Read Around Asia Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Asia.
Best books from Asia (1984)
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We Are All Equally Far From Love by Adania Shibli EN
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1423.
Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me: And Other Poems by Ghassan Zaqtan EN
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A translation of the works of one of a key Palestinian poet contains his 10th and most recent poetry collection, along with selected earlier poems that illuminate the vision of what Arabic and Palestinian poetry are capable of.
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Touch by Adania Shibli EN
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A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
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The Tale of a Wall : Reflections on the Meaning of Hope and Freedom by Nasser Abu Srour EN
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Longlisted for the National Book Award A passionate prison memoir from a Palestinian man incarcerated for over 30 years in an Israeli prison—equal parts metaphysical love story and cry for justice “[A] kind of prose poem…that recalls the memoirs of the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish”—New York Times “Fierce and lyrical . . . a devastating testament to the power of hope, and of its loss.”—Claire Messud One of more than 5,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons before October 7, 2023, Nasser Abu Srour was sentenced to life without parole in 1993 after a forced confession. His extraordinary wri... continue
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Trees for the Absentees by Ahlam Bsharat EN
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Young love, meddling aunts, heart-to-hearts with friends real and imagined, Philistia's world is that of an ordinary student. Except in Palestine, and with your father in jail, nothing is ordinary.
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RIFQA (2021), palavra árabe que significa amizade, era o nome da avó de Mohammed El-Kurd. Sobrevivente da Nakba, o êxodo forçado do povo palestiniano em 1948, e refugiada na sua própria terra, esta resistente, «mais velha do que Israel», é aqui evocada como símbolo do combate contra a opressão e o colonialismo. Livro de estreia do autor, belo exemplo da poesia palestiniana de resistência e que retoma vozes como as de Mahmoud Darwish e Ghassan Kanafani, RIFQA transmite-nos o sentimento de um povo em luta pela sua terra e memória. Prefácio de aja monet, poeta, performer e activista norte-america... continue
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Falastin : A Cookbook by Sami Tamimi, Tara Wigley EN
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FALASTIN is a love letter to Palestine, the land and its people; an evocative collection of over 110 unforgettable recipes and stories from the co-authors of Jerusalem and Ottolenghi- The Cookbook, and Ottolenghi SIMPLE. Travelling through Bethlehem, East Jerusalem, Nablus, Haifa, Akka, Nazareth, Galilee and the West Bank, Sami and Tara invite you to experience and enjoy unparalleled access to Sami's homeland. As each region has its own distinct identity and tale to tell, there are endless new flavour combinations to discover. The food is the perfect mix of traditional and contemporary, with r... continue
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Heißer Frühling by Sahar Khalifa DE
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Frühjahr 2002: Die israelische Armee belagert den Regierungssitz von Jassir Arafat in Ramallah. Atemlos verfolgt die Welt die dramatischen Vorgänge. Unter den letzten Verteidigern des in Trümmer liegenden Hauptquartiers ist auch Madschid, der seine Erlebnisse und Eindrücke in einem Tagebuch festhält.
Madschids Jugendtraum war eigentlich, als Sänger berühmt zu werden. Aber auch sein jüngerer Bruder Ahmed wird durch die Ereignisse aus der Bahn geworfen. Linkisch und verträumt, interessierte er sich nur fürs Malen und Fotografieren. Nun arbeitet ... continue