Read Around Asia Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Asia.
Best books from Asia (1348)
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The Dancer from Khiva : One Muslim Woman's Quest for Freedom by Bibish EN
Country: Asia / 
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Description:
"Winner of the National Bestseller and Book of the Year prizes in Russia, The Dancer from Khiva, is the unflinchingly honest, deceptively plainspoken memoir of Bibish, a Central Asian woman who came of age in a rigidly Islamic village in Uzbekistan. In a narrative that flows like a late-night confession, Bibish recounts her story. Born into an impoverished family, she was named 'Hadjarbibi' in honor of her grandfather's pilgrimage to Mecca. The holy name, however, did not protect her from unspeakable abuse at the hands of the men in her village. She knew instinctively to keep her experience a ... continue
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Mothersland by Shahzādah Samarqandī EN
Country: Asia / Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Description:
"A novel on the bond between a mother and daughter in late Soviet-era Uzbekistan"--
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House of Yesterday by Deeba Zargarpur EN
Country: Asia / Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Description:
A contemporary YA debut, with magical realism elements, about an Afghan-Uzbek girl who confronts the ghosts of her immigrant family’s past, inspired by the Afghan-Uzbek author's own history.
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Dans les eaux du lac interdit by Hamid Ismaïlov FR
Country: Asia / Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Description:
Un voyageur anonyme a pris place à bord d’un train pour un interminable voyage à travers les steppes kazakhes. Le train s’arrête dans une toute petite gare et un garçon monte à bord pour vendre des boulettes de lait caillé. Il joue Brahms au violon de manière prodigieuse, sortant les passagers de leur torpeur. Le voyageur découvre que celui qu’il avait pris pour un enfant est en fait un homme de vingt-sept ans. L’histoire de Yerzhan peut alors commencer... À travers ce conte envoûtant, l’auteur nous livre une parabole glaçante sur la folie destructrice des hommes et la résistance acharnée d’un... continue
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I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali EN
YemenDescription:
“I’m a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no.” Nujood Ali's childhood came to an abrupt end in 2008 when her father arranged for her to be married to a man three times her age. With harrowing directness, Nujood tells of abuse at her husband's hands and of her daring escape. With the help of local advocates and the press, Nujood obtained her freedom—an extraordinary achievement in Yemen, where almost half of all girls are married under the legal age. Nujood's courageo... continue
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A Land Without Jasmine by Wajdī Ahdal EN
Description:
A compulsive thriller that keeps the reader turning the page and provides a fascinating insight on life in Yemen.
1337.
They Die Strangers by Mohammad Abdul-Wali, Muhạmmad ʻAbd al-Walī, Muḥammad Aḥmad ʻAbd-al-Walī EN
Description:
A novella and thirteen short stories by this distinguished Yemeni writer, dealing with the common experiences of Yemenis like himself who are caught between cultures by the displacements of civil war or labor migration.
1338.
The Fox Hunt : A Refugee’s Memoir of Coming to America by Mohammed Al Samawi EN
Description:
“Nail-bitingly suspenseful. ... Inspiring. ... Essential reading.” — Booklist, starred review The Fox Hunt tells one young man’s unforgettable story of war, unlikely friendship, and his harrowing escape from Yemen's brutal civial war with the help of a daring plan engineered on social media by a small group of interfaith activists in the West. Born in the Old City of Sana’a, Yemen, to a pair of middle-class doctors, Mohammed Al Samawi was a devout Muslim raised to think of Christians and Jews as his enemy. But when Mohammed was twenty-three, he secretly received a copy of the Bible, and what h... continue
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The Hostage by Zayd Muṭīʻ Dammāj EN
Description:
A REISSUED CLASSIC BY YEMEN'S ACCLAIMED LITERARY VOICE
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What Have You Left Behind? by Bushra Al-Maqtari EN
Description:
Reminiscent of the work of Nobel Prize laureate Svetlana Alexievich, What Have You Left Behind? powerfully draws together civilian accounts of the Yemeni civil war and serves as a vital reminder of the scale of the human tragedy behind the headlines.