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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La casa de las puertas by Tan Twan Eng ES
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1921, colonia británica de Penang, Malasia. Robert Hamlyn es un abogado acomodado, y Lesley, su esposa, una anfitriona de la alta sociedad. Sus vidas se reaniman cuando un viejo amigo de Robert llega de visita con su extrovertido secretario. Willie Somerset Maugham, pese a ser uno de los mejores escritores de su época, atraviesa una crisis creativa y personal: mantiene un matrimonio de conveniencia, su salud es frágil y acaba de perder sus ahorros en una desastrosa inversión. En Penang busca desesperado una historia que le permita salvar su carrera, y la encuentra a través de Leslie y su pasad... continue
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Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho EN
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One of NPR's 50 Favorite Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of the Past Decade Magic and mayhem clash with the British elite in this whimsical and sparkling debut. The Royal Society of Unnatural Philosophers maintains the magic within His Majesty’s lands. But lately, the once proper institute has fallen into disgrace, naming an altogether unsuitable gentleman as their Sorcerer Royal and allowing England’s stores of magic to bleed dry. At least they haven’t stooped so low as to allow women to practice what is obviously a man’s profession… At his wit’s end, Zacharias Wythe, Sorcerer Royal of the Unnatural... continue
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The Terracotta Bride by Zen Cho EN
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In the tenth court of hell, spirits wealthy enough to bribe the bureaucrats of the underworld can avoid both the torments of hell and the irreversible change of reincarnation. It's a comfortable undeath … even for Siew Tsin. She didn't choose to be married to the richest man in hell, but she's reconciled. Until her husband brings home a new bride. Yonghua is an artificial woman crafted from terracotta -- but that's not all she is. What she is may change hell for good. Who she is will transform Siew Tsin. And as they grow closer, the mystery of Yonghua's creation will draw Siew Tsin into a cons... continue
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De saffierweduwe by Dinah Jefferies NL
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Ceylon, 1935. Louisa Reeve en haar man Elliot lijken een stel te zijn dat alles heeft; zij is de dochter van een succesvolle Britse juwelier, hij een charmante zakenman vol levenslust. Maar hun allergrootste verlangen mist: een kind. Terwijl Louisa met miskramen worstelt, trekt Elliot zich terug en brengt hij steeds meer tijd door op een nabijgelegen kaneelplantage met uitzicht op de Indische Oceaan. Wanneer hij plots sterft moet Louisa het mysterie dat hij achterlaat alleen oplossen. Bij het bezoeken van de plantage voelt zij zich onverwacht aangetrokken tot eigenaar Leo, een ruige man met ee... continue
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The Friend Zone Experiment by Zen Cho EN
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From the renowned, award-winning author Zen Cho comes a delightfully funny romance about family, class, and love in modern London. From the outside, Renee Goh’s life looks perfect. She’s thirty and beautiful, runs a glamorous—and profitable—women’s clothing company in London, and is dating a hot Taiwanese pop star. But Renee is lonely. Estranged from her family in Singapore, she practically lives at the office, and now she’s just been dumped by her supposed boyfriend. Who she never saw anyway, so why is she ruining her Instagram-ready makeup by crying? Before she can curl up on the couch with ... continue
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De drift van de krokodil by Beth Yahp, Hanneke Richard-Nutbey NL
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Autobiografisch getinte roman over de jeugd van een Maleis-Chinees meisje dat opgroeit nabij een vervallen klooster waarin een meisjeskostschool is gevestigd.
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Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong EN
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Hello, ageing parents. Hello, dementia. Goodbye, vitamin... 'Khong is a magician... Brilliant' Lauren Groff, author of Fates and Furies 'Khong's first novel sneaks up on you - just like life, illness and heartbreak. And love. A million small, human and often deeply funny details gather force to tell a tale that is ultimately, incredibly poignant' Miranda July, author of The First Bad Man Ruth is thirty and her life is falling apart: she and her fianc� are moving house, but he's moving out to live with another woman; her career is going nowhere; and then she learns that her father, a history pr... continue
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Echos der Stille : Roman by Guat Eng Chuah DE
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Nach den ethnischen Unruhen im Mai 1969 verlässt Ai Lian, eine junge chinesische Malaysierin, ihre Heimat. In München lernt sie den Engländer Michael Templeton kennen, der, ebenfalls in Malaysia, auf der Kautschukplantage seines Vaters aufgewachsen ist. Sie verlieben sich und wollen Weihnachten gemeinsam auf dem Anwesen von Michaels Vater verbringen. Bei ihrer Ankunft geschieht jedoch ein Mord, in dessen Aufklärung Ai Lian schnell verwickelt wird ... Ein kunstvoll komponierter Kriminalroman – die Templeton-Kautschukplantage mitten im Dschungel dient dabei als Mikrokosmos, der die multikulturel... continue