Asian Authors

This collection highlights a diverse range of books by Asian authors, offering rich stories that explore cultural heritage, identity, and the human experience. From gripping mysteries to poignant memoirs and immersive fantasy, these works showcase the dynamic voices shaping contemporary literature.
 

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1. The chosen and the beautiful

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Author:
Vo, Nghi
Series:
Chosen and the beautiful
Average Rating:
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Description:
"Immigrant. Socialite. Magician. Jordan Baker grows up in the most rarefied circles of 1920s American society--she has money, education, a killer golf handicap, and invitations to some of the most exclusive parties of the Jazz Age. She's also queer and Asian, a Vietnamese adoptee treated as an exotic attraction by her peers, while the most important doors remain closed to her. But the world is full of wonders: infernal pacts and dazzling illusions,...

2. Daughter of the moon goddess: a novel

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Author:
Tan, Sue Lynn
Series:
Celestial kingdom volume 1.
Average Rating:
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Description:
A captivating debut fantasy inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess, Chang'e , in which a young woman's quest to free her mother pits her against the most powerful immortal in the realm and sets her on a dangerous path--where choices come with deadly consequences, and she risks losing more than her heart. Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the powerful Celestial Emperor who exiled...