Read Around Asia Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Asia.
Best books from Asia (1988)
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Dusk by F. Sionil Jose EN
Country: Asia / 
Philippines
Philippines
Description:
With Dusk (originally published in the Philippines as Po-on), F. Sionil Jose begins his five-novel Rosales Saga, which the poet and critic Ricaredo Demetillo called "the first great Filipino novels written in English." Set in the 1880s, Dusk records the exile of a tenant family from its village and the new life it attempts to make in the small town of Rosales. Here commences the epic tale of a family unwillingly thrown into the turmoil of history. But this is more than a historical novel; it is also the eternal story of man's tortured search for true faith and the larger meaning of existence. ... continue
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Dogeaters by Jessica Hagedorn EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
“An original, raw, and wild novel that has held its power and demands to be read.” —Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer Finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction and Winner of the American Book Award A classic and influential story—often considered “the quintessential Filipino American novel” (The Nation)—centered on the cultural and political stakes of life in Marcos-era Philippines One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Welcome to Manila in the turbulent period of the Philippines’ late dictator. It is a world in which American... continue
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Three Filipino Women by Francisco Sionil José EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
The American debut of "the foremost Filipino novelist in English" (The New York Review of Books)--three passionate, eye-opening novellas of the Philippines. Advertising in Hungry Mind Review.
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Song of the Mango and Other Myths by Vida Cruz-Borja EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
Short story collection
1475.
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
Some people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . . Manchuria, 1908. In the last years of the dying Qing Empire, a courtesan is found frozen in a doorway. Her death is clouded by rumors of foxes, which are believed to lure people by transforming themselves into beautiful women and handsome men. Bao, a detective with an uncanny ability to sniff out the truth, is hired to uncover the dead woman’s identity. Since childhood, Bao has been intrigued by ... continue
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For a House Made of Stone : Gina's Story by Gina French, Andrew Crofts EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
All Gina wanted was to help support her family and protect them from the elements with a house made of stone. This is the true story of a girl from the Philippines who wanted to repay her family for the trouble she'd caused them and ended up on trial for murder in the UK in 2001.
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The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic by Nick Joaquin EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
Celebrating the centennial of his birth, the first-ever U.S. publication of Philippine writer Nick Joaquin’s seminal works, with a foreword by PEN/Open Book Award–winner Gina Apostol A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice Nick Joaquin is widely considered one of the greatest Filipino writers, but he has remained little-known outside his home country despite writing in English. Set amid the ruins of Manila devastated by World War II, his stories are steeped in the post-colonial anguish and hopes of his era and resonate with the ironic perspectives on colonial history of Gabriel García Már... continue
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Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
Full of court intrigue, queer romance, and terrifying monsters—this gothic epic fantasy will appeal to fans of Samantha Shannon’s The Priory of the Orange Tree and the adult animated series Castlevania. Remy Pendergast is many things: the only son of the Duke of Valenbonne (though his father might wish otherwise), an elite bounty hunter of rogue vampires, and an outcast among his fellow Reapers. His mother was the subject of gossip even before she eloped with a vampire, giving rise to the rumors that Remy is half-vampire himself. Though the kingdom of Aluria barely tolerates him, Remy’s father... continue
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Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
Samuel lives in a tribe deep in the Philippine jungle at the end of the nineteenth century, and has never encountered anyone from outside his own tribe before. Hes about to become a man, and while hes desperate to grow up, hes worried that this will take him away from his best friend, Little Luki.
