Asia in Translation 2023 - hosted by dinojah

A translated book NOT from East Asia (China, Japan, South Korea etc).
All books added
Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire by Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing, Mike Merryman-Lotze

Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire

Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing, Mike Merryman-Lotze

280 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction essays history politics hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
Wilde Maulbeeren: Roman Aus Dem Libanon by Iman Humaydan

Wilde Maulbeeren: Roman Aus Dem Libanon

Iman Humaydan

127 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Birdwoman's Palate by Laksmi Pamuntjak

The Birdwoman's Palate

Laksmi Pamuntjak

366 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary informative reflective medium-paced
The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz

The Queue

Basma Abdel Aziz

224 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Bitter Orange Tree by Jokha Alharthi

Bitter Orange Tree

Jokha Alharthi

214 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Chief Witness: escape from China’s modern-day concentration camps by Sayragul Sauytbay

The Chief Witness: escape from China’s modern-day concentration camps

Sayragul Sauytbay

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional informative medium-paced
Disoriental by Négar Djavadi

Disoriental

Négar Djavadi

320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Blood Feast: The Complete Short Stories of Malika Moustadraf by Malika Moustadraf

Blood Feast: The Complete Short Stories of Malika Moustadraf

Malika Moustadraf

2 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging dark fast-paced
Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan

Three Apples Fell from the Sky

Narine Abgaryan

8 hours, 10 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary magical realism hopeful relaxing slow-paced
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

The Complete Persepolis

Persepolis #1-4

Marjane Satrapi

341 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced