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  1. Human Acts by 

    From the internationally bestselling author of “The Vegetarian,” a rare and astonishing (The Observer) portrait of political unrest and the …

  2. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by 

    In a small back alley of Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more …

  3. Victory City by 

    A 247-year-old demi-god chronicles the birth and death of Bisnaga, a city she created and occasionally ruled.

  4. Win Me Something by 

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    A NPR, Electric Lit, and Entropy Best Book of the Year A Washington Post , Shondaland , NPR Books, Parade …

  5. The Family Chao by 

    The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao Restaurant’s delicious Americanized Chinese food for thirty-five years, happy …

  6. The School for Good Mothers by 

    In this taut and explosive debut novel, one lapse in judgement lands a young mother in a government reform program …

  7. Chemistry by 

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    "A novel about a young Chinese woman whose graduate studies in chemistry go off track and lead her to discover …

  8. Klara and the Sun by 

    From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behavior of those …

  9. Waiting by ,

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    Waiting (等待) is a 1999 novel by Chinese-American author Ha Jin (哈金) which won the National Book Award the same …

  10. The Swimmers by 

    From the award winning author of The Buddha in the Attic and When the Emperor Was Divine, a tour de …

  11. Out: A Novel by 

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    In the Tokyo suburbs four women work the draining graveyard shift at a boxed-lunch factory. Burdened with chores and heavy …

  12. The Magic Fish by 

    Tiến loves his family and his friends…but Tiến has a secret he's been keeping from them, and it might change …

  13. Homeseeking by 

    An epic and intimate tale of one couple across sixty years as world events pull them together and apart, illuminating …

  14. How Much of These Hills Is Gold by 

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    An electric debut novel set against the twilight of the American gold rush, two siblings are on the run in …

  15. Four Treasures of the Sky by 

    Daiyu never wanted to be like the tragic heroine for whom she was named, revered for her beauty and cursed …

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