Global Classics - hosted by the_freya

Read an Asian Classic
(this excludes the Middle East as the Middle East will have its own prompt). 
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Monkey by Wu Cheng'en (translated by Arthur Waley)
Monkey
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Wu Cheng'en (translated by Arthur Waley)

Monkey

Wu Cheng'en (translated by Arthur Waley)

missing page info • missing pub info (editions)

The Art of War by Sun Tzu

The Art of War

Sun Tzu

46 pages • first pub -500 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy informative reflective fast-paced
Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin

Dream of the Red Chamber

Dream of the Red Chamber

Cao Xueqin

400 pages • first pub 1791 (editions)

fiction classics adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Vegetarian

Han Kang

192 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark sad tense medium-paced
The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima

The Sound of Waves

Yukio Mishima

183 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Adio, floare-galbena! by Cinghiz Aitmatov
Adio, floare-galbena!
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Cinghiz Aitmatov

Adio, floare-galbena!

Cinghiz Aitmatov

284 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction
No Longer Human by Junji Ito

No Longer Human

人間失格 / No Longer Human #1-3

Junji Ito

616 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction horror manga dark emotional sad medium-paced
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

No Longer Human

Osamu Dazai

4 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective sad medium-paced
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

Kafka on the Shore

Haruki Murakami

505 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary magical realism adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
In a Grove by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

In a Grove

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

14 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)

fiction classics short stories dark mysterious medium-paced