Fiction books set in southeast asia

Historical fiction, political intrigue, lots of east meets west cultural interaction type stuff. Asian literature the best books about southeast asia page. Here she chooses her top 10 crime novels set in asia. Enjoyable and good books of south east asia this list contains fiction written by south east asian authors, about south east asia or that take place in south east asia. It is a comingofage novel set in brunei that tells the story of jonathan. Fiction set in asia that teens might enjoy the seattle public. Set in malaysia in the 1930s and 1940s, just before the invasion of japan, this book is about three men who love snow soong.

The epic novel of japan the asian the widows of malabar hill a perveen mistry the satapur moonstone a perveen mistry novel the unlikely adventures of the shergill sisters. If you cant travel there, the next best thing is to delve into one of these of works of fiction. Sampsons latest novel, the pool of unease, is set in beijing, where the author has lived for many years. Books should be an integral part of any travellers travel kit. Discover the best historical asian fiction in best sellers. Brunei, cambodia, east timor, indonesia, laos, malaysia, myanmar formerly known as burma, philippines, singapore, thailand. Johnny, who uses the harmony silk factory as a front for his illegal business, the englishman peter and kunichika, a japanese officer. South asia does not include china, japan, malaysia, singapore and vietnam these last three are part of southeast asia, etc.

If you really want to learn more about a place that you are visiting, get your head out of the guide books and learn from the locals, what it means to be south east asian. Enjoyable and good books of south east asia 260 books. However, for libel reasons, the novel is actually set in a fictional state of east africa, due to the controversy of the subject matter. This non fiction book graphically retells the story of a family and nation torn. This is why we have put together the following selection of must read books to enjoy before or while travelling south east asia. The best contemporary literature, historical fiction books set in southeast asia, tan twan eng, sendker, kevin kwan.

South asian countries include india, pakistan, bangladesh, sri lanka, nepal, bhutan. The 11 best books set in hong kong time out hong kong. Memoirs of a geisha by arthur golden, when the emperor was divine by julie otsuka, the calligraphers daughter by e. Books on southeast asia for a firstperson historical insight into one of the worlds leastknown mass murders, first they killed my father is a harrowing but compulsive read. Catherine sampsons top 10 asian crime novels books. Historical fiction set in various southeast asian countries malaysia. Historical fiction southeast asia 48 books goodreads. Extras indybest books fiction books 12 best indian novels that everyone needs to read. Longlisted for the orange prize for fiction in 2011, lawyones third novel is a.

Your favorite fiction from south asia and the diaspora. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Whether it be in paperback or as an ebook, you will always find wanderers with a word based. Historical fiction set in various southeast asian countries malaysia, vietnam, indonesia, thailand, philippines, etc. Discover the best childrens asia books in best sellers. Check out these fictional books from our adult, teen, and childrens collections set in countries in east and southeast asia. These fiction books describe singapore in different decades. Lots of stuff by james clavell is set in asia japan, southern china, vietnam. Backpacking around southeast asia with 11 books from 11 countries. So, this next installment is about the best fiction books about southeast asia. Some people also include burmamyanmar, afghanistan, iran and the maldives as part of south asia. The best literature and historical fiction books southeast asia. Tim o briens third novel, the things they carried, is based on his own. Southeast asia has undeniably had its fair share of war and torment.