Asian Literature

Asian literature is the literature produced by writers in Asia. Or by Asian American writers.

New Releases Tagged "Asian Literature"

Oleander Girl
A Tale for the Time Being
Cinder (Lunar Chronicles, #1)
1Q84
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
Dreams of Joy
In the Shadow of the Banyan
Tiger's Quest (The Tiger Saga, #2)
Honolulu
North of Beautiful
Shōgun
The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-2)

Giveaways

  • Chronology of an Egg by Peter Tieryas Liu
    Chronology of an Egg
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    This is a special limited print edition of Peter Tieryas Liu's Chronology of an Egg. Here we have the tale of the man who can fly, a baby about to be…more View Details »
    Giveaway dates: Apr 22 - May 23, 2013
    3 copies available, 295 people requesting
    Countries available: US
  • Watering Heaven by Peter Tieryas Liu
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    What would you do if you found out your girlfriend laid an egg every time she had sex? Who would you be if you were invited to a party in Beijing but…more View Details »
    Giveaway dates: May 09 - May 23, 2013
    3 copies available, 231 people requesting
    Countries available: US
  • Four Winds by Jerjonji
    Four Winds
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    Release date: May 24, 2013
    One fails, one runs away, one rejects his future, and one maintains hope even when it is hopeless. Alone, they are too weak to fight the demons they f…more View Details »
    Giveaway dates: May 14 - Jun 14, 2013
    1 copy available, 93 people requesting
    Countries available: US
  • Popular Asian Literature Books

    I Love Yous Are for White People
    Memoirs of a Geisha
    Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
    The Joy Luck Club
    The Bonesetter's Daughter
    Shanghai Girls
    Norwegian Wood
    The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
    The Good Earth
    Kafka on the Shore
    Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
    The Kitchen God's Wife
    Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
    Dreams of Joy
    The Pillow Book by Sei ShōnagonThe Tale of Genji by Murasaki ShikibuBumi Manusia by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
    Asian Classics
    3 books — 1 voter
    Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenEveryone Burns by John DolanThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiShōgun by James Clavell
    Best books on Asia
    409 books — 265 voters

    Sacred Skin by Tom VaterBikes of Burden by Hans KempCarrying Cambodia by Hans KempChina by Tom  CarterVietnam Zippos by Sherry Buchanan
    Best Asia Photography Books
    19 books — 12 voters
    Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiBattle Royale by Koushun TakamiHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
    Best Japanese books
    348 books — 1,242 voters

    The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryShantaram by Gregory David RobertsThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
    India
    280 books — 320 voters
    The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyA Passage to India by E.M. ForsterThe Jungle Books by Rudyard KiplingShantaram by Gregory David RobertsTruly, Madly, Deeply by Faraaz Kazi
    Books Set in India
    146 books — 122 voters


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