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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
121
Akhil Sharma
Native Speaker (Chang-Rae Lee)
Native Speaker
122
Chang-Rae Lee
Chicken With Plums (Marjane Satrapi)
Chicken With Plums
123
Marjane Satrapi
River of Smoke (Amitav Ghosh)
River of Smoke
124
Amitav Ghosh
The Diving Pool (Yoko Ogawa)
The Diving Pool
125
Yoko Ogawa
Thousand Cranes (Yasunari Kawabata)
Thousand Cranes
126
Yasunari Kawabata
Your House Will Pay (Steph Cha)
Your House Will Pay
127
Steph Cha
Want (Cindy Pon)
Want
128
Cindy Pon
We Ride Upon Sticks (Quan Barry)
We Ride Upon Sticks
129
Quan Barry
Moth Smoke (Mohsin Hamid)
Moth Smoke
130
Mohsin Hamid
The Boat (Nam Le)
The Boat
131
Nam Le
The Calligrapher's Daughter (Eugenia Kim)
The Calligrapher's Daughter
132
Eugenia Kim
Audition (Ryu Murakami)
Audition
133
Ryu Murakami
Capitalism: A Ghost Story (Arundhati Roy)
Capitalism: A Ghost Story
134
Arundhati Roy
Madonna in a Fur Coat (Sabahattin Ali)
Madonna in a Fur Coat
135
Sabahattin Ali
Red Sorghum (Mo Yan)
Red Sorghum
136
Mo Yan
The Burning God (R.F. Kuang)
The Burning God
137
R.F. Kuang
A Golden Age (Tahmima Anam)
A Golden Age
138
Tahmima Anam
The Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
The Dream of the Red Chamber
139
Cao Xueqin
To Live (Yu Hua)
To Live
140
Yu Hua
After the Quake (Haruki Murakami)
After the Quake
141
Haruki Murakami
The Story of My Experiments With Truth (Mohandas K. Gandhi)
The Story of My Experiments With Truth
142
Mohandas K. Gandhi
America Is Not the Heart (Elaine Castillo)
America Is Not the Heart
143
Elaine Castillo
Death of a Red Heroine (Qiu Xiaolong)
Death of a Red Heroine
144
Qiu Xiaolong
Jasmine (Bharati Mukherjee)
Jasmine
145
Bharati Mukherjee
Red Azalea (Anchee Min)
Red Azalea
146
Anchee Min
Spring Snow (Yukio Mishima)
Spring Snow
147
Yukio Mishima
The Septembers of Shiraz (Dalia Sofer)
The Septembers of Shiraz
148
Dalia Sofer
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
149
Yiyun Li
Nectar in a Sieve (Kamala Markandaya)
Nectar in a Sieve
150
Kamala Markandaya
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid by Michael Ondaatje
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid by Michael Ondaatje
151
The Great Passage (Shion Miura)
The Great Passage
152
Shion Miura
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Yukio Mishima)
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
153
Yukio Mishima
Clear Light of Day (Anita Desai)
Clear Light of Day
154
Anita Desai
Days of Distraction (Alexandra Chang)
Days of Distraction
155
Alexandra Chang
If You Leave Me (Crystal Hana Kim)
If You Leave Me
156
Crystal Hana Kim
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
157
Azar Nafisi
The Black Book (Orhan Pamuk)
The Black Book
158
Orhan Pamuk
The Confessions of Lady Nijo (Lady Nijo)
The Confessions of Lady Nijo
159
Lady Nijo
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall (M.G. Vassanji)
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
160
M.G. Vassanji
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