Browsing: Asia

A riveting true-life tale of newspaper noir and Japanese organized crime from an American investigative journalist who “pulls the curtain back…

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Good Earth: When Wang Yuan returns to China after six years away, he finds his country in turmoil — and must soon contend with difficult family tensions. “A rich and illuminating book” (The New York Times).

A “vivid and extremely interesting” novel (The New Yorker) from the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Good Earth: When her husband takes a concubine, Madame Wu is free to explore her own identity — guided by the teachings of a Catholic priest.

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Good Earth: As their father lays dying, three brothers reckon with the paths they’ve taken — and the revolution taking hold in China.

A stunning New York Times bestseller with over 79,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: When a hotel uncovers the decades-old possessions of Japanese families interned during World War II, Henry searches for a sign of the girl he once loved. “Mesmerizing and evocative” (Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants).

A masterful New York Times bestseller with nearly 73,000 five-star Goodreads ratings. A shipwrecked English adventurer is plunged into the turmoil of samurai-era Japan in “a tale surging with action, intrigue, and love” (Publishers Weekly).

A New York Times bestseller that’s “something special among war histories” (Chicago Sun-Times): This “gripping and convincing account” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) examines the code-breaking technology and daring tactics that allowed the US Navy to defeat Japan during a key World War II naval battle.

An “audaciously imagined” tale (Publishers Weekly) from a New York Times bestselling author: A brilliant scientist’s curiosity unleashes terror upon a squalid metropolis in this Dickensian descent into a nightmare. This Arthur C. Clarke Award winner has over 17,500 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

A Man Booker Prize–winning novel with over 37,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: A boy born just as India wins independence finds his path inextricably linked with his country’s in this “marvelous epic” (Newsweek) from “a master of perpetual storytelling” (The New Yorker).

“Superb” (The New York Times Book Review): This compelling history chronicles China’s experience in World War II “in the manner of David McCullough” (Kirkus Reviews). A must-read that’s “illuminating and meticulously researched” (The Economist).