Books from Laos
4 popular lao books
Travel the world without leaving your chair.
The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Asia Challenge" were written by authors from Laos.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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How to Pronounce Knife : Stories by Souvankham Thammavongsa EN
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WINNER OF THE 2020 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE WINNER OF THE 2021 TRILLIUM BOOK AWARD FINALIST FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD, the PEN AMERICA OPEN BOOK AWARD, and the DANUTA GLEED AWARD #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Named one of Time's Must-Read Books of 2020, and featuring stories that have appeared in Harper's, Granta, The Atlantic, and The Paris Review, this revelatory book of fiction from O. Henry Award winner Souvankham Thammavongsa establishes her as an essential new voice in Canadian and world literature. Told with compassion and wry humour, these stories honour characters strugg... continue
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The Bride Price : A Hmong Wedding Story by Mai Neng Moua EN
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A principled decision brings unexpected consequences for a Hmong American woman struggling to reconcile the two cultures--and to be a good daughter while breaking the rules.
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The Latehomecomer : A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang EN
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One Hmong family's harrowing escape from war in Laos to the uncertainty of a new home as refugees in Minnesota.