Popular Asian Mythology Books
Find mythology books written by authors from Asia for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (17)
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The Ground Beneath Her Feet : A Novel by Salman Rushdie EN
IndiaDescription:
Vina Apsara, a famous and much-loved singer, disappears in a devastating earthquake, leaving behind her long-time lover Ormus Cama, who finds, loses, seeks, and finds her again and again throughout his life in music.
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The Hidden Hindu by Akshat Gupta EN
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Unravel the unexpected mystery of the doomed immortals, running out of time.
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The Many Deaths of Laila Starr SC by Ram V EN
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Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality, which means the avatar of Death is out of a job… or is she? Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality. As a result, the avatar of Death is cast down to Earth to live a mortal life in Mumbai as twenty-something Laila Starr. Struggling with her newfound mortality, Laila has found a way to be placed in the time and place where the creator of immortality will be born. Will Laila take her chance to stop mankind from permanently altering the cycle of life, or will death really become a thing of the past? A powerful new graphic novel from... continue
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The Memorial Feast for Kökötöy Khan : A Kirghiz Epic Poem in the Manas Tradition by Saghïmbay Orozbaq uulu EN
Country: Asia / 
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
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An ancient Central Asian epic, passed down through generations, carries the reader into a world of nomads, warriors and horselords A Penguin Classic This tale from the Manas epic gives the reader startling, brilliantly colored access to the world of the horse-based nomad cultures of Central Asia. Written down in the early twentieth century but drawing on sources of antiquity, The Memorial Feast for Kökötöy Khan is the bravura telling of the story of a new and uncertain khan, Boqmurun, and his decision to hold a great gathering to commemorate the life and death of Kökötoy, his already legendary... continue
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The Song of King Gesar by Alai EN
ChinaDescription:
The Song of King Gesar is one of the world's great epics, as significant for Tibetans as the Odyssey and Iliad for the ancient Greeks, and as the Ramayana and Mahabarata in India. Passed down in song from one generation to the next, it is sung by Tibetan bards even today. Set partly in ancient Tibet, where evil spirits mingle with the lives of humans, and partly in the modern day, The Song of King Gesar tells of two lives inextricably entwined. Gesar, the youngest and bravest of the gods, has been sent down to the human world to defeat the demons that plague the lives of ordinary people. Jigme... continue
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Wounded Little Gods by Eliza Victoria EN
Country: Asia / 
Philippines
Philippines
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"Regina was born and raised in the small town of Heridos, where gods and spirits walked the earth. Until they didn’t. Ten years ago, the whole town produced a bad harvest -- rice grains as black as soot -- and the people of the town moved on, away from the soil and the farms, believing the gods and spirits have abandoned them. It is ten years later, on a Friday before a long weekend, and Regina ends her shift at an office in Makati. She walks home with a new colleague named Diana. Diana, following a strange and disturbing conversation with Regina, does not appear at the office on Monday, and t... 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