Popular Asian Short Story Books
Find short story books written by authors from Asia for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (94)
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Bliss Montage : Stories by Ling Ma EN
ChinaDescription:
A National Indie Bestseller Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Story Prize, and a Windham-Campbell Literature Prize A Best Book of the Year at The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vogue, Houston Chronicle, Roxane Gay’s The Audacity, Mashable, Polygon, Kirkus Reviews, and Library Journal A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice “Uncanny and haunting . . . Genius.” —Michele Filgate, The Washington Post “Dazzling.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air What happens when fantasy tears the screen of the everyday to wake us up? Could that waking be our end? In Bliss Montage, Ling ... continue
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Bluebeard's First Wife by Seong-nan Ha EN
Country: Asia / 
South Korea
South Korea
Description:
Ha looks closely at the sordid underbelly of suburbia in Bluebeard's First Wife, the latest from one of Korea's preeminent authors.
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Crops : Anthology of Qatari short stories by Kalthm Jabr, Dalal Khalifa, et al. EN
QatarDescription:
This collection of Qatari short stories was edited by Dr. Amir Al-Azab and translated by Samar Hammood Alchichakli.
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Dawn : Stories by Selahattin Demirtas EN
TurkeyDescription:
A new book from Sarah Jessica Parker’s imprint, SJP for Hogarth: Written from behind bars, the unforgettable collection from one of Turkey’s leading politicians and most powerful storytellers. In this essential collection, Selahattin Demirtaş’s arresting stories capture the voices of ordinary people living through extraordinary times. A cleaning lady is caught up in a violent demonstration on her way to work. A five-year-old girl attempts to escape war-torn Syria with her mother by boat. A suicide bombing shatters a neighborhood in Aleppo. And in the powerful story, 'Seher', a young factory wo... continue
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Dragon Palace by Hiromi Kawakami EN
JapanDescription:
Hiromi Kawakamiis well known for her many novels and microfiction in translation, and Dragon Palace is her first story collection to be published in English. These eight stories are masterpieces of metamorphosis and transformation, infused with Kawakami's unique brand of humor and beauty. Moles, octopuses, and hippopotamuses interact with humans in a revelatory dance.
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El cristo iraquí by Hasan Balasim ES
IraqDescription:
Un soldado con la capacidad de predecir el futuro se ve chantajeado por un insurgente en el último acto de terror... Un creador de crucigramas sobrevive a un ataque con coche bomba, solo para descubrir que ahora está perseguido por una de sus víctimas... Huyendo de un robo, un comerciante de Bagdad cae en un agujero profundo, en cuyo fondo se encuentra un djinni y el cadáver de un soldado de una guerra completamente diferente... Desde las leyendas del desierto hasta los horrores del bosque, las historias de Blasim combinan lo fantástico con lo cotidiano, lo s... continue
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Flowers of Mold : Stories by Ha Seong-nan EN
Country: Asia / South Korea
South Korea
Description:
Unsettling, haunting short stories in the vein of Yoko Ogawa and Brian Evenson.
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Folk Tales of the Maldives by Xavier Romero-Frias EN
MaldivesDescription:
A collection of 80 traditional short stories and legends from the local oral tradition. These folk tales offer insights into the history, culture and beliefs of the people of the Maldives and into the world they live in.
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Folk-Tales of Bengal - With 32 Illustrations in Colour by Warwick Goble by Behari Day EN
Description:
Pook Press celebrates the great Golden Age of Illustration in children's literature. Many of the earliest children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1850s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pook Press are working to republish these classic works in affordable, high quality, colour editions, using the original text and artwork so these works can delight another generation of children.