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Read the World: Books Set in Asia by Asian Authors - Page 2

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 Naked Tree (Keum Suk Gendry-Kim)
The Naked Tree
41
Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
To Keep the Sun Alive (Rabeah Ghaffari)
To Keep the Sun Alive
42
Rabeah Ghaffari
The House on Sun Street (Mojgan Ghazirad)
The House on Sun Street
43
Mojgan Ghazirad
Foul Lady Fortune (Chloe Gong)
Foul Lady Fortune
44
Chloe Gong
These Violent Delights (Chloe Gong)
These Violent Delights
45
Chloe Gong
The Fox Maidens (Robin Ha)
The Fox Maidens
46
Robin Ha
Bluebeard's First Wife (Ha Seong-Nan)
Bluebeard's First Wife
47
Ha Seong-Nan
We Do Not Part (Han Kang)
We Do Not Part
48
Han Kang
Queen of the Tiles (Hanna Alkaf)
Queen of the Tiles
49
Hanna Alkaf
The Weight of Our Sky (Hanna Alkaf)
The Weight of Our Sky
50
Hanna Alkaf
When the Moon Is Low (Nadia Hashimi)
When the Moon Is Low
51
Nadia Hashimi
One Half From the East (Nadia Hashimi)
One Half From the East
52
Nadia Hashimi
The Devotion of Suspect X (Keigo Higashino)
The Devotion of Suspect X
53
Keigo Higashino
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (Keigo Higashino)
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
54
Keigo Higashino
Sea Prayer (Khaled Hosseini)
Sea Prayer
55
Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
56
Khaled Hosseini
The Taste of Apples (Huang Chun-Ming)
The Taste of Apples
57
Huang Chun-Ming
The Silence of Bones (June Hur)
The Silence of Bones
58
June Hur
Sabriya (Ulfat Idilbi)
Sabriya
59
Ulfat Idilbi
Five Women Who Loved Love (Ihara Saikaku)
Five Women Who Loved Love
60
Ihara Saikaku
The Secret of the Blue Glass (Tomiko Inui)
The Secret of the Blue Glass
61
Tomiko Inui
A River in Darkness (Masaji Ishikawa)
A River in Darkness
62
Masaji Ishikawa
Wolf Totem (Jiang Rong)
Wolf Totem
63
Jiang Rong
Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir (Lamya H)
Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir
64
Lamya H
The Boat Rocker (Ha Jin)
The Boat Rocker
65
Ha Jin
Aquariums of Pyongyang (Kang Chol-Hwan)
Aquariums of Pyongyang
66
Kang Chol-Hwan
The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Hisashi Kashiwai)
The Kamogawa Food Detectives
67
Hisashi Kashiwai
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes (Hisashi Kashiwai)
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes
68
Hisashi Kashiwai
Thousand Cranes (Yasunari Kawabata)
Thousand Cranes
69
Yasunari Kawabata
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
70
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Before Your Memory Fades (Toshikazu Kawaguchi)
Before Your Memory Fades
71
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Tales From the Cafe (Toshikazu Kawaguchi)
Tales From the Cafe
72
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Ms Ice Sandwich (Mieko Kawakami)
Ms Ice Sandwich
73
Mieko Kawakami
So Far From the Bamboo Grove (Yoko Kawashima Watkins)
So Far From the Bamboo Grove
74
Yoko Kawashima Watkins
The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories (Etgar Keret)
The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories
75
Etgar Keret
Just Another Jihadi Jane (Tabish Khair)
Just Another Jihadi Jane
76
Tabish Khair
Death Is Hard Work (Khaled Khalifa)
Death Is Hard Work
77
Khaled Khalifa
The Image, the Icon, and the Covenant (Sahar Khalifeh)
The Image, the Icon, and the Covenant
78
Sahar Khalifeh
No Rules Tonight (Kim Hyun Sook)
No Rules Tonight
79
Kim Hyun Sook
Beasts of a Little Land (Juhea Kim)
Beasts of a Little Land
80
Juhea Kim
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