Popular Asian Memoir Books

Find memoir books written by authors from Asia for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (87)

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China Cry : The Nora Lam Story by Nora Lam, Richard H. Schneider EN

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Country: Asia / China flag China
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Tells the true story of the love, courage, and struggles of one woman, Nora Lam, whose Christian faith led her to make the ultimate choice between life and death

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China Witness : Voices from a Silent Generation by Xinran EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Asia / China flag China
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In 1912, 5000 years of feudal rule ended in China. In 1949, Mao Zedong came to power. This book is a personal testimony from a normally silent generation, a huge major work of oral history which sums up, in their own words, the vast changes which have overtaken China and its people over a century.

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Dancing in the mosque by Homeira Qaderi EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Afghanistan flag Afghanistan
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An exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mother's unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

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Days in the Caucasus by Banine EN

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Country: Asia / Azerbaijan flag Azerbaijan
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A coming of age story and a portrait of a vanished world. It shows what it means to leave the past behind, yet how it haunts us.

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Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Philippines flag Philippines
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THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER “This riveting, courageous memoir ought to be mandatory reading for every American.” —Michelle Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of The New Jim Crow “l cried reading this book, realizing more fully what my parents endured.” —Amy Tan, New York Times bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and Where the Past Begins “This book couldn’t be more timely and more necessary.” —Dave Eggers, New York Times bestselling author of What Is the What and The Monk of Mokha Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, called “the most famous undocumented immigrant in... continue

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Defying Jihad : The Dramatic True Story of a Woman Who Volunteered to Kill Infidels - and Then Faced Death for Becoming One by Esther Ahmad EN

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Country: Asia / Pakistan flag Pakistan
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If you truly love Allah, you will die for him. Your death will mean much reward for you and your family in heaven. Only death will prove your love. It was the final test. A chance to win not only the love of Allah, but the love of her father--something she had never been able to earn. Esther took a deep breath and raised her hand in the air. At the age of eighteen, she had just volunteered to become a suicide bomber. Defying Jihad is the true story of a girl growing up under radical Islamic rule, trained to believe her ultimate purpose was to serve Allah by dying as a jihadist. But two nights ... continue

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Dokuzuncu Hariciye Koğuşu by Peyami Safa TR

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Country: Asia / Turkey flag Turkey
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Peyami Safa'nın şaheserlerinden Dokuzuncu Hariciye Koğuşu, Türk edebiyatında "insan ruhunun derinliklerinde ve labirentlerinde dolaşan ilk roman" olması ve hasta bir insanı ve onun psikolojisini ele alması bakımından önemli bir yere sahiptir. Birçok araştırmacı ve yazar tarafından Türk edebiyatında bir ilk kabul edilen Dokuzuncu Hariciye Koğuşu, Tanpınar'ın dediği gibi, "acının ve ıstırabın yegâne kitabı" olarak hem kemiyet hem de keyfiyet bakımından başka hiçbir eser olmasa da Türk romanının var olduğuna delil gösteril... continue

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En presencia de la ausencia by Mahmud Darwix (palestino) ES

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Country: Asia / Palestine flag Palestine
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En presencia de la ausencia es la autobiografía poética de Mahmud Darwix (1941-2008). Volver... ¿adónde? Te preguntas mientras cuelgas cuadros en las paredes de tu nueva dirección. Ir... ¿adónde? Lo que tienes por delante es provisional. Lo que dejas detrás, transido de provisionalidad, está disperso. La eternidad que sube con la luz desde el jardín estalla en una carcajada. Le tomas el pelo diciéndole: También tú eres una exiliada. Y te preguntas: ¿Cuántas puntas has clavado en las parede... continue


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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung EN

Rating: 4 (4 votes)
Country: Asia / Cambodia flag Cambodia
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One of seven children of a high-ranking government official, Loung Ung lived a privileged life in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh until the age of five. Then, in April 1975, Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into the city, forcing Ung's family to flee and, eventually, to disperse. Loung was trained as a child soldier in a work camp for orphans, her siblings were sent to labor camps, and those who survived the horrors would not be reunited until the Khmer Rouge was destroyed. Harrowing yet hopeful, Loung's powerful story is an unforgettable account of a family shaken and shattered, yet mir... continue