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To Live Summary
Immersive
To Live
by Yu Hua 1992 250 pages
4.32
26k+ ratings
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
El Filibusterismo Summary
El Filibusterismo
by José Rizal 1891 360 pages
4.26
6k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
From Third World to First Summary
From Third World to First
A Statesman’s Powerful Story of Transformation from Poverty to National Leadership
by Lee Kuan Yew 2000 752 pages
4.46
4k+ ratings
History
Politics
Biography
Human Acts Summary
Human Acts
by Han Kang 2014 218 pages
4.27
79k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
The Silk Roads Summary
The Silk Roads
A New History of the World
by Peter Frankopan 2015 656 pages
4.17
49k+ ratings
History
Politics
World History
The Vegetarian Summary
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang 2007 158 pages
3.65
400k+ ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
India After Gandhi Summary
India After Gandhi
The History of the World's Largest Democracy
by Ramachandra Guha 2007 912 pages
4.39
18k+ ratings
History
India
Politics
Medieval India Summary
Medieval India
From Sultanat To The Mughals 1526-1748
by Satish Chandra 1997 550 pages
3.97
351 ratings
History
India
Asia
میلیونر زاغه‌نشین Summary
میلیونر زاغه‌نشین
by Vikas Swarup 2005 352 pages
4.03
38k+ ratings
India
Contemporary
Asia
Pachinko Summary
Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee 2017 496 pages
4.34
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Greek Lessons Summary
Greek Lessons
by Han Kang 2011 192 pages
3.60
49k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Asia
The Sympathizer Summary
The Sympathizer
by Viet Thanh Nguyen 2015 384 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
War
The Home and the World Summary
The Home and the World
by Rabindranath Tagore 1916 213 pages
3.83
6k+ ratings
Classics
India
Indian Literature
Pakistan Summary
Pakistan
A Hard Country
by Anatol Lieven 2011 592 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
Pakistan
History
Politics
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women Summary
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
by Lisa See 2023 352 pages
4.35
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens Summary
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
by Jack Weatherford 2010 352 pages
3.93
4k+ ratings
History
Asia
Biography
The Jakarta Method Summary
The Jakarta Method
Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
by Vincent Bevins 2020 320 pages
4.61
18k+ ratings
History
Politics
Asia
The Island of Sea Women Summary
The Island of Sea Women
by Lisa See 2019 374 pages
4.32
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Japanese Mind Summary
The Japanese Mind
Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
by Roger J. Davies 2002 280 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Japan
History
Cultural
The Sound of Waves Summary
The Sound of Waves
by Yukio Mishima 1954 183 pages
3.77
24k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The Housekeeper and the Professor Summary
The Housekeeper and the Professor
by Yōko Ogawa 2005 180 pages
4.05
99k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Contemporary
Kokoro Summary
Kokoro
by Natsume Sōseki 1914 256 pages
4.04
43k+ ratings
Japan
Classics
Japanese Literature
First They Killed My Father Summary
First They Killed My Father
A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
by Loung Ung 2000 288 pages
4.36
55k+ ratings
History
Memoir
Biography
The Dream of the Red Chamber Summary
The Dream of the Red Chamber
by Cao Xueqin 1791 966 pages
3.54
220 ratings
Classics
China
Historical Fiction
Life for Sale Summary
Life for Sale
by Yukio Mishima 1968 192 pages
3.70
15k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Thousand Cranes Summary
Thousand Cranes
by Yasunari Kawabata 1952 147 pages
3.69
15k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Dogeaters Summary
Dogeaters
by Jessica Hagedorn 1990 272 pages
3.61
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Asian American
Novels
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia Summary
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
by Mohsin Hamid 2013 230 pages
3.82
23k+ ratings
Asia
Book Club
Contemporary
King Rat Summary
King Rat
by James Clavell 1962 368 pages
4.20
44k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
The Anarchy Summary
The Anarchy
The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
by William Dalrymple 2019 544 pages
4.20
19k+ ratings
History
India
Politics
The Long Game Summary
The Long Game
China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order
by Rush Doshi 2021 432 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
China
Politics
History
The Golden Road Summary
The Golden Road
How Ancient India Transformed the World
by William Dalrymple 2024 425 pages
4.13
3k+ ratings
History
India
Ancient History
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan Summary
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
by Herbert P. Bix 2000 832 pages
3.86
3k+ ratings
History
Japan
Biography
The Hundred-Year Marathon Summary
The Hundred-Year Marathon
China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower
by Michael Pillsbury 2014 336 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
China
Politics
History
Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories Summary
Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories
by Young-ha Kim 2019 200 pages
3.71
13k+ ratings
Short Stories
Thriller
Mystery
The Original Daughter Summary
The Original Daughter
by Jemimah Wei 2025 368 pages
3.65
6k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
A History of Bangladesh Summary
A History of Bangladesh
by Willem van Schendel 2009 374 pages
4.20
250 ratings
History
Bangladesh
India
Samsung Rising Summary
Samsung Rising
The Inside Story of the South Korean Giant That Set Out to Beat Apple and Conquer Tech
by Geoffrey Cain 2020 416 pages
3.64
1k+ ratings
Business
Technology
History
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Summary
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
by Jack Weatherford 2004 352 pages
4.07
85k+ ratings
History
Biography
Asia
How Asia Works Summary
How Asia Works
Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region
by Joe Studwell 2013 288 pages
4.26
5k+ ratings
Economics
Business
History
Reef Summary
Reef
by Romesh Gunesekera 1994 190 pages
3.76
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Asia
Asian Literature
The Refugees Summary
The Refugees
by Viet Thanh Nguyen 2017 209 pages
3.86
22k+ ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Life and Death in Shanghai Summary
Life and Death in Shanghai
by Nien Cheng 1986 547 pages
4.33
14k+ ratings
China
History
Memoir
The Shortest History of China Summary
The Shortest History of China
by Linda Jaivin 2021 263 pages
3.94
3k+ ratings
History
China
Asia
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 Summary
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
by Cho Nam-Joo 2016 163 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Feminism
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Summary
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by Lisa See 2005 288 pages
4.09
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
China
Independence Summary
Independence
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2023 288 pages
4.11
12k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
India
Historical
The Avoidable War Summary
The Avoidable War
The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China
by Kevin Rudd 2022 432 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
China
Politics
History
Little Princes Summary
Little Princes
One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
by Conor Grennan 2011 294 pages
4.26
23k+ ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Travel
The Future Is Asian Summary
The Future Is Asian
by Parag Khanna 2019 448 pages
3.70
1k+ ratings
Politics
China
Economics
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