Read Around Asia Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Asia.
Best books from Asia (1407)
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The Baghdad Blog by Salam Pax EN
IraqDescription:
This volume collects together Salam Pax's writings to tell the story of the war in Iraq from inside that besieged country. It provides a gripping perspective on the conflict and its aftermath.
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I Stared at the Night of the City by Bakhtiyar Ali EN
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Iraqi Kurdistan at the turn of the twenty-first century is a territory ruled by strongmen, revolutionaries, fixers, bureaucrats and the "Barons," who control everything from livestock and land to Kurdish cultural life. Defying the absolute power wielded by the Barons, a band of friends led by a poet embarks on an odyssey to find the bodies of two lovers killed unjustly by the authorities. The Barons respond by attempting to crush these would-be avengers, though their real war is waged against the imagination itself - despite the fact that imagination in its myriad forms is a prized, elusive co... continue
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The Epic of Gilgamesh by Sin-Leqi-Unninni EN
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia. It tells the story Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, and Enkidu, a wild man created by the gods to stop him oppressing the people of Uruk. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the... continue
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The Baghdad Clock by Shahad Al Rawi EN
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Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2018 This number one best-selling title in Iraq, Dubai, and the UAE is a heart-rending tale of two girls growing up in war-torn Baghdad Baghdad, 1991. The Gulf War is raging. Two girls, hiding in an air raid shelter, tell stories to keep the fear and the darkness at bay, and a deep friendship is born. But as the bombs continue to fall and friends begin to flee the country, the girls must face the fact that their lives will never be the same again. This poignant debut novel reveals just what it's like to grow up in a city that is slowly... continue
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Der falsche Inder by Abbas Khider DE
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Ein geheimnisvolles arabisches Manuskript im ICE Berlin-München, das niemandem zu gehören scheint und worin acht Mal auf verschiedene Weise die Lebensgeschichte desjenigen erzählt wird, der es zufällig findet und liest. Dieses Romandebüt handelt von der Flucht eines jungen Irakers, der unter Saddam Hussein im Gefängnis saß und vor Krieg und Unterdrückung flieht, sich in mehreren Ländern als Hauslehrer, Gelegenheitsarbeiter, Kellner durchschlägt; der vom Unglück verfolgt scheint und doch immer wieder auf wundersame Weise gerettet wird. Auf seiner Reise durch Nordafrika und Europa trifft er viel... continue
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El cristo iraquí by Hasan Balasim ES
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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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Ein Flüchtling betritt die Ausländerbehörde, um ein letztes Mal seine zuständige Sachbearbeiterin aufzusuchen. Er ist wütend und hat nur einen Wunsch: dass ihm endlich jemand zuhört. Als Karim drei Jahre zuvor von der Ladefläche eines Transporters ins Freie springt, glaubt er in Frankreich zu sein. Bis dorthin hat er für seine Flucht aus dem Irak bezahlt. In Wahrheit ist er mitten in der bayerischen Provinz gelandet. – Er kämpft sich durch Formulare und Asylunterkünfte bis er plötzlich seinen Widerruf erhält und abgeschoben werden soll. Jetzt steht er wieder ganz am Anfang. Dieser ebenso abgrü... continue
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Hotel Moscow by Talia Carner EN
IsraelDescription:
From the author of Jerusalem Maiden comes a mesmerizing, thought-provoking novel that tells the riveting story of an American woman—the daughter of Holocaust survivors—who travels to Russia shortly after the fall of communism, and finds herself embroiled in a perilous mafia conspiracy that could irrevocably destroy her life. Brooke Fielding, a thirty-eight year old New York investment manager and daughter of Jewish Holocaust survivors, finds her life suddenly upended in late September 1993 when her job is unexpectedly put in jeopardy. Brooke accepts an invitation to join a friend on a mission ... continue
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All the rivers by Dorit Rabinyan EN
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A controversial, award-winning story about the passionate but untenable affair between an Israeli woman and a Palestinian man, from one of Israel’s most acclaimed novelists When Liat meets Hilmi on a blustery autumn afternoon in Greenwich Village, she finds herself unwillingly drawn to him. Charismatic and handsome, Hilmi is a talented young artist from Palestine. Liat, an aspiring translation student, plans to return to Israel the following summer. Despite knowing that their love can be only temporary, that it can exist only away from their conflicted homeland, Liat lets herself be enraptured... continue
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Central Station by Lavie Tidhar EN
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An NPR Best Book of 2016 An Amazon Featured Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Book A Guardian Best SF & Fantasy Book of 2016 Longlist, British Science Fiction Award 2016, Best Novel 2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee "It's all of science fiction distilled into a single book." —Warren Ellis, author of Transmetropolitan and Gun Machine A worldwide diaspora has left a quarter of a million people at the foot of a space station. Cultures collide in real life and virtual reality. The city is literally a weed, its growth left unchecked. Life is cheap, and data is cheaper. When Boris Chong returns to Te... continue