LITERATURE
My two favorite authors are Haruki Murakami and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Both are incredible smart, abstract, and witty. They are masters of the literary maze.
In no specific order, but usually an enjoyable AUTHORS, it was easier to list them rather than their books. I've read anything by those below that is in English.
Gail Tsukiyama.....Japanese, but usually writes about Chinese Women
Aimee E. Liu.....wrote "Cloud Mountain".....moving story about an AM/WF couple.
Maxine Hong Kingston.......I've read all of her work....not my favorite, but quirky.
Gus Lee..... Neat background on the author...
Lillian Lee..........I've read all of her books that are in English...the last was "Last Princess of Manchuria".
Amy Tan.....one of the most famous Asian authors. I enjoy her work, but think they are not always in favor of the Asian Male.
Banana Yoshimoto.....great young writer, good "chick" reads...
Beng Fong Torres.........
Anchee Min
Patricia Chao
Geraldine Kudaka
shirley Geok-Lin Lin
Lawrence Yep....great kids books
Kenzoburo Oe
TITLES
Tiger Lillies.....history about bound feet
Splendid Slippers, A Thousand Years of ..?by Beverly Jackson....I have not read this yet.
Falling Leaves, The True Story of An Unwanted Chinese Daughter....Adeline Yeh Mah....very sad
Wild Swans...Jung Chang....3 generational tale of women.
Swallowing Clouds....Lillian Ng.....lovely..
A Daughter of Mao....Lao Taoi-Toai Ning.....another Mao account
The Bondmaid...Catherine Liu....Chinese Wuthering heights.
Red China Blues........Jan Wong....About life during Mao
Daugher of China....Meihong Xu...
Eating Chinese Food Naked..Mei Ng...very interesting...
Beyond the Narrow Gate.......Leslie Chang
The Jade Peony..Watson Choy....enjoyable
The Rape of Nanking...Iris Chang...very graphic.
Brocade Valley...Anyi Wang
The Tale of the Genji...Murasaki Shikibu.......I am still working on this
Why She Left Us
Farewell My Concubine.
TO BE READ
Oriental Girls Desire Romance...............Catherine Liu
Dragon Lady....Sterling Seagrove
Daughter of River....Ying Hong
The Attic, Memoir of a Chinese Landlord's Son...Guanlong Cao
Spider Eaters.....Rae Yang
Surviving Gold Mountain....Huping Ling
Three Kingdoms or Romance of the Three Kingdoms..
.The Dream of the Red Chamber...Cao Xuequin
This is not a fair representation of what I've read, I was a bad girl and did not keep track of most titles or authors...........Grandmother stories are very popular now.. I think this is very nice, paying tribute, and keeping their history alive. Also, my spelling is not always the best....double check if you're looking.
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