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Asian Literature Book Summaries

No Longer Human Summary
No Longer Human
by Osamu Dazai 1948 176 pages
3.96
217.2K ratings
Japanese Literature
Japan
Literature
The Convenience Store by the Sea Summary
The Convenience Store by the Sea
by Sonoko Machida 2020 304 pages
3.75
1.6K ratings
Contemporary
Japanese Literature
Japan
The Making of Asian America Summary
The Making of Asian America
A History
by Erika Lee 2015 528 pages
4.33
2.6K ratings
History
Race
Politics
Almond Summary
Almond
by Sohn Won-Pyung 2017 272 pages
4.15
155.6K ratings
Contemporary
Young Adult
Literary Fiction
Human Acts Summary
Human Acts
by Han Kang 2014 218 pages
4.26
55.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
The Lantern of Lost Memories Summary
The Lantern of Lost Memories
by Sanaka Hiiragi 2019 208 pages
4.07
15.5K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
Greek Lessons Summary
Greek Lessons
by Han Kang 2011 192 pages
3.61
29.4K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Romance
The Housekeeper and the Professor Summary
The Housekeeper and the Professor
by Yōko Ogawa 2003 180 pages
4.05
88.7K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Contemporary
Heaven Summary
Heaven
by Mieko Kawakami 2009 192 pages
3.79
76.8K ratings
Japanese Literature
Contemporary
Japan
Schoolgirl Summary
Schoolgirl
by Osamu Dazai 1939 103 pages
4.00
21.5K ratings
Classics
Japanese Literature
Japan
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop Summary
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
by Satoshi Yagisawa 2011 176 pages
3.86
27.3K ratings
Japan
Contemporary
Japanese Literature
Thousand Cranes Summary
Thousand Cranes
by Yasunari Kawabata 1952 147 pages
3.70
14.6K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
I Want To Die but I Want To Eat Tteokpokki 2 Summary
I Want To Die but I Want To Eat Tteokpokki 2
by Baek Se-hee 2019 240 pages
3.71
3.7K ratings
Self Help
Mental Health
Memoir
ASAP Summary
ASAP
by Axie Oh 2024 352 pages
3.90
6.8K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 Summary
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
by Cho Nam-Joo 2016 163 pages
4.17
175.1K ratings
Feminism
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Docile Summary
Docile
Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl
by Hyeseung Song 2024 304 pages
4.02
578 ratings
Memoir
Asian Literature
Mental Health
The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen Summary
The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen
by Yuta Takahashi 2020 192 pages
3.92
3.1K ratings
Japan
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Thailand - Culture Smart! Summary
Thailand - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
by Roger Jones 2003 168 pages
3.93
263 ratings
Travel
Cultural
Asian Literature
The Heartbeat Library Summary
The Heartbeat Library
by Laura Imai Messina 2022 400 pages
4.03
3.2K ratings
Japan
Contemporary
Japanese Literature
Sweet Bean Paste Summary
Sweet Bean Paste
by Durian Sukegawa 2013 224 pages
4.06
67.0K ratings
Japan
Contemporary
Japanese Literature
Ogni giorno è un buon giorno Summary
Ogni giorno è un buon giorno
Quindici gioie che il tè mi ha insegnato
by Noriko Morishita 2002 248 pages
3.94
1.9K ratings
Japan
Tea
Japanese Literature
Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories Summary
Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories
by Cho Nam-Joo 2021 223 pages
3.74
6.2K ratings
Short Stories
Contemporary
Feminism
Permission to Come Home Summary
Permission to Come Home
Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans
by Jenny Wang 2022 288 pages
4.46
1.2K ratings
Mental Health
Self Help
Psychology
Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling Summary
Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling
Career Strategies for Asians
by Jane Hyun 2005 352 pages
3.51
239 ratings
Business
Self Help
Asian Literature
엄마를 부탁해 Summary
엄마를 부탁해
by Kyung-Sook Shin 2008 320 pages
3.91
46.7K ratings
Contemporary
Asia
Asian Literature
The Second Chance Convenience Store Summary
The Second Chance Convenience Store
by Kim Ho-yeon 2025 208 pages
3.91
13.7K ratings
Contemporary
Asian Literature
Cozy
What We Were Promised Summary
What We Were Promised
by Lucy Tan 2018 328 pages
3.54
5.8K ratings
China
Contemporary
Asia
The God and the Gwisin Summary
The God and the Gwisin
by Sophie Kim 2025 416 pages
4.26
2.2K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Mythology
The Fourth Daughter Summary
The Fourth Daughter
by Lyn Liao Butler 2025 280 pages
4.32
12.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Asia
The Healing Season of Pottery Summary
The Healing Season of Pottery
by Yeon Somin 2024 272 pages
3.7
4.8K ratings
Cozy
Contemporary
Asian Literature
The Goodbye Cat Summary
The Goodbye Cat
by Hiro Arikawa 2023 285 pages
3.9
9.4K ratings
Short Stories
Cats
Japan
The Immortal Words Summary
The Immortal Words
by Jeff Wheeler 2020 341 pages
4.29
4.6K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Adventure
Grotesque Summary
Grotesque
by Natsuo Kirino 2007 480 pages
3.74
13.9K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Horror
Sister Snake Summary
Sister Snake
by Amanda Lee Koe 2024 261 pages
3.76
4.3K ratings
Fantasy
LGBT
Queer
Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White Summary
Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White
by Amélie Wen Zhao 2024 345 pages
3.86
4.2K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mythology
Empress Orchid Summary
Empress Orchid
by Anchee Min 2003 368 pages
3.9
25.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
China
Historical
Every Day I Read Summary
Every Day I Read
53 Ways to Get Closer to Books
by Hwang Bo-Reum 2025 240 pages
4.17
397 ratings
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