Asian Literature Books


Cinnamon Gardens

Set among the upper classes in the gracious, repressive and complex world of 1920s Ceylon (Sri Lanka), this evocative novel tells the story of two…

Fire Bird

Fire Bird is a masterfully crafted tale of one man's search for the elusive concept of permanence. Muthu has his world turned upside down when his…

Smoke and Mirrors : An Experience of China

Winner of the Vodaphone Crossword Readers Choice Award 2008 by far the most well-informed and entertaining account of life in the Middle Kingdom b…

My Paati's Saris

A Tamil boy explores his love for his grandmother and her colorful sari collection in this tale of expressing your true self. Another excit…

A Kitchen in the Corner of the House

Author: Ambai Translator: Lakshmi Holmström

A Kitchen in the Corner of the House collects Ambai's most daring, original stories. Her narrators are always filled with courage, stretching the …