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Read the World: Books Set in Asia by Asian Authors

Not a comprehensive list, just the ones my library currently has for our annual Read the World challenge (plus a few more that I've read and liked).
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The Secret Sky (Atia Abawi)
The Secret Sky
1
Atia Abawi
A Game for Swallows (Zeina Abirached)
A Game for Swallows
2
Zeina Abirached
Mornings in Jenin (Susan Abulhawa)
Mornings in Jenin
3
Susan Abulhawa
White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
White Tiger
4
Aravind Adiga
Daughters of the House (Indrani Aikath-Gyaltsen)
Daughters of the House
5
Indrani Aikath-Gyaltsen
The Sea Elephants (Shastri Akella)
The Sea Elephants
6
Shastri Akella
A Golden Age (Tahmima Anam)
A Golden Age
7
Tahmima Anam
Corpse Washer (Sinan Antoon)
Corpse Washer
8
Sinan Antoon
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (Shokoofeh Azar)
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
9
Shokoofeh Azar
The City of Sand (Tianxia Bachang)
The City of Sand
10
Tianxia Bachang
The Eye of the Mirror (Liana Badr)
The Eye of the Mirror
11
Liana Badr
The Tiller of Waters (Hoda Barakat)
The Tiller of Waters
12
Hoda Barakat
Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood (Ibtisam Barakat)
Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood
13
Ibtisam Barakat
I Was Born There, I Was Born Here (Mourid Barghouti)
I Was Born There, I Was Born Here
14
Mourid Barghouti
The Words of My Father (Yousef Bashir)
The Words of My Father
15
Yousef Bashir
A Girl Like That (Tanaz Bhathena)
A Girl Like That
16
Tanaz Bhathena
The Best We Could Do (Thi Bui)
The Best We Could Do
17
Thi Bui
Bronze and Sunflower (Cao Wenxuan)
Bronze and Sunflower
18
Cao Wenxuan
Dragonfly Eyes (Wenxuan Cao)
Dragonfly Eyes
19
Wenxuan Cao
Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
Dream of the Red Chamber
20
Cao Xueqin
The Story of the Stone (Cao Xueqin)
The Story of the Stone
21
Cao Xueqin
If I Had Your Face (Frances Cha)
If I Had Your Face
22
Frances Cha
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
23
Jung Chang
Colors of the Mountain
Colors of the Mountain
24
Your Letter (Hyeon A. Cho)
Your Letter
25
Hyeon A. Cho
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
26
Dai Sijie
Savushun (Simin Daneshvar)
Savushun
27
Simin Daneshvar
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard (Kiran Desai)
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
28
Kiran Desai
Before We Visit the Goddess (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)
Before We Visit the Goddess
29
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Conch Bearer (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)
The Conch Bearer
30
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Forest of Enchantments (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)
The Forest of Enchantments
31
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Independence (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)
Independence
32
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Sister of My Heart (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)
Sister of My Heart
33
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Paradise of the Blind (Dương Thu Hương)
Paradise of the Blind
34
Dương Thu Hương
June Rain (Jabbour Douaihy)
June Rain
35
Jabbour Douaihy
The Waiting Years (Fumiko Enchi)
The Waiting Years
36
Fumiko Enchi
Silence (Shūsaku Endō)
Silence
37
Shūsaku Endō
Pillars of Salt (Fadia Faqir)
Pillars of Salt
38
Fadia Faqir
Daughter of Persia (Sattareh Farman-Farmaian)
Daughter of Persia
39
Sattareh Farman-Farmaian
Grass (Keum Suk Gendry-Kim)
Grass
40
Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
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