I want to read books from Asian or African authors in order to try to broaden my perspective on the world. Fiction preferred, but non fiction will be taken if you think it’s good enough.
I recommend Dumb Luck by Vũ Trọng Phụng, a Vietnamese classic.
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Snow by Orhan Pamuk – Turkish
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Some of my favorites:
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon (non-fiction, but incredibly important–like, BEYOND incredibly important!!)
What We Fed to the Manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
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Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
SquidgeApple on
My Sister, The Serial Killer
Takes place in Nigeria. The audiobook is great
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Disgrace by JM Coetzee
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (part set in Africa, part in US)
On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
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Cixin Liu is good if you like science fiction (translation is kinda eh tho) as well as Mieko Kawakami has some good books. I also like Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin.
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How about Haruki Murakami (Japanese author)?
I recommend Dumb Luck by Vũ Trọng Phụng, a Vietnamese classic.
Snow by Orhan Pamuk – Turkish
Some of my favorites:
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon (non-fiction, but incredibly important–like, BEYOND incredibly important!!)
What We Fed to the Manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
My Sister, The Serial Killer
Takes place in Nigeria. The audiobook is great
Disgrace by JM Coetzee
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (part set in Africa, part in US)
On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Cixin Liu is good if you like science fiction (translation is kinda eh tho) as well as Mieko Kawakami has some good books. I also like Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin.