South Asian


The God of Small Things
Interpreter of Maladies
The Namesake
The Henna Artist (The Jaipur Trilogy, #1)
Midnight’s Children
A Fine Balance
Kaikeyi
The White Tiger
The Palace of Illusions
The Inheritance of Loss
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
A Place for Us
The Kite Runner
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
Unaccustomed Earth
Thai Food by David ThompsonMaangchi's Real Korean Cooking by MaangchiLand of Plenty by Fuchsia DunlopJapanese Cooking by Shizuo TsujiThai Street Food by David Thompson
Best Asian Cookbooks
173 books — 32 voters

Los Sangurimas by José de la CuadraPelea de gallos by María Fernanda AmpueroHuasipungo by Jorge IcazaLas cruces sobre el agua by Joaquín Gallegos LaraUn hombre muerto a puntapiés by Pablo Palacio
Ecuadorian Literature
321 books — 53 voters
The Glass Palace by Amitav GhoshBurmese Days by George OrwellFrom the Land of Green Ghosts by Pascal Khoo ThweSaving Fish from Drowning by Amy TanThe Piano Tuner by Daniel       Mason
Myanmar/Burma
133 books — 73 voters

Good humour was miles behind a second cup of morning tea. It was too early for nonsense.
Zeenat Mahal, The Contract

Rati Mehrotra
His gaze narrowed. “Why do you think the Portuguese are here, so far from their own country?” “Greed,” she said after a moment. “It’s always greed.” He nodded. “Europeans crave spice, are willing to pay its weight in gold.
Rati Mehrotra, Flower and Thorn

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