Hi tumblr! Since my most popular post by far was this Read Across the United States map, I felt I should stop acting like the US comprises the entire world and make an equivalent map of wlw books for the countries of the world. This list includes novels, anthologies, and memoirs that take place, and often are written by natives of, countries across the world. And again, I need some help filling in the blanks. Some areas of the world I really struggled with, and others I could see were replete with options, but the only lists I found were in the native language (sorry to say I’m a stereotypical monolingual American).
Afghanistan : Ask, Tell by E.J. Noyes
Argentina : Edge of Glory by Rachel Spangler, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Australia :
The Flywheel by
Erin Gough, Amelia Westlake by Erin Gough, A Story of Now by Emily
O’Beirne, Points of Departure by
Emily O’Beirne, Here’s The Thing by
Emily O’Beirne, The Monkey’s Mask by Dorothy Porter, About A Girl by
Joanne Horniman, May Day Mine by
Verity Croker, Not-So-Straight Sue by Cheyenne Blue, Clancy of the Undertow by Christopher Currie, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan NestleAustria : Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Bangladesh : Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam
Belgium : The Princess Deception by Nell Stark, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Botswana :
Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction by Karen Martin and Makhosazana Xaba
Canada : Landing by Emma Donoghue, That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston, The Dirt Chronicles by Kristyn Dunnion, Gravity by Leanne Lieberman, The Young in One Another’s Arms by Jane Rule, After the Fire by Jane Rule, 96 Hours by Georgia Beers, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
China : When Fox Is A Thousand by Larissa Lai, Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama, Seventh Day of the Seventh Moon by Ken Liu, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Cuba :
The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Cyprus :
The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Denmark :
The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Egypt :
A Smokeless Flame by Aziza Amador,
A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar, Felucca Dreams by Natalie Debrabandere, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
England : Another Life Altogether by Elaine Beale, The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters, Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters, Affinity by Sarah Waters, The Night Watch by Sarah Waters, Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal by Jeanette Winterson, I Can’t Think Straight by Shamim Sarif, Because of Her by K. E. Payne, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Finland : The City of Woven Streets by Emmi Itäranta, Fair Play by Tove Jansson
France : The Last Nude by Ellis Avery, Last Words From Montmartre by Qiu Miaojin, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Germany : The Music Box by Elaine Atwell, Aimée & Jaguar: A Love Story, Berlin 1943 by Erica Fischer, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Greece : My Best Friend, Maybe by Caela Carter
Hong Kong : Fool for Love by Harper Bliss
India : Love Bi The Way by Bhaavna Arora, Babyji by Abha Dawesar, Kari by Amruta Patil, Falling Into Place by Sheryn Munir, Out! Stories from the New Queer India by Minal Hajratwala, Facing the Mirror: Lesbian Writing from India by Ashwini Sukthankar, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Iran : If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan, The Moon at Nine by Deborah Ellis
Ireland : Hood by Emma Donoghue, Stir-Fry by Emma Donoghue, Fionn:
Defence of Ráth Bládhma by Brian O’Sullivan, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Israel : A Small Country About to Vanish by Victoria Avilan, The Rosebush Murders by Ruth Shidlo, Israel/Palestine and the Queer International by Sarah Schulman, Dearest Anne by Judith Katzir, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Italy : Summer Heat by Harper Bliss, Sword of the Gladiatrix by Faith L. Justice
Jamaica : The Other Side of Paradise by Staceyann Chin, Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn, Bliss by Fiona Zedde, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Japan : The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery, A Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith
Jordan : I Can’t Think Straight by Shamim Sarif
Kenya : Not Yet Uhuru by Dolar Vasani
Kuwait : A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar
Lebanon :
Bareed Mista3jil, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Malawi :
Not Yet Uhuru by Dolar Vasani
Mexico :
The Two Mujeres by Sara Levi Calderon, Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders by Alicia Gaspar De Alba, Sor Juana’s Second Dream by Alicia Gaspar De Alba, 24/7 by Yolanda Wallace,
The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Monaco : The Princess and the Prix by Nell Stark
Nigeria : Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
New Zealand : Tahuri by Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Dare Truth or Promise by Paula Boock,
The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Norway : The Four Winds by Gerd Brantenberg, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Pakistan : Nightingale by Andrea Bramhall
Palestine : Israel/Palestine and the Queer International by Sarah Schulman
Peru : The Copper Egg by Catherine Friend
Philippines : Before the Rain: A Memoir of Love and Revolution by Luisita Lopez Torregrosa, Women Loving: Stories & A Play by Jhoanna Lynn B. Cruz
Portugal : Seasons of Love by Harper Bliss
Saudi Arabia : The Others by Seba al-Herz
Scotland : Valhalla by Ari Bach, Once the Clouds Have Gone by K.E. Payne, Four Steps by Wendy Hudson, The Crazy Jig: Gay and Lesbian Writing from Scotland by Joanne Winning
Slovenia :
The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
South Africa : The World Unseen by Shamim Sarif,
Black Bull, Ancestors and Me: My Life As a Lesbian Sangoma by Nkunzi Kandile Nkabinde, The Invisible Ghetto: Lesbian and Gay Writing from South Africa by Matthew Krouse, Kaleidoscope Song by Fox Benwell, Porcupine by Jane Bennett, Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction by Karen Martin and Makhosazana Xaba,
Not Yet Uhuru by Dolar Vasani,
The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan NestleSpain : The Spanish Pearl by Catherine Friend, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Sri Lanka : The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Syria : Cinnamon by Samar Yazbek
Taiwan : Last Words from Montmartre by Qiu Miaojin
Tanzania : Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction by Karen Martin and Makhosazana Xaba, Not Yet Uhuru by Dolar Vasani
Thailand : The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Trinidad :
The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Uganda :
Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction by Karen Martin and Makhosazana Xaba,
Not Yet Uhuru by Dolar Vasani
Uruguay : The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle
Wales : Poppy Jenkins by Clare Ashton
Zambia : Not Yet Uhuru by Dolar Vasani,
Zimbabwe :
Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction by Karen Martin and Makhosazana Xaba,
Not Yet Uhuru by Dolar Vasani
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