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"Fantasy book, some of the people are from another country but they magically forgot the name of that country but then when someone reminds them they all remember and then keep saying it, it's by a famous fantasy author and it's really long They kept whispering the name of the country or home land, main character didn't know it at first either"

August 8, 2026

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Fantasy Novel Where the People Forgot the Name of Their Country

The book you are looking for is "Tigana" by Guy Gavriel Kay. This epic fantasy features a province whose very name was magically erased from the memory of anyone not born there by a vengeful sorcerer-king. Only those born in Tigana before the spell can remember and speak its name, leading to the poignant scenes where characters whisper the forbidden name of their homeland to keep its memory alive.

Confirmed match: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay