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I'm falling in love with Elizabeth Lim at the moment and I want to read more books by Asian authors. Any recommendations?
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I definitely recommend Haruki Murakami, from Japan. My favorites by him are "Norwegian Wood", "1Q84" and "Kafka on the Shore".
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Why does it seem as if there are so few Oriental and Hispanic/Latino, etc. writers? Other artwork from those areas is often fantastic and I have often been baffled by this. I like Amy Tan but I haven't heard of many other Asian writers. Is it a cultural thing, I wonder. A religious issue? Political?
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Min Jin Lee has a really great novel out, Pachinko, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend R.F. Kuang's The Poppy War too!
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Bigwig1973 wrote: 18 Sep 2020, 01:55 Why does it seem as if there are so few Oriental and Hispanic/Latino, etc. writers? Other artwork from those areas is often fantastic and I have often been baffled by this. I like Amy Tan but I haven't heard of many other Asian writers. Is it a cultural thing, I wonder. A religious issue? Political?
It is certainly a cultural thing, because Western writers have been in the forefront for ages, given Western centrism today. I would recommend Ocean Vuong, Banana Yoshimoto, Shirley Geok-lin Lim, Arundhati Roy, etc. I hope you enjoy them.
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Thank you Gen_g for the recommendations! I will check these writers out sometime!
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books_andpoetri wrote: 15 Dec 2019, 19:54 I'm falling in love with Elizabeth Lim at the moment and I want to read more books by Asian authors. Any recommendations?
Renee Ahdieh, Julie C. Dao
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Front Desk by Kelly Yang

It's about a girl who immigrated to the USA together with her parents.
They thought living in a new country was easy.
Despite her age and limited English vocabulary, Mia worked in a hotel as a front desk manager to help her parents.
Over time, she pursued learning the language and made some friends at school.
It's a great read for first generation expats.
just call me "jane" :tiphat:
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books_andpoetri wrote: 15 Dec 2019, 19:54 I'm falling in love with Elizabeth Lim at the moment and I want to read more books by Asian authors. Any recommendations?
Have you read "The Vegetarian" by Han Kang? It's about a woman who suddenly decided to stop eating.
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Liu Cixin is a wonderful science fiction author from China. I think his work compares favorably with many Western sci-fi classics.
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I also recently read a memior by Libo Xao Meyers called, Limp Forward - A Memoir of Disability, Perseverance, and Success. It was a great memior, and she was from China. It was a tearjerker.
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