Read Around Asia Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Asia.
Best books from Asia (1403)
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Le cercle du karma : roman by Kunzang Choden FR
BhutanDescription:
Frustrée de n'avoir pu accéder au savoir, réservé, dans la tradition bhoutanaise, aux enfants de sexe masculin, la jeune Tsomo, après le décès de sa mère bien-aimée, prend prétexte d'aller célébrer la mémoire de cette dernière dans un temple éloigné pour quitter sa famille. Ainsi débute la longue marche en forme d'odyssée qui va tenir lieu d'existence à Tsomo et la mener de son village près de Thimphu, la capitale du Bhoutan, à Kalimpong en Inde et jusqu'à Bodh Gaya, haut lieu du bouddhisme. Premier roman en provenance du Bhoutan, un pays longtemps "interdit", ce foisonnant récit initiatique e... continue
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British Indian Ocean Territory : 6x9 Travel Planner I Road Trip Planner I Dot Grid Journal I Travel Notebook I Travel Diary I Pocket Journal I Gift for Backpacker by British Indian Ocean Territo Publishing EN
Country: Asia / 
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
Description:
You're planning on going to BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY? Then this travel diary is just the right companion for your upcoming and unforgettable holiday with lots of adventure, fun and action. Record your experiences forever in this notebook and enjoy your trip to BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY.
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The Forlorn Adventure by Amir Falique EN
BruneiDescription:
It is 2025, and A'jon Emir is honored to be the first Bruneian to travel to outer space. Selected by NASA to assist in a project to build a space station on the moon, A'jon has been tasked to install software with the potential to unlock the secrets of reading ancient languages and help its users observe the planet for potential threats. Although he must leave his fiancée behind, A'jon knows a life-changing opportunity awaits as he boards a plane bound for America. But little does he know that the world he is leaving behind is about to change--possibly forever. After he completes intense train... continue
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The Fisherman King by Kathrina Mohd Daud EN
Description:
Eight years ago, Lisan the fisherman, who has always believed he was descended from royalty, left his wife and the Water Village. Now he’s back, and he says he can prove it. Six hundred years ago, a forbidden relationship between the royal children of Brunei set into motion a chain of events that will end with the death of a king...or the death of a god. As the story of Lisan’s true intentions – and what he was really doing in those years away – unravels, the story of those doomed royal children also spins to its inevitable conclusion.
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Description:
A darkly humorous coming-of-age novel set in Brunei on the island of Borneo, Written in Black offers a snapshot of a few days in the life of ten-year-old Jonathan Lee, attending the funeral of his Ah Kong, or grandfather, and still reeling from the drama of his mother leaving for Australia and his brother getting kicked out of the house and joining a rock band. Annoyed at being the brunt of his father’s pent-up anger, Jonathan escapes his grandfather’s wake in an empty coffin and embarks on a journey through the backwaters of Brunei to bring his disowned brother back for the funeral and to lea... continue
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I Am Not Your Eve by Devika Ponnambalam EN
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A polyphonic novel of Teha'amana, Tahitian muse and child-bride to Paul Gaugin, from her point of view conveyed through the myths and legends of the islands.
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The Witch Doctor's Daughter by Kathrina Mohd Daud EN
Description:
Safiyya loves her charlatan parents, but after years of watching the heartbroken and grieving come to them for fake and futile spiritual aid, she has had enough. So she leaves the Water Village to stay with her mother's people at the longhouse in the jungle, where she learns traditional medicine, meets an enigmatic linguist and finds herself caring for an orphaned newborn. Along the way, Safiyya must discover what she truly wants from life.
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In the shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey ratner EN
CambodiaDescription:
A beautiful celebration of the power of hope, this New York Times bestselling novel tells the story of a girl who comes of age during the Cambodian genocide. You are about to read an extraordinary story, a PEN Hemingway Award finalist “rich with history, mythology, folklore, language and emotion.” It will take you to the very depths of despair and show you unspeakable horrors. It will reveal a gorgeously rich culture struggling to survive through a furtive bow, a hidden ankle bracelet, fragments of remembered poetry. It will ensure that the world never forgets the atrocities committed by the K... continue
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung EN
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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
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Tomorrow I'm Dead : How a Seventeen-year-old Killing Field Survivor Became the Cambodian Freedom Army's Greatest Soldier by Bun Yom EN
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In 1975, US troops had withdrawn from Cambodia, leaving the people defenseless against Pol Pot’s army, the Khmer Rouge. As the army took over Cambodia, thousands of innocent people were ordered out of their homes. In April 1975, fourteen-year-old Bun Yom was forced at gunpoint, along with his family, to march toward the steaming jungle. After a soldier separated Yom from his family, he had no idea he would not see them again for nine years. In his account of his involuntary journey from a normal childhood to enslavement in conditions so inhumane it seemed only death could free him, Yom shares ... continue