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message 1: by Yrinsyde (last edited Oct 18, 2021 12:00AM) (new)

Yrinsyde | 295 comments I'm a sucker for these sorts of things so, here I go again!

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B - Bombay: In a Free State - VS Naipaul
C - Connecticut: The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Gilman Perkins
D -
E - England: The End of the Affair - Grahame Greene
F -
G - Greece: Aesop's Fables - The Cruelty of the Gods
H - Hampshire: Camilla - Fanny Burney
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J -
K - Kazakhstan: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
L - London: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
M - Mexico: Blood and Guts in High School
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O -
P - Paris: Mrs 'Arris Goes to Paris - Paul Gallico
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R -
S - Senegal: So Long a Letter
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U -
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X -
Y - Yugoslavia: Veronika Decides to Die
Z - Zankle: Ovid's Metamophoses


message 2: by Yrinsyde (new)

Yrinsyde | 295 comments I had Yucatan for Y but then I read Veronika Decides to Die and blow me down if I had already covered Y, L and S! So Y gets changed to Yugoslavia.


message 3: by Yrinsyde (new)

Yrinsyde | 295 comments Although One Day in the Life is based in Siberia (only mentioned once (a Siberian frost), the author based it on his own experiences in a forced labour camp in Kazakhstan.


message 4: by Yrinsyde (new)

Yrinsyde | 295 comments Still a way to go - I'll complete it next year probably!


message 5: by Yrinsyde (new)

Yrinsyde | 295 comments I changed Rome to Zankle - it was too neat to ignore! It is mentioned in Book 13.


message 6: by Irem (new)

Irem A | 60 comments Amazing find for Z. Had to look for one actively, that's my last remaining. Way to go on the challenge!


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