. authors enables us to travel to new lands, experiencing other cultures and ways of life through the eyes of the characters. This month, embrace your wanderlust and expand your knowledge of the world by reading a book by an international author.

Author Hint List:
"Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe (Nigeria)
"Inés of My Soul", "The House of the Spirits" by Isabel Allende (Chile)
"We Need New Names" by Noviolet Bulawayo (Zimbabwe)
"The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco (Italy)
"Like Water for Chocolate" by Laura Esquivel (Mexico)
"The Kite Runner", "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini (Afghanistan)
"The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared" by Jonas Jonasson (Sweden)
"After Dark", "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage" by Haruki Murakami (Japan)
"The Shadow of the Wind" by Carlos Ruíz Zafón (Spain)
"The World We Found" by Thrity Umrigar (India)
"Brothers" by Hua Yu (China)


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