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1000 Asian Books to Read - Page 12

This is a list of one thousand books by Asian writers, both on the continent, and the diaspora. Enjoy!
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Assassins of the Turquoise Palace (Roya Hakakian)
Assassins of the Turquoise Palace
Roya Hakakian
442
Beirut Fragments (Jean Said Makdisi)
Beirut Fragments
Jean Said Makdisi
443
Black Dog of Fate (Peter Balakian)
Black Dog of Fate
Peter Balakian
444
Coin Locker Babies (Ryū Murakami)
Coin Locker Babies
Ryū Murakami
445
Dear Cyborgs (Eugene Lim)
Dear Cyborgs
Eugene Lim
446
Goodbye Tsugumi (Banana Yoshimoto)
Goodbye Tsugumi
Banana Yoshimoto
447
Gora (Rabindranath Tagore)
Gora
Rabindranath Tagore
448
Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than Lolita in Tehran (Fatemeh Keshavarz)
Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than Lolita in Tehran
Fatemeh Keshavarz
449
Love in a New Millennium (Can Xue)
Love in a New Millennium
Can Xue
450
Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein (Jean Sasson)
Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein
Jean Sasson
451
Palpasa Cafe (Narayan Wagle)
Palpasa Cafe
Narayan Wagle
452
Pillars of Salt (Fadia Faqir)
Pillars of Salt
Fadia Faqir
453
Rules for Virgins (Amy Tan)
Rules for Virgins
Amy Tan
454
The Committed (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Committed
Viet Thanh Nguyen
455
The Face (Ruth Ozeki)
The Face
Ruth Ozeki
456
The Sad Part Was (Prabda Yoon)
The Sad Part Was
Prabda Yoon
457
The Silent Steppe (Mukhamet Shayakhmetov)
The Silent Steppe
Mukhamet Shayakhmetov
458
The Song Poet (Kao Kalia Yang)
The Song Poet
Kao Kalia Yang
459
Tibet on Fire (Tsering Woeser)
Tibet on Fire
Tsering Woeser
460
Two Trees Make a Forest: On Memory, Migration and Taiwan (Jessica J. Lee)
Two Trees Make a Forest: On Memory, Migration and Taiwan
Jessica J. Lee
461
Waltz With Bashir: A Lebanon War Story (Ari Folman)
Waltz With Bashir: A Lebanon War Story
Ari Folman
462
Yolk (Mary H.K. Choi)
Yolk
Mary H.K. Choi
463
A Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman (Ning Lao Tai-Tai)
A Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman
Ning Lao Tai-Tai
464
A Good Fall (Ha Jin)
A Good Fall
Ha Jin
465
A Map of Home: A Novel (Randa Jarra)
A Map of Home: A Novel
Randa Jarra
466
Aria (Nazanine Hozar)
Aria
Nazanine Hozar
467
Ark Sakura (Kobo Abe)
Ark Sakura
Kobo Abe
468
Arresting God in Kathmandu (Samrat Upadhyay)
Arresting God in Kathmandu
Samrat Upadhyay
469
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (Haruki Murakami)
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
Haruki Murakami
470
Calcutta: Two Years in the City (Amit Chaudhuri)
Calcutta: Two Years in the City
Amit Chaudhuri
471
Dragon Ladies (Sonia Shah)
Dragon Ladies
Sonia Shah
472
Goat Days (Benyamin)
Goat Days
Benyamin
473
Making Peace With the Earth (Vandana Shiva)
Making Peace With the Earth
Vandana Shiva
474
Memoirs of a Korean Queen (Lady Hong)
Memoirs of a Korean Queen
Lady Hong
475
Monsoon Mansion (Cinelle Barnes)
Monsoon Mansion
Cinelle Barnes
476
My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel (Ari Shavit)
My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel
Ari Shavit
477
N.P (Banana Yoshimoto)
N.P
Banana Yoshimoto
478
Nationalism (Rabindranath Tagore)
Nationalism
Rabindranath Tagore
479
Secret Rendezvous (Kobo Abe)
Secret Rendezvous
Kobo Abe
480
Spring Moon: A Novel of China (Bettebao Lord)
Spring Moon: A Novel of China
Bettebao Lord
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