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1000 Asian Books to Read - Page 9

This is a list of one thousand books by Asian writers, both on the continent, and the diaspora. Enjoy!
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Frontier (Can Xue)
Frontier
321
Can Xue
House of Stone (Shadid)
House of Stone
322
Shadid
In Other Words (Jhumpa Lahiri)
In Other Words
323
Jhumpa Lahiri
Letters of a Javanese Princess by Raden Adjeng Kartini
Letters of a Javanese Princess by Raden Adjeng Kartini
324
Musashi (Eiji Yoshikawa)
Musashi
325
Eiji Yoshikawa
Obit (Victoria Chang)
Obit
326
Victoria Chang
Sansei and Sensibility (Karen Tei Yamashita)
Sansei and Sensibility
327
Karen Tei Yamashita
The Dark Side of Love (Rafik Schami)
The Dark Side of Love
328
Rafik Schami
The Hostage (Zayd Mutee' Dammaj)
The Hostage
329
Zayd Mutee' Dammaj
The Lake (Banana Yoshimoto)
The Lake
330
Banana Yoshimoto
The New Life (Orhan Pamuk)
The New Life
331
Orhan Pamuk
The Stationery Shop (Marjan Kamali)
The Stationery Shop
332
Marjan Kamali
This Burns My Heart (Samuel Park)
This Burns My Heart
333
Samuel Park
Train to Pakistan (Khushwant Singh)
Train to Pakistan
334
Khushwant Singh
Untouchable (Mulk Raj Anand)
Untouchable
335
Mulk Raj Anand
When Fox Is a Thousand (Larissa Lai)
When Fox Is a Thousand
336
Larissa Lai
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (Yiyun Li)
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
337
Yiyun Li
Asleep (Banana Yoshimoto)
Asleep
338
Banana Yoshimoto
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (Yu Hua)
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
339
Yu Hua
De Niro's Game (Rawi Hage)
De Niro's Game
340
Rawi Hage
Dragon Bones (Lisa See)
Dragon Bones
341
Lisa See
Gitanjali (Rabindranath Tagore)
Gitanjali
342
Rabindranath Tagore
Hardboiled & Hard Luck (Banana Yoshimoto)
Hardboiled & Hard Luck
343
Banana Yoshimoto
Ilustrado (Miguel Syjuco)
Ilustrado
344
Miguel Syjuco
Immigrant, Montana (Amitava Kumar)
Immigrant, Montana
345
Amitava Kumar
Mao: The Unknown Story (Jung Chang)
Mao: The Unknown Story
346
Jung Chang
Map of Betrayal (Ha Jin)
Map of Betrayal
347
Ha Jin
Missing Soluch (Mahmoud Dowlatabadi)
Missing Soluch
348
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi
Moshi-Moshi (Banana Yoshimoto)
Moshi-Moshi
349
Banana Yoshimoto
Paradise of the Blind (Dương Thu Hương)
Paradise of the Blind
350
Dương Thu Hương
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings (Abolqasem Ferdowsi)
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
351
Abolqasem Ferdowsi
Sharon and My Mother-In-Law (Suad Amiry)
Sharon and My Mother-In-Law
352
Suad Amiry
Strangers From a Different Shore (Ronald Takaki)
Strangers From a Different Shore
353
Ronald Takaki
The Crazed (Ha Jin)
The Crazed
354
Ha Jin
The Diary of Lady Murasaki (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Diary of Lady Murasaki
355
Murasaki Shikibu
The Eighth Girl (Maxine Mei-Fung Chung)
The Eighth Girl
356
Maxine Mei-Fung Chung
The Hidden Girl and Other Stories (Ken Liu)
The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
357
Ken Liu
The Opposite of Fate (Amy Tan)
The Opposite of Fate
358
Amy Tan
The Ruined Map (Kōbō Abe)
The Ruined Map
359
Kōbō Abe
The Ungrateful Refugee (Dina Nayeri)
The Ungrateful Refugee
360
Dina Nayeri
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