I'm bored with the space odyssey that I'm reading. Does anyone know of any new or newer books that came out recently with Asian themes or settings? Not little kids' books though. Books written for adults with as least a high school reading skill level.
2006-08-12 16:41:37 · 5 answers · asked by Me 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Catherine Lim (Malaysian) --
The Serpent's Tooth
The Bondmaid
The Teardrop Story Woman
Deadline for Love and Other Stories
Following the Wrong God Home
Leap of Love
The Song of Silver Frond
Unhurried Thoughts At My Funeral
Amy Tan (Chinese) --
The Joy Luck Club
The Kitchen God's Wife
Hundred Secret Senses
The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings
Saving Fish From Drowning
Adeline Yen Mah (Chinese) --
Falling Leaves
Chinese Cinderella
One Thousand Pieces of Gold: A Memoir of China's Past Through Its Proverbs
Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society
Watching the Tree
Maybe a few novels with Japanese-based themes.
Tales of the Otori (trilogy) by Lian Hearn
- Across the Nightingale Floor
- Grass For His Pillow
- Brillian of The Moon
Memoirs of a Geisha (already adapted into a film) by Arthur Golden
Geisha of Gion by Mineko Iwasaki
Take a look at the link I posted.
2006-08-12 21:00:47 · answer #1 · answered by Earthling 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan.
Turning Japanese by David Mura (non fiction)
The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima.
Comfort Woman by Nora Okja Keller.
2006-08-12 17:32:02 · answer #2 · answered by mistersato 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tahir Shah, Sorcerer's Apprentice
Jhumpa Lhahiri, Interpreter of Maladies
Sakyong Mipham Rimpoche, Turning the Mind into an Ally
These authors may also have more current titles, but I have not read them yet.
2006-08-12 17:04:30 · answer #3 · answered by Didgeridude 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Girl Interrupted
2016-03-26 23:41:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Quiet American by Graham Greene
The Memorial by James Amos
2006-08-12 16:58:36 · answer #5 · answered by Gail M 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋