Asia in Translation 2023 - hosted by dinojah

A translated book from a decolonised country or currently colonised community.
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Il paese delle maree by Amitav Ghosh

Il paese delle maree

Amitav Ghosh

460 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
The Law of Lines by Pyun Hye-young

The Law of Lines

Pyun Hye-young

6 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark reflective sad slow-paced
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki #1

Baek Se-hee

192 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction memoir psychology emotional reflective medium-paced
An Educated Woman In Prostitution: A Memoir of Lust, Exploitation, Deceit by Manada Devi

An Educated Woman In Prostitution: A Memoir of Lust, Exploitation, Deceit

Manada Devi

174 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine by Mohammad Sabaaneh

Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine

Mohammad Sabaaneh

128 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction comics challenging dark emotional fast-paced
Women Dreaming by Salma

Women Dreaming

Salma

388 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

Arundhati Roy

321 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The City Where Dreams Come True by Gulsifat Shahidi

The City Where Dreams Come True

Gulsifat Shahidi

172 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Ru by Kim Thúy

Ru

Kim Thúy

160 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea by Bandi

The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea

Bandi

226 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical literary short stories dark informative sad medium-paced
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