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The Tran family’s saga of suffering laid out in poet Nguyen Phan Que Mai’s first novel, The Mountains Sing, is also that of her country, Vietnam. Truth is cast as the ultimate hero.
The Tran family’s saga of suffering laid out in poet Nguyen Phan Que Mai’s first novel, The Mountains Sing, is also that of her country, Vietnam. Truth is cast as the ultimate hero.
Life is not a puzzle that can be solved, observes the narrator in the Beijing-born author’s slyly comic new novel.
Life is not a puzzle that can be solved, observes the narrator in the Beijing-born author’s slyly comic new novel.
One way of overcoming an absence of travel is by reading about it. Let these books of adventure, whether real or imagined, whisk you far away.
One way of overcoming an absence of travel is by reading about it. Let these books of adventure, whether real or imagined, whisk you far away.
In Chinese sci-fi writer Cixin Liu’s new book, ants and dinosaurs enter into a strange symbiotic relationship. It can be read as an allegory of the left and right hemispheres of the brain, or of the world’s two largest economies.
In Chinese sci-fi writer Cixin Liu’s new book, ants and dinosaurs enter into a strange symbiotic relationship. It can be read as an allegory of the left and right hemispheres of the brain, or of the world’s two largest economies.
Older, wiser and not above a self-deprecating joke or two, the horror writer’s gilded late period continues with a collection of four works in If It Bleeds.
Older, wiser and not above a self-deprecating joke or two, the horror writer’s gilded late period continues with a collection of four works in If It Bleeds.
Book sales have increased by up to 400 per cent with dystopian fiction and heavyweight classics proving particularly popular.
Book sales have increased by up to 400 per cent with dystopian fiction and heavyweight classics proving particularly popular.
Having won the Man Booker prize for both of the first two books in the trilogy, can Mantel pull off a hat trick?
Having won the Man Booker prize for both of the first two books in the trilogy, can Mantel pull off a hat trick?
Three Brothers is a memoir of the author’s father and uncles, with a portrait of the young Yan woven in between.
Three Brothers is a memoir of the author’s father and uncles, with a portrait of the young Yan woven in between.
First published in 2016, Cho Nam-joo’s novel gave voice to women silenced by the country’s inherent misogyny.
First published in 2016, Cho Nam-joo’s novel gave voice to women silenced by the country’s inherent misogyny.
The Shanghai-born, San Francisco-based author’s audacious book feels deeply personal, taking its readers back in time to the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
The Shanghai-born, San Francisco-based author’s audacious book feels deeply personal, taking its readers back in time to the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
The book’s protagonists communicate across different realities, technologies and time periods to prevent a world-ending catastrophe.
The book’s protagonists communicate across different realities, technologies and time periods to prevent a world-ending catastrophe.
Megan K. Stack’s memoir Women’s Work takes an unflinching look at the relationship between an expat journalist and the Asian migrant women who helped raise her children.
Megan K. Stack’s memoir Women’s Work takes an unflinching look at the relationship between an expat journalist and the Asian migrant women who helped raise her children.
Among the most eagerly awaited books of 2020 are titles from China’s Meng Jin, Yan Lianke and Marie Lu, as well as from names including Hilary Mantel and Elena Ferrante.
Among the most eagerly awaited books of 2020 are titles from China’s Meng Jin, Yan Lianke and Marie Lu, as well as from names including Hilary Mantel and Elena Ferrante.
Paper books won the battle with e-books and the international limelight shone on Asian authors.
Paper books won the battle with e-books and the international limelight shone on Asian authors.
The Beijing-born writer’s novel was mired in controversy because of her depictions of slavery, which upset some African-Americans early readers.
The Beijing-born writer’s novel was mired in controversy because of her depictions of slavery, which upset some African-Americans early readers.
Since moving to London, Chan has been named among the top 10 most influential BAME writers in Britain. In 2017, aged 27, she became the youngest shortlisted nominee for Forward Prize for a single poem.
Since moving to London, Chan has been named among the top 10 most influential BAME writers in Britain. In 2017, aged 27, she became the youngest shortlisted nominee for Forward Prize for a single poem.
Absorbing story of children ruling China after adults die out in a cosmic event looks at the perils of play and has echoes in today’s generational conflicts.
Absorbing story of children ruling China after adults die out in a cosmic event looks at the perils of play and has echoes in today’s generational conflicts.
The British pop icon’s life has always been an open book but his roller-coaster of an autobiography is still worth a read.
The British pop icon’s life has always been an open book but his roller-coaster of an autobiography is still worth a read.
In Dear Scarlet, Chinese-Canadian author Teresa Wong shares her experience with the ‘black cloud’ that accompanies postpartum mood disorders.
In Dear Scarlet, Chinese-Canadian author Teresa Wong shares her experience with the ‘black cloud’ that accompanies postpartum mood disorders.
Few sequels have been as hotly anticipated – or as timely – as this long-awaited novel, and the follow-up to Atwood’s 1985 dystopian masterpiece is a worthy second instalment.
Few sequels have been as hotly anticipated – or as timely – as this long-awaited novel, and the follow-up to Atwood’s 1985 dystopian masterpiece is a worthy second instalment.
The poet, activist, author and actor’s roller-coaster life is being re-examined along with his 1935 novel, The Hanging on Union Square, now republished as a Penguin Classic.
The poet, activist, author and actor’s roller-coaster life is being re-examined along with his 1935 novel, The Hanging on Union Square, now republished as a Penguin Classic.
An ever playful, layered retelling of the tragi-comedy sees the delusional Don Quixote reborn as an ageing Indian salesman tilting at reality television.
An ever playful, layered retelling of the tragi-comedy sees the delusional Don Quixote reborn as an ageing Indian salesman tilting at reality television.
R.F. Kuang’s second book picks up where the first left off, with heroine Rin on the run.
R.F. Kuang’s second book picks up where the first left off, with heroine Rin on the run.
The Redemption of Time, by Baoshu, transports Liu’s characters into a new universe.
The Redemption of Time, by Baoshu, transports Liu’s characters into a new universe.
Exhalation by Ted Chiang includes nine tales, most of them masterpieces while a couple don’t quite hit the mark.
Exhalation by Ted Chiang includes nine tales, most of them masterpieces while a couple don’t quite hit the mark.
Find answers to existential questions, learn how to arm yourself in the fight against climate change and explore the world beneath your feet, all in the pages of a book.
Find answers to existential questions, learn how to arm yourself in the fight against climate change and explore the world beneath your feet, all in the pages of a book.
Mao Zedong was a vehemently autocratic leader yet he compelled his Red Guards to dismantle the party that he himself had built. Rebels and regimes across the globe have remade Maoism in their own disparate images.
Mao Zedong was a vehemently autocratic leader yet he compelled his Red Guards to dismantle the party that he himself had built. Rebels and regimes across the globe have remade Maoism in their own disparate images.
The charmingly affable writer keeps it kinky with yet another hanky-spanky page turner that ventures away from the Fifty Shades universe, although not too far.
The charmingly affable writer keeps it kinky with yet another hanky-spanky page turner that ventures away from the Fifty Shades universe, although not too far.
Author’s 15th novel shows what happens when artificial intelligence fails to comprehend human stupidity
Author’s 15th novel shows what happens when artificial intelligence fails to comprehend human stupidity
The British writer, whose latest novel, Professor Chandra Follows his Bliss, is out now, believes ‘people come to Hong Kong for one reason. To make money. And everyone is unhappy’.
The British writer, whose latest novel, Professor Chandra Follows his Bliss, is out now, believes ‘people come to Hong Kong for one reason. To make money. And everyone is unhappy’.