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1000 Asian Books to Read - Page 4

This is a list of one thousand books by Asian writers, both on the continent, and the diaspora. Enjoy!
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Family Life (Akhil Sharma)
Family Life
Akhil Sharma
122
Native Speaker (Chang-Rae Lee)
Native Speaker
Chang-Rae Lee
123
Chicken With Plums (Marjane Satrapi)
Chicken With Plums
Marjane Satrapi
124
River of Smoke (Amitav Ghosh)
River of Smoke
Amitav Ghosh
125
The Diving Pool (Yoko Ogawa)
The Diving Pool
Yoko Ogawa
126
Thousand Cranes (Yasunari Kawabata)
Thousand Cranes
Yasunari Kawabata
127
Your House Will Pay (Steph Cha)
Your House Will Pay
Steph Cha
128
Want (Cindy Pon)
Want
Cindy Pon
129
We Ride Upon Sticks (Quan Barry)
We Ride Upon Sticks
Quan Barry
130
Moth Smoke (Mohsin Hamid)
Moth Smoke
Mohsin Hamid
131
The Boat (Nam Le)
The Boat
Nam Le
132
The Calligrapher's Daughter (Eugenia Kim)
The Calligrapher's Daughter
Eugenia Kim
133
Audition (Ryu Murakami)
Audition
Ryu Murakami
134
Capitalism: A Ghost Story (Arundhati Roy)
Capitalism: A Ghost Story
Arundhati Roy
135
Madonna in a Fur Coat (Sabahattin Ali)
Madonna in a Fur Coat
Sabahattin Ali
136
Red Sorghum (Mo Yan)
Red Sorghum
Mo Yan
137
The Burning God (R.F. Kuang)
The Burning God
R.F. Kuang
138
A Golden Age (Tahmima Anam)
A Golden Age
Tahmima Anam
139
The Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Cao Xueqin
140
To Live (Yu Hua)
To Live
Yu Hua
141
After the Quake (Haruki Murakami)
After the Quake
Haruki Murakami
142
The Story of My Experiments With Truth (Mohandas K. Gandhi)
The Story of My Experiments With Truth
Mohandas K. Gandhi
143
America Is Not the Heart (Elaine Castillo)
America Is Not the Heart
Elaine Castillo
144
Death of a Red Heroine (Qiu Xiaolong)
Death of a Red Heroine
Qiu Xiaolong
145
Jasmine (Bharati Mukherjee)
Jasmine
Bharati Mukherjee
146
Red Azalea (Anchee Min)
Red Azalea
Anchee Min
147
Spring Snow (Yukio Mishima)
Spring Snow
Yukio Mishima
148
The Septembers of Shiraz (Dalia Sofer)
The Septembers of Shiraz
Dalia Sofer
149
Dear Friend, From My Life I Write to You in Your Life (Yiyun Li)
Dear Friend, From My Life I Write to You in Your Life
Yiyun Li
150
Nectar in a Sieve (Kamala Markandaya)
Nectar in a Sieve
Kamala Markandaya
151
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid by Michael Ondaatje
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid by Michael Ondaatje
152
The Great Passage (Shion Miura)
The Great Passage
Shion Miura
153
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Yukio Mishima)
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Yukio Mishima
154
Clear Light of Day (Anita Desai)
Clear Light of Day
Anita Desai
155
Days of Distraction (Alexandra Chang)
Days of Distraction
Alexandra Chang
156
If You Leave Me (Crystal Hana Kim)
If You Leave Me
Crystal Hana Kim
157
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Azar Nafisi
158
The Black Book (Orhan Pamuk)
The Black Book
Orhan Pamuk
159
The Confessions of Lady Nijo (Lady Nijo)
The Confessions of Lady Nijo
Lady Nijo
160
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall (M.G. Vassanji)
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
M.G. Vassanji
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