Popular Asian Satire Books
Find satire books written by authors from Asia for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (14)
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The Four Books by Yan Lianke EN
ChinaDescription:
In the ninety-ninth district of a sprawling reeducation compound, freethinking artists and academics are detained to strengthen their loyalty to Communist ideologies. They are forced to carry out grueling physical work and are encouraged to inform on each other for dissident behavior. The prize: winning the chance at freedom. They're overseen by preadolescent supervisor, the Child, who delights in reward systems and excessive punishments. When agricultural and industrial production quotas are raised to an unattainable level, the ninety-ninth district dissolves into lawlessness. And then, as in... continue
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The Garlic Ballads : A Novel by Mo Yan, Howard Goldblatt EN
Description:
The farmers of Paradise County have been leading a hardscrabble life unchanged for generations. The Communist government has encouraged them to plant garlic, but selling the crop is not as simple as they believed. Warehouses fill up, taxes skyrocket, and government officials maltreat even those who have traveled for days to sell their harvest. A surplus on the garlic market ensues, and the farmers must watch in horror as their crops wither and rot in the fields. Families are destroyed by the random imprisonment of young and old for supposed crimes against the state. The prisoners languish in h... continue
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MalaysiaDescription:
It sounded like a good idea at the time- A Hollywood spy thriller, starring, for the first time in history, an Asian male lead. With an estimated $350 million production budget and up-and-coming Hong Kong actor JK Jr, who, let's be honest, is not the sharpest tool in the shed, but probably the hottest, Brood Empire was basically a sure thing. Until it wasn't. So how did it all fall apart? There were smart guys involved. So smart, so woke. So woke it hurts. There was topnotch talent across the board and the financial backing of a heavyweight Chinese studio. And yet, Brood Empire is remembered n... continue
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Красота-это горе by Эка Курниаван RU
IndonesiaDescription:
Эпический роман индонезийца Эки Курниавана — удивительный синтез истории, мифов, сатиры, семейной саги, романтических приключений и магического реализма. Жизнь прекрасной Деви Аю и ее четырех дочерей — это череда ужасающих, невероятных, чувственных, любовных, безумных и трогательных эпизодов, которые складываются в одну большую историю, наполненную множеством смыслов и уровней. Однажды майским днем Деви Аю поднялась из могилы, где пролежала двадцать один год, вернулась домой и села за стол… Так начинается один из самых удивительных романов наших дней, в котором отчетливы отголоски Николая Гого... continue