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24 books recommended for fans of Rice by Tong Su, tied together by themes of Asian, Literary Criticism, and Literary.

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Raise the Red Lantern Three Novellas — Tong Su

Raise the Red Lantern Three Novellas

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism • Literary

The Vintage Book of Modern Indian Literature — Amit Chaudhuri

The Vintage Book of Modern Indian Literature

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism • Literary

Before the Coffee Gets Cold — Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism • Literary

Goodbye, Tsugumi A Novel — Banana Yoshimoto

Goodbye, Tsugumi A Novel

Banana Yoshimoto

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism • Literary

Binu and the Great Wall of China — Su Tong

Binu and the Great Wall of China

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism • Literary

Rashomon and Other Stories — 芥川龍之介

Rashomon and Other Stories

芥川龍之介

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism • Literary

The Diary of Lady Murasaki — Murasaki Shikibu

The Diary of Lady Murasaki

Murasaki Shikibu

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism • Literary

Light and Dark A Novel — Sōseki Natsume

Light and Dark A Novel — Sōseki Natsume

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism • Literary

Friend A Novel from North Korea — Nam-nyong Paek

Friend A Novel from North Korea

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism • Literary

Before the Coffee Gets Cold Tales from the Cafe — Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold Tales from the Cafe

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism • Literary

The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi — Junichiro Tanizaki

The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi

Junichiro Tanizaki

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism • Literary

Two Lives — Vikram Seth

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism • Literary

Starry Night, Blurry Dreams — Henn Kim

Starry Night, Blurry Dreams

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism • Literary

Around the World in 80 Books — David Damrosch

Around the World in 80 Books

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism • Literary

The Unwanted Undead Adventurer (Light Novel): Volume 1 — Yu Okano

The Unwanted Undead Adventurer (Light Novel): Volume 1

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism

The Tale of Genji A New Translation, Contexts, Criticism — Murasaki Shikibu

The Tale of Genji A New Translation, Contexts, Criticism

Murasaki Shikibu

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism

The River Imp and the Stinky Jewel and Other Tales Monster Comics from Edo Japan — Kabat

The River Imp and the Stinky Jewel and Other Tales Monster Comics from Edo Japan

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism

Tales of Terra Oceqan — Kenneth Lu

Tales of Terra Oceqan

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism

A Personal Matter — Kenzaburō Ōe

A Personal Matter

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism

Trance-Migrations Stories of India, Tales of Hypnosis — Lee Siegel

Trance-Migrations Stories of India, Tales of Hypnosis

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism

American Progressives and German Social Reform, 1875-1920 Social Ethics, Moral Control, and the Regulatory State in a Transatlantic Context — Axel R. Schäfer

American Progressives and German Social Reform, 1875-1920 Social Ethics, Moral Control, and the Regulatory State in a Transatlantic Context

Axel R. Schäfer

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism

The Book of Dede Korkut — Geoffrey Lewis

The Book of Dede Korkut

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism

Rose and Renaissance#1 — Zhi Chu

Rose and Renaissance#1

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism

Three Kingdoms, A Historical Novel Complete and Unabridged — Guanzhong Luo

Three Kingdoms, A Historical Novel Complete and Unabridged

Themes: Asian • Literary Criticism

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