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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
441
Roya Hakakian
Beirut Fragments (Jean Said Makdisi)
Beirut Fragments
442
Jean Said Makdisi
Black Dog of Fate (Peter Balakian)
Black Dog of Fate
443
Peter Balakian
Coin Locker Babies (Ryū Murakami)
Coin Locker Babies
444
Ryū Murakami
Dear Cyborgs (Eugene Lim)
Dear Cyborgs
445
Eugene Lim
Goodbye Tsugumi (Banana Yoshimoto)
Goodbye Tsugumi
446
Banana Yoshimoto
Gora (Rabindranath Tagore)
Gora
447
Rabindranath Tagore
Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than Lolita in Tehran (Fatemeh Keshavarz)
Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than Lolita in Tehran
448
Fatemeh Keshavarz
Love in a New Millennium (Can Xue)
Love in a New Millennium
449
Can Xue
Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein (Jean Sasson)
Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein
450
Jean Sasson
Palpasa Cafe (Narayan Wagle)
Palpasa Cafe
451
Narayan Wagle
Pillars of Salt (Fadia Faqir)
Pillars of Salt
452
Fadia Faqir
Rules for Virgins (Amy Tan)
Rules for Virgins
453
Amy Tan
The Committed (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Committed
454
Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Face (Ruth Ozeki)
The Face
455
Ruth Ozeki
The Sad Part Was (Prabda Yoon)
The Sad Part Was
456
Prabda Yoon
The Silent Steppe (Mukhamet Shayakhmetov)
The Silent Steppe
457
Mukhamet Shayakhmetov
The Song Poet (Kao Kalia Yang)
The Song Poet
458
Kao Kalia Yang
Tibet on Fire (Tsering Woeser)
Tibet on Fire
459
Tsering Woeser
Two Trees Make a Forest: On Memory, Migration and Taiwan (Jessica J. Lee)
Two Trees Make a Forest: On Memory, Migration and Taiwan
460
Jessica J. Lee
Waltz With Bashir: A Lebanon War Story (Ari Folman)
Waltz With Bashir: A Lebanon War Story
461
Ari Folman
Yolk (Mary H.K. Choi)
Yolk
462
Mary H.K. Choi
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
463
Ning Lao Tai-Tai
A Good Fall (Ha Jin)
A Good Fall
464
Ha Jin
A Map of Home: A Novel (Randa Jarra)
A Map of Home: A Novel
465
Randa Jarra
Aria (Nazanine Hozar)
Aria
466
Nazanine Hozar
Ark Sakura (Kobo Abe)
Ark Sakura
467
Kobo Abe
Arresting God in Kathmandu (Samrat Upadhyay)
Arresting God in Kathmandu
468
Samrat Upadhyay
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (Haruki Murakami)
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
469
Haruki Murakami
Calcutta: Two Years in the City (Amit Chaudhuri)
Calcutta: Two Years in the City
470
Amit Chaudhuri
Dragon Ladies (Sonia Shah)
Dragon Ladies
471
Sonia Shah
Goat Days (Benyamin)
Goat Days
472
Benyamin
Making Peace With the Earth (Vandana Shiva)
Making Peace With the Earth
473
Vandana Shiva
Memoirs of a Korean Queen (Lady Hong)
Memoirs of a Korean Queen
474
Lady Hong
Monsoon Mansion (Cinelle Barnes)
Monsoon Mansion
475
Cinelle Barnes
My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel (Ari Shavit)
My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel
476
Ari Shavit
N.P (Banana Yoshimoto)
N.P
477
Banana Yoshimoto
Nationalism (Rabindranath Tagore)
Nationalism
478
Rabindranath Tagore
Secret Rendezvous (Kobo Abe)
Secret Rendezvous
479
Kobo Abe
Spring Moon: A Novel of China (Bettebao Lord)
Spring Moon: A Novel of China
480
Bettebao Lord
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