Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 6.5 Sanmao How did this writer become an archetype for female travelers from China?
Austria 3.8 Andrew McCarthy Is it possible to write a whole a book like a Roxette song, and should anyone read it?
Tanzania 6.8 David Livingstone Should this collection of diary entries be edited into a more readable book?
Iraq 5.3 Jean de Mandeville Why is it so much fun to read Medieval travel stories that are at least partly untrue?
Saudi Arabia 5.3 Ibn Battuta Did conservative ethics turn this great adventure story into such a slow read?
Bahamas 7.5 Christopher Columbus Was this guy an evil proto-colonialist, or was he a sort of likeable dreamer?
India 6.3 FernĂŁo Mendes Pinto If this is one of the classics of Portuguese literature, why is it such a slow read?