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Pachinko Pachinko (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1001 times as asia)
avg rating 4.34 — 623,953 ratings — published 2017
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Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 745 times as asia)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,109,857 ratings — published 1997
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 620 times as asia)
avg rating 3.65 — 380,439 ratings — published 2007
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Convenience Store Woman Convenience Store Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 563 times as asia)
avg rating 3.67 — 373,210 ratings — published 2016
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Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
by (shelved 539 times as asia)
avg rating 3.99 — 728,873 ratings — published 1987
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 507 times as asia)
avg rating 4.09 — 387,509 ratings — published 2005
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 489 times as asia)
avg rating 4.46 — 99,609 ratings — published 2009
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China (Paperback)
by (shelved 476 times as asia)
avg rating 4.30 — 123,640 ratings — published 1991
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Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1) Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)
by (shelved 475 times as asia)
avg rating 3.91 — 548,066 ratings — published 2013
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 441 times as asia)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,491,715 ratings — published 2003
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The Joy Luck Club The Joy Luck Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 431 times as asia)
avg rating 3.97 — 709,526 ratings — published 1989
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82년생 김지영 82년생 김지영 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 430 times as asia)
avg rating 4.16 — 188,904 ratings — published 2016
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Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 414 times as asia)
avg rating 4.12 — 548,195 ratings — published 2002
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The God of Small Things The God of Small Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 394 times as asia)
avg rating 3.96 — 325,225 ratings — published 1997
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The Sympathizer (The Sympathizer, #1) The Sympathizer (The Sympathizer, #1)
by (shelved 391 times as asia)
avg rating 4.01 — 137,806 ratings — published 2015
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The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
by (shelved 390 times as asia)
avg rating 4.01 — 260,687 ratings — published 1931
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 361 times as asia)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,734,425 ratings — published 2007
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Paperback)
by (shelved 347 times as asia)
avg rating 4.14 — 314,756 ratings — published 1994
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The Island of Sea Women The Island of Sea Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 341 times as asia)
avg rating 4.32 — 167,820 ratings — published 2019
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Kitchen Kitchen (Paperback)
by (shelved 329 times as asia)
avg rating 3.89 — 129,103 ratings — published 1988
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
by (shelved 319 times as asia)
avg rating 3.66 — 690,562 ratings — published 2015
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (Paperback)
by (shelved 313 times as asia)
avg rating 4.36 — 54,147 ratings — published 2000
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Human Acts Human Acts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 311 times as asia)
avg rating 4.27 — 74,629 ratings — published 2014
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A Tale for the Time Being A Tale for the Time Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 311 times as asia)
avg rating 4.06 — 135,084 ratings — published 2013
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The Mountains Sing The Mountains Sing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 300 times as asia)
avg rating 4.31 — 62,332 ratings — published 2020
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1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
by (shelved 295 times as asia)
avg rating 3.95 — 339,762 ratings — published 2009
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Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
by (shelved 290 times as asia)
avg rating 4.41 — 212,424 ratings — published 1975
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The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
by (shelved 289 times as asia)
avg rating 4.08 — 493,012 ratings — published 2006
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Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1) Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
by (shelved 285 times as asia)
avg rating 3.92 — 162,689 ratings — published 2009
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The Orphan Master's Son The Orphan Master's Son (Hardcover)
by (shelved 280 times as asia)
avg rating 4.07 — 104,215 ratings — published 2012
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 276 times as asia)
avg rating 4.06 — 83,843 ratings — published 2004
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Paperback)
by (shelved 273 times as asia)
avg rating 3.64 — 68,064 ratings — published 2000
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The Garden of Evening Mists The Garden of Evening Mists (Hardcover)
by (shelved 272 times as asia)
avg rating 4.15 — 30,135 ratings — published 2011
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The Housekeeper and the Professor The Housekeeper and the Professor (Paperback)
by (shelved 263 times as asia)
avg rating 4.05 — 97,266 ratings — published 2005
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 261 times as asia)
avg rating 4.23 — 597,513 ratings — published 2021
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The Memory Police The Memory Police (Hardcover)
by (shelved 255 times as asia)
avg rating 3.70 — 138,492 ratings — published 1994
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China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2) China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)
by (shelved 251 times as asia)
avg rating 3.84 — 227,940 ratings — published 2015
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 243 times as asia)
avg rating 3.94 — 570,981 ratings — published -500
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The White Tiger The White Tiger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 239 times as asia)
avg rating 3.77 — 202,744 ratings — published 2008
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Please Look After Mom Please Look After Mom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 238 times as asia)
avg rating 3.92 — 48,208 ratings — published 2008
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 238 times as asia)
avg rating 3.98 — 116,744 ratings — published 2012
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Lady Tan’s Circle of Women Lady Tan’s Circle of Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 234 times as asia)
avg rating 4.35 — 203,934 ratings — published 2023
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Midnight’s Children Midnight’s Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 227 times as asia)
avg rating 3.97 — 132,891 ratings — published 1981
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover)
by (shelved 226 times as asia)
avg rating 4.01 — 405,119 ratings — published 2019
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The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II (Paperback)
by (shelved 224 times as asia)
avg rating 4.25 — 53,736 ratings — published 1997
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 218 times as asia)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,753,222 ratings — published 2001
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The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 212 times as asia)
avg rating 4.29 — 126,162 ratings — published 2017
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After Dark After Dark (Hardcover)
by (shelved 209 times as asia)
avg rating 3.74 — 188,750 ratings — published 2004
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A Fine Balance A Fine Balance (Paperback)
by (shelved 207 times as asia)
avg rating 4.38 — 159,907 ratings — published 1995
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Interpreter of Maladies Interpreter of Maladies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 207 times as asia)
avg rating 4.18 — 206,320 ratings — published 1999
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“. In 1289 Kublai Khan sent ambassadors to Java, demanding tribute and submission to the Yuan dynasty. Kertanegara arrested the envoys, branded their faces, cut off their ears and sent them back to China. As will be revealed later, what happened next had profound consequences for the Majapahit empire. ”
“. In 1289 Kublai Khan sent ambassadors to Java, demanding tribute and submission to the Yuan dynasty. Kertanegara arrested the envoys, branded their faces, cut off their ears and sent them back to China. As will be revealed later, what happened next had profound consequences for the Majapahit empire. ”
Herald van der Linde, Majapahit: Intrigue, Betrayal and War in Indonesia's Greatest Empire

Paul Theroux
“...a society without jaywalkers might indicate a society without artists.”
Paul Theroux, The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia

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