five great examples of art from your country

I'll go with Scotland just to be Hungry Joe about it...

books
Lanark - It's one of those labyrinthine books that creates its own world for you to get lost in. It's big, dense, very Scottish, authentic but also full of magical realism and weirdness that disorientates and thrills. I should read it again. I have no idea what parts are really about but that's ok.

TV
Limmy - he's great, isn't he? Like the best, most distinctive British comedian around. he has a real eye for social situations and details and a -say-what's-in-my-head candour that is really refreshing. His best stuff manages to be both weird and familiar and you recognise yourself in him quite a bit. He has a real knack for faces too and it can be very silly and throwaway which I love (just him doing a stupid dance, shit like that)

film
Local Hero - It's a great British film that manages to be oddly old fashioned, maybe even a bit quaint, but never patronising. It feels real, it's got a lot of heart and soul and bags of Scottish chookter charm.

music
Party Fears Two - the greatest Scottish pop record of all time. Fucking weird too. Too often Scottish music is all denim shirts and recycled guitar pop whereas the Associates were really out there. This is flamboyantly over the top but also oddly moving in a way I find hard to express. Certain lines I guess, a general feel of desperation perhaps.