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1000 Asian Books to Read - Page 20

This is a list of one thousand books by Asian writers, both on the continent, and the diaspora. Enjoy!
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Dear Hong Kong: An Elegy to a City (Xu Xi)
Dear Hong Kong: An Elegy to a City
761
Xu Xi
Death in Midsummer and Other Stories (Yukio Mishima)
Death in Midsummer and Other Stories
762
Yukio Mishima
Death in Troy (Bilge Karasu)
Death in Troy
763
Bilge Karasu
Disappearing Moon Cafe (Sky Lee)
Disappearing Moon Cafe
764
Sky Lee
Disfigured: A Saudi Woman's Story of Triumph Over Violence (Rania Al-Baz)
Disfigured: A Saudi Woman's Story of Triumph Over Violence
765
Rania Al-Baz
Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting (Vijay Prashad)
Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting
766
Vijay Prashad
Florante at Laura (Francisco Balagtas)
Florante at Laura
767
Francisco Balagtas
Following the Wrong God Home (Catherine Lim)
Following the Wrong God Home
768
Catherine Lim
Gardens of Light (Amin Maalouf)
Gardens of Light
769
Amin Maalouf
Ghosts (Seni Saowaphong)
Ghosts
770
Seni Saowaphong
Golda Slept Here (Suad Amiry)
Golda Slept Here
771
Suad Amiry
Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel (Max Blumenthal)
Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel
772
Max Blumenthal
Granny, Iliko, Illarion and I (Nodar Dumbadze)
Granny, Iliko, Illarion and I
773
Nodar Dumbadze
Her Eyes (Bozorg Alavi)
Her Eyes
774
Bozorg Alavi
Hiroshima Notes (Kenzaburō Ōe)
Hiroshima Notes
775
Kenzaburō Ōe
House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories (Yasunari Kawabata)
House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories
776
Yasunari Kawabata
Hunters in a Narrow Street: A Novel (Jabra Ibrahim Jabra)
Hunters in a Narrow Street: A Novel
777
Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
Hurramabad (Andrei Volos)
Hurramabad
778
Andrei Volos
I Live (Leila Baalbaki)
I Live
779
Leila Baalbaki
I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale (Khushwant Singh)
I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale
780
Khushwant Singh
Inter Ice Age 4 (Kōbō Abe)
Inter Ice Age 4
781
Kōbō Abe
Isfahan Is Half the World: Memories of a Persian Boyhood (Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh)
Isfahan Is Half the World: Memories of a Persian Boyhood
782
Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh
Jasmine Nights (S.P. Somtow)
Jasmine Nights
783
S.P. Somtow
Jerusalem Stands Alone (Mahmoud Shukair)
Jerusalem Stands Alone
784
Mahmoud Shukair
Jewels of Allah: The Untold Story of Women in Iran (Nina Ansary)
Jewels of Allah: The Untold Story of Women in Iran
785
Nina Ansary
Journey to Ithaca (Anita Desai)
Journey to Ithaca
786
Anita Desai
Journey to Tell Al-Lahm (Najem Wali)
Journey to Tell Al-Lahm
787
Najem Wali
Kampong Spirit (Josephine Chia)
Kampong Spirit
788
Josephine Chia
Land of No Rain (Amjad Nasser)
Land of No Rain
789
Amjad Nasser
Leave Me Alone: A Novel of Chengdu (Murong Xuecun,)
Leave Me Alone: A Novel of Chengdu
790
Murong Xuecun,
Life...Love...Kumbh (Aporva Kala)
Life...Love...Kumbh
791
Aporva Kala
Moon Dance (S. P. Somtow)
Moon Dance
792
S. P. Somtow
Musui's Story (Katsu Kokichi)
Musui's Story
793
Katsu Kokichi
My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza's Untold Story (Ramzy Baroud)
My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza's Untold Story
794
Ramzy Baroud
My Son's Girlfriend (Jung Mi-Kyung)
My Son's Girlfriend
795
Jung Mi-Kyung
Never Have I Ever (Isabel Yap)
Never Have I Ever
796
Isabel Yap
Night's Journey, And, the Coming of the Messiah (Bahman Sholevar)
Night's Journey, And, the Coming of the Messiah
797
Bahman Sholevar
Nisanit (Fadia Faqir)
Nisanit
798
Fadia Faqir
Of Color (Jaswinder Bolina)
Of Color
799
Jaswinder Bolina
On the Banks of the Mayyazhi (M. Mukundan)
On the Banks of the Mayyazhi
800
M. Mukundan
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