Read Around Asia Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Asia.
Best books from Asia (1982)
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The Voice of Hope by Aung San Suu Kyi, Alan Clements EN
MyanmarDescription:
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate and leader of Burma's struggle for democracy discusses her political and Buddhist pursuits
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Night Birds and Other Stories by Khet Mar EN
Description:
Since the age of 19, Khet Mar has been persecuted by the Burmese government enduring arrests, torture, incarcerations, and threats to her life. She fought back through her writing, political activism, and social work until she was forced to flee the country in 2009. Her novel Night Birds was banned in 1993, her nonfiction piece Life Row blacklisted in 2007. The same year, the government censored several paragraphs of Night Flow, highlighted in this book.
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Crossing the Farak River by Michelle Aung Thin EN
Description:
"Original Australian edition published in 2019 by Allen & Unwin as part of the Through my eyes series, under the title Hasina"--Copyright page.
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I Did Something Bad by Pyae Moe Thet War EN
Description:
A Washington Post superlative romance novel of 2024 'A thrill-packed emotional roller-coaster of a ride. It has murder, mystery, romance, the best girl squad, and a hot movie star. I loved it.' ― Clare Pooley, New York Times bestselling author 'I Did Something Bad is a dark, delicious, deathly witty story that had me hooked from the very first page.' ― Rufaro Faith Mazarura, author of Let the Games Begin 'With MURDER as its Meet-Cute, Pyae Moe Thet War's debut rom-com sizzles with mystery, humour and heart, whilst also deftly touching upon deep, thought-provoking issues!' ― Mimi Deb, author of... continue
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The Hidden History of Burma : Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century by Thant Myint-U EN
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A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2020 How did one of the world’s "buzzy hotspots" (Fodor’s 2013) become one of the top ten places to avoid (Fodor’s 2018)? Precariously positioned between China and India, Burma’s population has suffered dictatorship, natural disaster, and the dark legacies of colonial rule. But when decades of military dictatorship finally ended and internationally beloved Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi emerged from long years of house arrest, hopes soared. World leaders such as Barack Obama ushered in waves of international support. Progress seemed inevitable. As historian, for... continue
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Miss Burma by Charmaine Craig EN
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“Craig wields powerful and vivid prose to illuminate a country and a family trapped not only by war and revolution, but also by desire and loss.” —Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Miss Burma tells the story of modern-day Burma through the eyes of Benny and Khin, husband and wife, and their daughter Louisa. After attending school in Calcutta, Benny settles in Rangoon, then part of the British Empire, and falls in love with Khin, a woman who is part of a long-persecuted ethnic minority group, the Karen. World War II comes to Southeast Asia, and Benny and Khin must go into hiding ... continue
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The Foreigner's Confession by Lya Badgley EN
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An unexpected, mysterious discovery in Cambodia leads Emily Mclean on a journey through the country's painful history and toward personal redemption. After a horrific accident shatters her world and leaves her an amputee, American attorney Emily Mclean moves to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to work with landmine survivors. She hopes to reinvent herself in this new land, leaving behind her sense of culpability in the death of her husband and the loss of her unborn child. While visiting the Tuol Sleng Museum of Genocide, Emily discovers that she bears an eerie resemblance to a portrait of a former priso... continue
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Aung San Suu Kyi : Politician, Prisoner, Parent by Wendy Law-Yone EN
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A portrait of one of the most charismatic, but unknown, world leaders Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and crusader for democracy in Myanmar, is once again behind bars. Her resounding victory at the polls, and re-election to office as civilian head of state, was overturned by the February 2021 military coup - a move with ruinous consequences. Myanmar today is a country in extremis, war-torn and seemingly without salvation for the multitudes seeking an end to military rule. Aung San Suu Kyi has been here before. The first half of her political career was spent under house arrest. Bu... continue