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The Great Asian Novels

This list is inspired by The Atlantic's recent list of their Great American Novels. For this list, I'm not abiding by The Atlantic's strict rule that all books must be published within the last 100 years (too many great novels would be left out) and thus have no time limit on their publication. I have 136 novels, just like The Atlantic's list, and I've tried to include novels from every Asian country, spreading from Indonesia to the Middle East. I'm sure many will disagree with some of my choices, but that's what we love about reading. Enjoy!
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1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
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Anarchy and Old Dogs (Colin Cotterill)
Anarchy and Old Dogs (Colin Cotterill)
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And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
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Anil's Ghost (Michael Ondaatje)
Anil's Ghost (Michael Ondaatje)
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The Arsonists' City (Hala Alyan)
The Arsonists' City (Hala Alyan)
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The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Sonny Liew)
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Sonny Liew)
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As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow (Zoulfa Katouh)
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow (Zoulfa Katouh)
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Audition (Ryu Murakami)
Audition (Ryu Murakami)
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The Baghdad Clock (Shahad Al Rawi)
The Baghdad Clock (Shahad Al Rawi)
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
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Bangkok Wakes to Rain (Pitchaya Sudbanthad)
Bangkok Wakes to Rain (Pitchaya Sudbanthad)
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Beauty Is a Wound (Eka Kurniawan)
Beauty Is a Wound (Eka Kurniawan)
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The Blind Earthworm in the Labyrinth (Veeraporn Nitiprapha)
The Blind Earthworm in the Labyrinth (Veeraporn Nitiprapha)
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The Blind Owl (Sadegh Hedayat)
The Blind Owl (Sadegh Hedayat)
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Brick Lane (Monica Ali)
Brick Lane (Monica Ali)
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A Case of Exploding Mangoes (Mohammed Hanif)
A Case of Exploding Mangoes (Mohammed Hanif)
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The Circle of Karma (Kunzang Choden - Bhutan)
The Circle of Karma (Kunzang Choden - Bhutan)
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The Colonel (Mahmoud Dowlatabadi)
The Colonel (Mahmoud Dowlatabadi)
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Confessions of a Mask (Yukio Mishima)
Confessions of a Mask (Yukio Mishima)
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Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
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Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
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Crystal Messenger (Pham Thi Hoai)
Crystal Messenger (Pham Thi Hoai)
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Damascus Nights (Rafik Schami - Syria)
Damascus Nights (Rafik Schami - Syria)
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A Dark Night's Passing (Naoya Shiga)
A Dark Night's Passing (Naoya Shiga)
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The Day the Sun Died (Yan Lianke)
The Day the Sun Died (Yan Lianke)
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Dogeaters (Jessica Hagedorn)
Dogeaters (Jessica Hagedorn)
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Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
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Dumb Luck (Vu Trong Phung)
Dumb Luck (Vu Trong Phung)
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Exodus (Leon Uris)
Exodus (Leon Uris)
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Family Matters (Rohinton Mistry)
Family Matters (Rohinton Mistry)
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A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
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Five Star Billionaire (Tash Aw)
Five Star Billionaire (Tash Aw)
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Four Reigns (Kukrit Pramoj)
Four Reigns (Kukrit Pramoj)
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Frankenstein in Baghdad (Ahmed Saadawi)
Frankenstein in Baghdad (Ahmed Saadawi)
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The Garden of the Evening Mists (Tan Twan Eng)
The Garden of the Evening Mists (Tan Twan Eng)
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The Gift of Rain (Tan Twan Eng)
The Gift of Rain (Tan Twan Eng)
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Girls of Riyadh (Rajaa Alsanea)
Girls of Riyadh (Rajaa Alsanea)
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The Glass Palace (Amitav Ghosh)
The Glass Palace (Amitav Ghosh)
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The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
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A Golden Age (Tahmima Anam)
A Golden Age (Tahmima Anam)
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