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Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
The Japanese author of "Kafka on the Shore", "Sputnik Sweetheart", and "A Wild Sheep Chase" offers a coming-of-age tale and the impossible romance of Toru and Naoko. more...
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Lenny, a young Parsee girl living in Lahore, witnesses first-hand the emotional turmoil and chaos caused by the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. more...
Michio Takeyama's Harp of Burma
An analysis of religion in Michio Takeyama's post-World War II novel, Harp of Burma. more...
An American Bengali family forges a new identity while trying to maintain old traditions. more...
The Diving Pool, by Yoko Ogawa
By: Mary Hiers
The Diving Pool is a collection of three novellas by award-winning Japanese writer Yoko Ogawa. Written in 1990 and 1991, Stephen Snyder's translation debuted in 2008. more...
By: Robert O'Connor
Rudyard Kipling wrote poems and stories in praise of the British Empire and ridiculing native Indians. Rabindranath Tagore detested the empire. Both won the Nobel Prize. more...
Father of modern Chinese Literature weaves brilliant imagery with modern anecdotes in his portrayal of early twentieth century China. more...
By: Meg Nola
Short biography of the writer known throughout Japan and beyond for her fascinating stories and romantic involvements. more...
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