Read Around Asia Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Asia.
Best books from Asia (1981)
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Mother Earth by Chingiz Aitmatov EN
Country: Asia / 
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Description:
The dramatic fate of a simple Kyrgyz woman Tolgonay, who lost her husband and three sons in the Great Patriotic War. The war took from Tolgonai the people most dear and close to her heart, an echo of which was the death of her beloved daughter-in-law Tolgonai. But the persistent woman did not break, her loving heart did not coarsen, because next to her the sprout of new life is the son of Aliman.
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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
Description:
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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Country: Asia / Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Description:
Seven escaped mental patients--including reincarnations of Genghis Khan, Cleopatra, Alexander the Great--trudge across a nameless landscape, pursued by an omnipresent snake and haunted by their past lives' brutal transgressions. Led by a mysterious Emperor who promises deliverance to the Holy Land, these travelers are actually pilgrims of their own fractured histories, each confronting the violent, sensual, and deeply human moments that have defined their existence. Blending elements of Central Asian epic tradition with surrealist storytelling, Sultan Raev crafts a novel that is at once a scat... continue
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The Bride Price : A Hmong Wedding Story by Mai Neng Moua EN
Description:
A principled decision brings unexpected consequences for a Hmong American woman struggling to reconcile the two cultures--and to be a good daughter while breaking the rules.
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Bamboo Among the Oaks : Contemporary Writing by Hmong Americans by Mai Neng Moua EN
Description:
A groundbreaking anthology that chronicles the emerging literary voice of a contemporary American immigrant community.