Multicultural Works

Gardens of Water
by Alan Drew [2008]
events set in Turkey

The Attack
by Yasmina Khadra [2005]
events set in Tel Aviv

The Hummingbird's Daughter
by Luis Alberto Urrea [2005]
events set in Mexico

Blackout: An Inspector Espinoza Mystery
by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza [2006 (translated in 2008)]
events set in Brazil

The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri [2004]
events set in India

Unaccustomed Earth
by Jhumpa Lahiri [2008]
events set in India

Something to Tell You
by Hanif Kureishi [2008]
events set in London

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Diaz [2007]
events set in Dominican Republic -- 2008 Pulitzer Prize Winner

Ballykissangel
[DVD Ballykissangle] [originally aired 1996-2001]
events set in Ireland

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson [2008]
events set in Sweden

The Draining Lake
by Arnaldur Indridason [2004 (translated in 2007)]
events set in Iceland

My Life in France
by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme [B C4349] [2006]
events set in USA, France

Others

A Never Event: Exposing the Largest Outbreak of Hepatitis C in American Healthcare History
by Evelyn McKnight, Travis Bennington [616.362 McK] [2008]
historical events set in Fremont, NE

Still Alice
by Lisa Genova [2007]
deals with Alzheimers