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1000 Asian Books to Read - Page 5

This is a list of one thousand books by Asian writers, both on the continent, and the diaspora. Enjoy!
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Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out
161
Natsuo Kirino
Pearl of China (Anchee Min)
Pearl of China
162
Anchee Min
Please Look After Mom (Kyung-Sook Shin)
Please Look After Mom
163
Kyung-Sook Shin
The Face of Another (Kobo Abe)
The Face of Another
164
Kobo Abe
The Girl With Seven Names (Hyeonseo Lee)
The Girl With Seven Names
165
Hyeonseo Lee
The White Castle (Orhan Pamuk)
The White Castle
166
Orhan Pamuk
Three Daughters of Eve (Elif Shafak)
Three Daughters of Eve
167
Elif Shafak
When My Name Was Keoko (Linda Sue Park)
When My Name Was Keoko
168
Linda Sue Park
Dogeaters (Jessica Hagedorn)
Dogeaters
169
Jessica Hagedorn
I Am a Cat (Natsume Sōseki)
I Am a Cat
170
Natsume Sōseki
Iran Awakening (Shirin Ebadi)
Iran Awakening
171
Shirin Ebadi
Tokyo Ueno Station (Miri Yu)
Tokyo Ueno Station
172
Miri Yu
Forgotten Country (Catherine Chung)
Forgotten Country
173
Catherine Chung
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced (Nujood Ali)
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
174
Nujood Ali
Man Tiger (Eka Kurniawan)
Man Tiger
175
Eka Kurniawan
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids (Kenzaburō Ōe)
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids
176
Kenzaburō Ōe
Sarong Party Girls (Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan)
Sarong Party Girls
177
Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Confessions of a Mask (Yukio Mishima)
Confessions of a Mask
178
Yukio Mishima
Cracking India (Bapsi Sidhwa)
Cracking India
179
Bapsi Sidhwa
Masks (Fumiko Enchi)
Masks
180
Fumiko Enchi
Memed, My Hawk (Yasher Kemal)
Memed, My Hawk
181
Yasher Kemal
The Nakano Thrift Shop (Hiromi Kawakami)
The Nakano Thrift Shop
182
Hiromi Kawakami
The Setting Sun (Osamu Dazai)
The Setting Sun
183
Osamu Dazai
Geisha, a Life (Mineko Iwasaki)
Geisha, a Life
184
Mineko Iwasaki
Requiem (Shizuko Go)
Requiem
185
Shizuko Go
Song of a Captive Bird: A Novel (Jasmin Darznik)
Song of a Captive Bird: A Novel
186
Jasmin Darznik
Swami and Friends (R.K. Narayan)
Swami and Friends
187
R.K. Narayan
Between the Assassinations (Aravind Adiga)
Between the Assassinations
188
Aravind Adiga
Go (Kazuki Kaneshiro)
Go
189
Kazuki Kaneshiro
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders (Daniyal Mueenuddin)
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
190
Daniyal Mueenuddin
Island of a Thousand Mirrors (Nayomi)
Island of a Thousand Mirrors
191
Nayomi
Jamilia (Chingiz Aitmatov)
Jamilia
192
Chingiz Aitmatov
Novel Without a Name (Duong Thu Huong)
Novel Without a Name
193
Duong Thu Huong
This Earth of Mankind (Pramoedya Ananta Toer)
This Earth of Mankind
194
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
195
An Ocean of Minutes (Thea Lim)
An Ocean of Minutes
196
Thea Lim
Comfort Woman (Nora Okja Keller)
Comfort Woman
197
Nora Okja Keller
Daughter of Persia (Sattareh Farman-Farmaian)
Daughter of Persia
198
Sattareh Farman-Farmaian
Frog (Mo Yan)
Frog
199
Mo Yan
The Best We Could Do (Thi Bui)
The Best We Could Do
200
Thi Bui
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