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
A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyA Passage to India by E.M. ForsterShantaram by Gregory David RobertsThe Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye
Books Set in India
498 books — 424 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

The Ghost Bride by Yangsze ChooThe Girl with Ghost Eyes by M.H. BorosonBlack Water Sister by Zen ChoWater Ghosts by Shawna Yang RyanThree Souls by Janie Chang
Spooky Asian Fiction
17 books — 21 voters
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

Manju Kapur
As immigrants fly across oceans they shed their old clothing because clothes maketh the man and new ones help ease the transition. Men's clothing has less international variations; the change is not so drastic. But those women who are not used to wearing western clothes find themselves in a dilemma. If they focus on integration, convenience and conformity they have to sacrifice habit, style and self-perception. ...more
Manju Kapur

Rati Mehrotra
Fardan bent to peer at her face. “What are you thinking?” She pushed him away, annoyed. “I’m thinking what a fool you are.” “I knew it.” He gave a satisfied smile. “You’re always thinking about me, even when you’re frowning.
Rati Mehrotra, Flower and Thorn

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