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Animals Marco Polo Saw: An Adventure on the Silk Road by Sandra Markle, illustrated by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini

29 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Biography, Children/Picture Books, Chinese, European, Middle Grade Readers, Mongolian, Nonfiction

Marco Polo sure got around in his time, way back in the 13th century! And what a great way to show our instant-access, Web-addicted kids just how incredible the Polo family's adventures were – for any generation! The latest in Chronicle Books' (that great indie San...

The German Mujahid by Boualem Sansal, translated by Frank Wynne

26 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, African, European, Fiction, Translation

Prominently noted on the cover as "The first Arab novel to confront the Holocaust" and banned in the author's native Algeria, The German Mujahid is also based on a true story, making it an even more disturbing, striking read. To add to its authenticity, the novel...

Tokyo Fiancée by Amélie Nothomb, translated by Alison Anderson

12 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Japanese, Translation

Referred to on the front flap as "highly autobiographical," this slim story proves to be an addictive quick read. The protagonist Amélie (who is not so unlike the author Amélie) returns to Japan where she was born to Belgian parents and spent part of her...

Leaving Tangier by Tahar Ben Jelloun, translated by Linda Coverdale

12 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Arab, European, Fiction, Moroccan, Translation

Despite his prestigious college degree which should have guaranteed him a bright future, Azel is unable to find meaningful work in his native Tangier, a city in northern Morocco. Mired in self-absorbed disappointment, he spends his days and nights lost in women, wine, and song,...

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, translated by Alison Anderson

28 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Translation

Renée, a 54-year-old widow, serves as the overlooked concierge of a luxurious Parisian apartment building. She lives with a cat named after Tolstoy, weeps over Bonnie Butler's death in Gone With the Wind, has no patience for errant commas even as she dismisses the finer...

The Naked Eye by Yoko Tawada, translated by Susan Bernofsky

14 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Japanese, Southeast Asian, Translation, Vietnamese

Every time I read a Yoko Tawada title, I almost want to go finish my almost-ABD PhD (in post-war German and Japanese literatures). Sadly, I recently got the news that my advisor/mentor passed away, so going back would be impossible without him; even though I didn't...

Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by Geoff Dyer [in San Francisco Chronicle]

17 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, British, European, Fiction, Indian, Repost, South Asian

Geoff Dyer's latest novel, teasingly titled Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi, is quite the mind game. To play, you obviously have to read the book. Here's the initial setup: two distinct parts with a few overlapping similarities. In the first, "Jeff in Venice," London journalist...

Facing the Bridge by Yoko Tawada, translated with an afterword by Margaret Mitsutani [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Short Stories, Translation

facing-the-bridge If I were to make my mother the happiest mother in the world, I’d finish at least one of my PhDs by writing that elusive dissertation on Yoko Tawada and her fantastical, enigmatic, revisionist, ambiguous short...

Little Sap and Monsieur Rodin by Michelle Lord, illustrated by Felicia Hoshino [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Cambodian, Children/Picture Books, European, Fiction, Repost, Southeast Asian

little-sap-and-monsieur-rodin Little Sap, a poor country girl, is chosen to become one of the royal court dancers of Cambodia. She travels to France on a royal tour in 1906, where she inspires the legendary French artist Auguste...

The Lace Dowry by Andrea Cheng [in AsianWeek]

29 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in European, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Repost

Lace Dowry Asian American-by-marriage, Andrea Cheng explores her Hungarian roots in this poignant story about 12-year-old Juli, whose mother decides Juli must have a most magnificent lace tablecloth as her marriage dowry. Juli, who...

The Almond: The Sexual Awakening of a Muslim Woman by Nedjma, translated by C. Jane Hunter [in AsianWeek]

30 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, African, European, Fiction, Repost, Translation

Almond Published under a pseudonym because of its autobiographical nature, this hoping-to-be controversial novel recounts the erotic maturation of a young Muslim woman. She’s married off at 17 to an older man who brutalizes her under familial...

The Painting by Nina Schuyler [in AsianWeek]

03 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Japanese, Repost

Painting First and foremost: This is one of the best books I’ve read this year in spite of the historical improbability laid out at the novel’s end. Ayoshi, a woman artist in 1869 Japan, paints in order...

Madeleine Is Sleeping: A Novel by Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum [in AsianWeek]

28 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese American, European, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Repost

Madeleine Is Sleeping One of the more intriguing, original novels I’ve come across in a long time – although I can’t really tell you what happened because I still haven’t figured it out. Presented in...

The Most Magnificent Mosque by Anne Jungman, illustrated by Shelley Fowles [in AsianWeek]

25 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, European, Nonfiction, Repost

Most Magnificent Mosque Organized religion is undoubtedly at the root of all man-made evil – Crusades, Holocaust, Middle East crisis, to name only a few. So how refreshing to see a book for young readers...

Brundibar retold by Tony Kushner, illustrated by Maurice Sendak [in Moment Magazine]

01 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, European, Fiction, Jewish, Repost

Where the Bad Things Are Brundibar may be the world's most unlikely idea for a children's book. It's based on a Czech opera performed 55 times in the children's concentration camp Terezin. The story is dark,...

La La Rose by Satomi Ichikawa [in AsianWeek]

27 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, European, Fiction, Japanese, Nonethnic-specific, Repost
La La Rose, a stuffed pink rabbit, gets separated from her beloved little girl, Clementine. With the help of various park visitors, La La Rose finally finds her way back into the...

The Bridegroom Was a Dog by Yoko Tawada, translated by Margaret Mitsutani + Author Interview [in AsianWeek]

12 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, European, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Short Stories, Translation
Living in the Space of 'In-Between': In any language, author Yoko Tawada is easily understood If I wanted to make my mother truly proud, I would finally complete either of the...

Paris in Mind: Three Centuries of American Writing About Paris edited and with an introduction by Jennifer Lee [in AsianWeek]

01 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, European, Nonfiction, Repost
An anthology of works from Mark Twain to Langston Hughes, from Saul Bellow to David Sedaris that captures America’s love affair with the legendary city, which, according to M.F.K. Fisher, “should only...

The Book of Salt by Monique Truong [in AsianWeek]

25 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Repost, Southeast Asian, Southeast Asian American, Vietnamese, Vietnamese American
A memorable debut novel (big month for debuts, no?) about the Vietnamese live-in cook for the legendary American expats Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, a young man with a complicated past...

Diary of a Djinn by Gini Alhadeff [in AsianWeek]

25 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, Repost
Debut novel about a djinn – a spirit or sprite, sometimes known as a genie (notice author's name) – and a certain, searching "I" who the djinn watches and, shall...

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BookDragon European

Animals Marco Polo Saw: An Adventure on the Silk Road by Sandra Markle, illustrated by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini

The German Mujahid by Boualem Sansal, translated by Frank Wynne

Tokyo Fiancée by Amélie Nothomb, translated by Alison Anderson

Leaving Tangier by Tahar Ben Jelloun, translated by Linda Coverdale

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, translated by Alison Anderson

The Naked Eye by Yoko Tawada, translated by Susan Bernofsky

Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by Geoff Dyer [in San Francisco Chronicle]

Facing the Bridge by Yoko Tawada, translated with an afterword by Margaret Mitsutani [in Bloomsbury Review]

Little Sap and Monsieur Rodin by Michelle Lord, illustrated by Felicia Hoshino [in Bloomsbury Review]

The Lace Dowry by Andrea Cheng [in AsianWeek]

The Almond: The Sexual Awakening of a Muslim Woman by Nedjma, translated by C. Jane Hunter [in AsianWeek]

The Painting by Nina Schuyler [in AsianWeek]

Madeleine Is Sleeping: A Novel by Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum [in AsianWeek]

The Most Magnificent Mosque by Anne Jungman, illustrated by Shelley Fowles [in AsianWeek]

Brundibar retold by Tony Kushner, illustrated by Maurice Sendak [in Moment Magazine]

La La Rose by Satomi Ichikawa [in AsianWeek]

The Bridegroom Was a Dog by Yoko Tawada, translated by Margaret Mitsutani + Author Interview [in AsianWeek]

Paris in Mind: Three Centuries of American Writing About Paris edited and with an introduction by Jennifer Lee [in AsianWeek]

The Book of Salt by Monique Truong [in AsianWeek]

Diary of a Djinn by Gini Alhadeff [in AsianWeek]

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