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by Tania James
Published Jun 2024
Read ReviewsA spellbinding historical novel set in the eighteenth century: a hero's quest, a love story, the story of a young artist coming of age, and an exuberant heist adventure that traces the bloody legacy of colonialism across two continents and fifty years. A wildly inventive, irresistible feat of storytelling from a writer at the height of her powers.
by Tan Twan Eng
Published Sep 2012
Read ReviewsMalaya, 1951. Yun Ling Teoh, the scarred lone survivor of a brutal Japanese wartime camp, seeks solace among the jungle-fringed tea plantations of Cameron Highlands. There she discovers Yugiri, the only Japanese garden in Malaya, and its owner and creator, the enigmatic Aritomo, exiled former gardener of the emperor of Japan.
by Kamila Shamsie
Published Apr 2009
Read ReviewsBeginning on August 9, 1945, in Nagasaki, and ending in a prison cell in the US in 2002, as a man is waiting to be sent to Guantanamo Bay, Burnt Shadows is an epic narrative of love and betrayal.
by Amy Tan
Published Sep 2006
Read ReviewsA provocative novel from the bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and The Bonesetter's Daughter.
Finding George Orwell in Burma
by Emma Larkin
Published Mar 2006
Read ReviewsA brave and revelatory reconnaissance of modern Burma, one of the world's grimmest and most shuttered police states, using as its compass the life and work of George Orwell, the man many in Burma call simply "the prophet"
by Kien Nguyen
Published Oct 2003
Read ReviewsInspired by the true story of the author's grandfather, a tapestry weaver in the last imperial court of Vietnam - a story of spellbinding drama, intrigue, and an unforgettable love affair.
by Andrew Marshall
Published Jul 2003
Read ReviewsAn offbeat and thrilling journey through a lost colonial heritage--and a powerful expose of Burma's modern tragedy.
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