Read Around Asia Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Asia.
Best books from Asia (1973)
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The Burning God by R. F. Kuang EN
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The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R. F. Kuang’s acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect.
After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead.
Despite her losses, Rin hasn’t given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much—the people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, the village that is her home. Ret... continue
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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson EN
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Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the class, but when a girl named Leslie Burke moves into the neighbouring farm his life changes forever. Even though she runs faster than him, Jess begins to think Leslie might be okay - she's clever and funny and not a bit soppy. And it is Leslie who invents Terabithia, the secret country on an island across the creek where he can escape his troublesome family.The only way to reach Terabithia is by rope-swing where Jess and Leslie become King and Queen, defeating giants, sharing stories and dreams, and plotting against their enemies. They are invinci... continue
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Shifu, You'll Do Anything for a Laugh by Mo Yan EN
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The author of The Republic of Wine presents a new collection of innovative short stories, which range from the tragic to the comic and reflect the author's own disdain for bureaucracy and repression, that includes the title story, which is being made into a major film by acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou.
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Private Revolutions by Yuan Yang EN
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A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE PICK LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NONFICTION “Riveting . . . a powerful snapshot of four young Chinese women attempting to assert control over the direction of their lives.” —The New York Times Book Review “As powerfully intimate as it is politically incendiary.” —British Vogue A sweeping yet intimate portrait of modern China told through the lives of four ordinary women striving for a better future in a highly unequal society While serving as the deputy Beijing bureau chief of the Financial Times, Chinese-British journalist Yuan Yang began ... continue
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Six récits au fil inconstant des jours by Fu Shen FR
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Le premier chapitre "Félicité de la vie conjugale" décrit la rencontre de Chen Fou avec sa femme Yun, Mais rapidement elle tombe malade; Le récit continue avec le deuxième chapitre "Les petits agréments de l'existence" qui parle des petits rien de la vie, on peut y décerner un certain épicurisme. Le troisième chapitre "Les chagrins de l'existence" est l'un des moins positifs, il raconte la fin de vie de Yun et les difficultés financières. Le dernier chapitre "Le plaisi... continue
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Balzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise by Sijie Dai FR
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2 adolescents chinois de familles "intellectuelles" sont envoyés en rééducation à la campagne durant la révolution culturelle de 1966. Grâce à la lecture et à la culture, ils vont gagner quelques parcelles de liberté, connaître l'amour et perturber les habitudes ancestrales des villageois.
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Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out by Mo Yan EN
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One of the Nobel Prize Winners in Literature Ideal for fans of Chinese Playground, We Are Party People, Death of Me, Skate with Me, A Farmer’s Life for Me, and similar works Written by today’s most revered, controversial, and feared Chinese novelist Mo Yan’s Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out is a remarkable story. The absurd, real, comical, and tragic are combined into a fantastic read. The hero—or antihero—is Ximen Nao, a landowner known for his kindness to his peasants. His tale is a heart-wrenching and unique journey and completely riveting tale that shares the author’s love of a homeland c... continue
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Gold Boy, Emerald Girl by Yiyun Li EN
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"The stories in this collection are mostly set in the China of the 21st century, where economic development has led to situations unknown to previous decades: residents in a shabby block of flats witnessing in awe the property boom; a local entrepreneur-turned-philanthropist sheltering women in trouble in her mansion; a group of retired women discovering fame late in their lives as private investigators specialising in extramarital affairs; a young woman setting up a blog to publicise an alleged affair of her father. Beneath the veneer of prosperity and opportunity, however, lie the struggles ... continue
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Mater 2-10 by Hwang Sok-yong EN
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Virtuoso Hwang Sok-yong is back with another powerful story--an epic, multi-generational tale that threads together a century of Korean history. Centered on a family of rail workers, Mater 2-10 vividly depicts the lives of workers and common folk, starting from the Japanese colonial era, continuing through Liberation, and right up to the twenty-first century, rendering in elegant prose a history of modern Korea. A true voice of a generation, Hwang shows again why he is unmatched when it comes to depicting the grief of a divided nation and bringing to life the cultural identity and trials and t... continue