I'm an American, and while I would add more than a few home grown writers to my favorites list, I just generally gravitate to foreign writers. Typically I end up reading Europeans. It's not a purposeful thing, but it just sort of happens.
My favorite foreign discovery of the last few years would have to be Milan Kundera. He's a Czech writer currently living in France. His Unbearable Lightness of Being is my favorite book. I'm actually waiting for the copy I put on hold at the library to get in. I'm hoping his familiar words can get me out of this reading rut I've been in these past two weeks.
What about you? Do you find yourself reading works by people in far away places or sticking closer to home?
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Unbearable is a FABulous book. Great pick. I'm starting a new meme today called What Were They Thinking? over at The Crowded Leaf.. Stop by if you want to participate!
Since my first language is Swedish but I've been reading in English for forty years, I had to make this question more challenging for myself by excluding English/American writers as well as Swedish. If you like, read my answer here
Haven't read the book you mention. Yet... ;)
I'm looking forward to eventually reading Unbearable...I've heard very good things about it, but have yet to give it a try.
Unbearable Lightness is one of my favorites, too. Actually, I've really loved just about everything I've read by Kundera - he's a wonderful writer!
I like to think I read a wide range of authors from across the planet, for example at the moment I'm reading an American & a Filipino, although I have a tendency to obsess if I find an writer I really like, recent cases of that have been Roberto Bolano & Haruki Murakami. Absolutely love Kundera & enjoyed your write up
Thanks
Parrish
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