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* The series of children's novels ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' became popular in Canada long before they were in the U.S., and they were significantly more popular there.

* Omar Khayyám is by far the best-known Persian poet in the English-speaking world, due to Edward Fitzgerald's famous translation of his Rubáiyát. Although he's also well-liked in Iran, the likes of Ferdowsi, Sa'di, Hafiz and Rumi are usually considered superior, although almost unknown in the West.

* [[Dichter Und Denker|German philosopher Oswald Spengler]]'s ''[[The Decline of the West]]'' is popular among a small group of people (but consider that nowadays few people read Spengler in general) in Russia who like him because he predicted that in the future, a new culture might develop in Russia and bring the country (probably) to greatness.

* ''[[Les Misérables]]'' was extremely popular among Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War, due to their identifying with the book's doomed rebellion. Some even took to calling themselves "Lee's Miserables."

** Although it doesn't quite fit the trope, as it was also extremely popular in the US, outselling every book with the possible exception of [[The Bible]].

* Brazilian author Paulo Coelho is quite popular in most places that are not Brazil.

 

== In-Universe Examples ==

* Briefly discussed in the first [[Billy Chaka]] book, ''Tokyo Suckerpunch'', when Billy catches part of the latest single from an American band ([[Inner Monologue|so he assures the reader]]) called "Boring Toaster" on the radio.