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Read the World: Books Set in Asia by Asian Authors - Page 4

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 Bangalore Detectives Club (Harini Nagendra)
The Bangalore Detectives Club
121
Harini Nagendra
Murder Under a Red Moon (Harini Nagendra)
Murder Under a Red Moon
122
Harini Nagendra
The Cape and Other Stories From the Japanese Guetto (Nakagami Kenji)
The Cape and Other Stories From the Japanese Guetto
123
Nakagami Kenji
The Woman Who Read Too Much (Bahiyyih Nakhjavani)
The Woman Who Read Too Much
124
Bahiyyih Nakhjavani
The Ramayana (R.K. Narayan)
The Ramayana
125
R.K. Narayan
The Cat Who Saved Books (Sōsuke Natsukawa)
The Cat Who Saved Books
126
Sōsuke Natsukawa
Batu and the Search for the Golden Cup (Lilya Kalaus and Zira Nauryzbai)
Batu and the Search for the Golden Cup
127
Lilya Kalaus and Zira Nauryzbai
Dust Child (Nguyên Phan Quén Mai)
Dust Child
128
Nguyên Phan Quén Mai
Thunderbird (Sonia Nimr)
Thunderbird
129
Sonia Nimr
Komi Can't Communicate (Tomohito Oda)
Komi Can't Communicate
130
Tomohito Oda
The Silent Cry (Kenzaburo Oe)
The Silent Cry
131
Kenzaburo Oe
The Memory Police (Yōko Ogawa)
The Memory Police
132
Yōko Ogawa
Orhan's Inheritance (Aline Ohanesian)
Orhan's Inheritance
133
Aline Ohanesian
Lydia, Queen of Palestine (Uri Orlew)
Lydia, Queen of Palestine
134
Uri Orlew
Judas (Amos Oz)
Judas
135
Amos Oz
Panther in the Basement (Amos Oz)
Panther in the Basement
136
Amos Oz
Rhyming Life & Death (Amos Oz)
Rhyming Life & Death
137
Amos Oz
Unto Death (Amos Oz)
Unto Death
138
Amos Oz
Snow (Orhan Pamuk)
Snow
139
Orhan Pamuk
A Strangeness in My Mind (Orhan Pamuk)
A Strangeness in My Mind
140
Orhan Pamuk
The Hard Road Out: One Woman's Escape From North Korea (Jihyun Park)
The Hard Road Out: One Woman's Escape From North Korea
141
Jihyun Park
Snow Globe (Soyoung Park)
Snow Globe
142
Soyoung Park
Thousand Star Hotel (Bao Phi)
Thousand Star Hotel
143
Bao Phi
Foreigner (Nahid Rachlin)
Foreigner
144
Nahid Rachlin
The World With Its Mouth Open (Zahid Rafiq)
The World With Its Mouth Open
145
Zahid Rafiq
How to Kidnap the Rich (Rahul Raina)
How to Kidnap the Rich
146
Rahul Raina
Polite Society (Mahesh Rao)
Polite Society
147
Mahesh Rao
In the Shadow of the Banyan (Vaddey Ratner)
In the Shadow of the Banyan
148
Vaddey Ratner
The Baghdad Clock (Shahad Al Rawi)
The Baghdad Clock
149
Shahad Al Rawi
Sleeping on Jupiter (Anuradha Roy)
Sleeping on Jupiter
150
Anuradha Roy
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
151
Arundhati Roy
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (Arundhati Roy)
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
152
Arundhati Roy
Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Salman Rushdie)
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
153
Salman Rushdie
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
154
Salman Rushdie
The Moor's Last Sigh (Salman Rushdie)
The Moor's Last Sigh
155
Salman Rushdie
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
Shame
156
Salman Rushdie
Frankenstein in Baghdad (Ahmed Saadawi)
Frankenstein in Baghdad
157
Ahmed Saadawi
Wild Poppies (Haya Saleh)
Wild Poppies
158
Haya Saleh
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
159
Marjane Satrapi
Damascus Nights (Rafik Schami)
Damascus Nights
160
Rafik Schami
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