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1000 Asian Books to Read - Page 6

This is a list of one thousand books by Asian writers, both on the continent, and the diaspora. Enjoy!
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The Book of Salt (Monique Truong)
The Book of Salt
201
Monique Truong
The Good Son (You-Jeong Jeong)
The Good Son
202
You-Jeong Jeong
The Hole (Hye-Young Pyun)
The Hole
203
Hye-Young Pyun
The Home and the World (Rabindranath Tagore)
The Home and the World
204
Rabindranath Tagore
The Knight in the Panther's Skin (Shota Rustaveli)
The Knight in the Panther's Skin
205
Shota Rustaveli
The Palace of Illusions (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)
The Palace of Illusions
206
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Bangkok Wakes to Rain (Pitchaya Sudbanthad)
Bangkok Wakes to Rain
207
Pitchaya Sudbanthad
Cities of Salt (Abdul Rahman Munif)
Cities of Salt
208
Abdul Rahman Munif
Fairest (Meredith Talusan)
Fairest
209
Meredith Talusan
Free Food for Millionaires (Min Jin Lee)
Free Food for Millionaires
210
Min Jin Lee
I Hotel (Karen Tei Yamashita)
I Hotel
211
Karen Tei Yamashita
In Custody (Anita Desai)
In Custody
212
Anita Desai
Lizard (Banana Yoshimoto)
Lizard
213
Banana Yoshimoto
My Uncle Napoleon (Iraj Pezeshkzad)
My Uncle Napoleon
214
Iraj Pezeshkzad
Rooftops of Tehran (Mahbod Seraji)
Rooftops of Tehran
215
Mahbod Seraji
The Empress of Bright Moon (Weina Dai Randel)
The Empress of Bright Moon
216
Weina Dai Randel
Things I've Been Silent About (Azar Nafisi)
Things I've Been Silent About
217
Azar Nafisi
Death Is Hard Work (Khaled Khalifa)
Death Is Hard Work
218
Khaled Khalifa
Dictee (Theresa Hak Kyung Cha)
Dictee
219
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
Sightseeing (Rattawut Lapcharoensap)
Sightseeing
220
Rattawut Lapcharoensap
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
221
Lisa See
The Conference of the Birds (Farid Ud-Din Attar)
The Conference of the Birds
222
Farid Ud-Din Attar
The Rice Mother (Rani Manicka)
The Rice Mother
223
Rani Manicka
The Wandering Falcon (Jamil Ahmad)
The Wandering Falcon
224
Jamil Ahmad
Amrita (Banana Yoshimoto)
Amrita
225
Banana Yoshimoto
An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire (Arundhati Roy)
An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire
226
Arundhati Roy
Arid Dreams (Duanwad Pimwana)
Arid Dreams
227
Duanwad Pimwana
Dance Dance Dance (Haruki Murakami)
Dance Dance Dance
228
Haruki Murakami
Dream of Ding Village (Yan Lianke)
Dream of Ding Village
229
Yan Lianke
Fifth Chinese Daughter (Jade Snow Wong)
Fifth Chinese Daughter
230
Jade Snow Wong
Ghachar Ghochar (Vivek Shanbhag)
Ghachar Ghochar
231
Vivek Shanbhag
Hear the Wind Sing (Haruki Murakami)
Hear the Wind Sing
232
Haruki Murakami
Hotel Iris (Yoko Ogawa)
Hotel Iris
233
Yoko Ogawa
Kartography (Kamila Shamsie)
Kartography
234
Kamila Shamsie
Orientalism (Edward W. Said)
Orientalism
235
Edward W. Said
Ponti (Sharlene Teo)
Ponti
236
Sharlene Teo
The Butcher's Wife and Other Stories (Li Ang)
The Butcher's Wife and Other Stories
237
Li Ang
The Calcutta Chromosome (Amitav Ghosh)
The Calcutta Chromosome
238
Amitav Ghosh
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea (Yukio Mishima)
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea
239
Yukio Mishima
The Unpassing (Chia-Chia Lin)
The Unpassing
240
Chia-Chia Lin
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