Read Around Asia Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Asia.
Best books from Asia (1979)
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Regretting Motherhood : A Study by Orna Donath EN
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A provocative and deeply important study of women’s lives, women’s choices—and an ‘unspoken taboo’—that questions the societal pressures forcing women into motherhood Women who opt not to be mothers are frequently warned that they will regret their decision later in life, yet we rarely talk about the possibility that the opposite might also be true—that women who have children might regret it. Drawing on years of research interviewing women from a variety of socioeconomic, educational, and professional backgrounds, sociologist Orna Donath treats regret as a feminist issue: as regret marks the ... continue
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The Journey of Humanity : A New History of Wealth and Inequality with Implications for Our Future by Oded Galor EN
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A landmark, radically uplifting account of our species’ progress, from one of the world's preeminent thinkers. “Unparalleled in its scope and ambition…All readers will learn something, and many will find the book fascinating.’—The Washington Post “Breathtaking. A new Sapiens!” —L'Express “Completely brilliant and utterly original ... a book for our epoch.”—Jon Snow, former presenter, Channel 4 News (UK) “A wildly ambitious attempt to do for economics what Newton, Darwin or Einstein did for their fields: develop a theory that explains almost everything.” —The New Statesman “An inspiring, readab... continue
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The Polish Girl by Malka Adler EN
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In the eye of the war That tore the world apart A mother wants a son A daughter needs a mother
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On Palestine by Noam Chomsky, Ilan Pappé EN
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Chomsky and Pappé discuss the past and future of Palestine.
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari EN
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world. For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI—a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomplished, why are we so self-destructive? Nexus looks through the... continue
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The Six of Crows Duology Boxed Set by Leigh Bardugo EN
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"Six of Crows," by Leigh Bardugo, follows a group of six criminals led by Kaz Brekker, who are hired for a dangerous heist. The heist involves rescuing a scientist from an unbreachable fortress in Fjerda, all while attempting to control a powerful drug, jurda parem, that enhances Grisha abilities but ultimately kills them. The group consists of Inej Ghafa, Nina Zenik, Jesper Fahey, Matthias Helvar, and Wylan Van Eck.
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The Slaughterman's Daughter : The Avenging of Mende Speismann by the Hand of Her Sister Fanny by Yaniv Iczkovits EN
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A SUNDAY TIMES MUST READS PICK "Boundless imagination and a vibrant style . . . a heroine of unforgettable grit" DAVID GROSSMAN "A story of great beauty and surprise" GARY SHTEYNGART The townsfolk of Motal, an isolated, godforsaken town in the Pale of Settlement, are shocked when Fanny Keismann - devoted wife, mother of five, and celebrated cheese-maker - leaves her home at two hours past midnight and vanishes into the night. True, the husbands of Motal have been vanishing for years, but a wife and mother? Whoever heard of such a thing. What on earth possessed her? Could it have anything to do... continue
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Amor by Maayan Eitan ES
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A young prostitute walks through a nocturnal city with imprecise boundaries, perhaps Tel Aviv. She calls herself Libby, "my heart" in Hebrew. She gets in and out of cars with laconic drivers and shares moments of humor and sisterhood with other sex workers. Her life is like a dream that happens to another person, a sum of violence and a form of freedom in which one cannot be free. The narrative debut of Israeli Maayan Eitan, which caused a huge stir when it was published in her country, has been hailed as a rare masterpiece. In short and hallucinatory chapters of high literary voltage, Amor na... continue
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“Hilarious, refreshing, tightly plotted, and vividly written. An irresistible read.”—Jonas Jonasson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared “A seriously funny take on death and dying.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review An ingeniously plotted dark comedy by Noa Yedlin, "a master at tone" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) about aging and friendship following a tight-knit circle of seniors as they attempt to hide the death of one of their best friends so he can win the Nobel Prize for Economics. Avishay is up for the Nobel Prize for Ec... continue