The Global Anthology
Read a work of prose from every country in the world, and then some.
3 min readJan 14, 2018
Last year, I spent months assembling an anthology that would be free and include a short story from every nation on Earth. Because of the complicated considerations that come into play for a country to be officially recognized by the UN as such, I tried to include nations that sought to be independent as well as those that were officially considered as such. In light of Trump’s recent “shithole countries” comment, I’m reposting this here to help people use literature to familiarize themselves with the many places on our planet. You can read more about my procedure in building it here, but if you can also just dive into the anthology below.
A version of the Global Anthology originally appeared on Culture Trip.
