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As if Marguerite Duras wrote Convenience Store Woman— a beautiful, unexpected novel from a debut French-Korean author. It's winter in Sokcho, a tourist town on the border between South and...

MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA meets THE SELECTION in this stunning YA fantasy novel. Perfect for fans of Renee Ahdieh, Laini Taylor and Sabaa Tahir. Each year, eight beautiful girls are...

Clever, bewildering and darkly comic, The Woman in the Purple Skirt is the story of two women whose lives are set to become terribly entwined. I suppose what I'm trying...

Based on one of China's most famous online crime serials, a killer crowd-sources his victims, playing a deadly but ingenious game of cat-and-mouse with the police. For fans of Jo...

Translated by Ken LiuPublished with the blessing of Cixin Liu, The Redemption of Time extends the universe conjured by the Three-Body Trilogy. You'll discover why the universe is a 'dark...

Translated by Sung Ryu A bestselling and award-winning debut collection from one of South Korea's most prominent young writers In crisp, unembellished prose, Choi Eun-young paints intimate portraits of the...

'One never tires of reading and re-reading his best works. Akutagawa was a born short-story writer' — Haruki MurakamiThe stories in this fantastical, unconventional collection are subtly wrought depictions of...

Translated by Ginny Takemori and Ian MacDonald This prize-winning Japanese author offers stories haunted by history. 'If we want to understand what has been lost to time, there is no...

Four siblings. A country in ruin. One quest to save them all.Vira is desperate to get out of her mother's shadow and establish her legacy as a revered queen of...

An addictive fantasy-romance set in modern-day Seoul. Eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung has a secret — she's a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to...

New romance and dangers abound in this K-Drama-inspired companion to the crowd-pleasing Wicked Fox — now in paperback! After the events of Wicked Fox, Somin is ready to help her...

He gave up happiness for duty but destiny will not let him go. After twenty years of searching, King Waluyo finally gets his son back. He cannot understand why his...

A collection of fairy tales, folklore, fables, myths, epics, legends, wonder and magic tales from all around Southeast AsiaNusantara: A Sea of Tales is the most comprehensive collection of folk...

Translated by Margaret MitsutaniYoshiro celebrated his hundredth birthday many years ago, but every morning before work he still goes running in the park with his rent-a-dog. He is one of...

Translated by Ted Goossen From the best-selling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo, here is a collection of playful, delightful, delectable Japanese micro-fiction. Take a story and shrink it. Make...

**New York Times bestseller** A Guardian / Observer Book of the Year When powerful real-estate tycoon Nero Golden immigrates to the States under mysterious circumstances, he and his three adult...

Reissued to mark the 40th anniversary of Rushdie's masterpiece, this edition carries a new introduction written for the occasion Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of...

A full-color young adult graphic novel series that originated as a webcomic about a beloved ghostly cat!Flora moves into a mysterious mansion and finds it inhabited by a strange creature...

Short stories set in contemporary Malaysia and Singapore, depicting the lives of the lonely, desperate and heartbroken in their morally-subjective worlds.Two figures sit in a car, waiting to commit a...

The tale of a cat with no name but great wisdom! Illustrated by Zack Davisson and Chiroru Kobato Japan's beloved literary masterpiece brought to life in manga form! Soseki Natsume's...

Translated by TulachandraThe story of a young modern Siamese girl and her quest for true love, Prisna Volume 1 and Volume 2 take place in 1938 in Phra Nakhon, Thailand,...

A seductive, disorienting, and wholly original story about parallel lives, unfolding over a day and a night in the sweltering heat of Seoul's summer. 'As cryptic and compelling as a...

*A SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH* Kamil Rahman, disgraced detective, turned waiter, is about to find himself embroiled in a case that might just change his life...for better...

Translated by Khalid Hasan and Muhammad Umar MemonStories encircling the marginalized, forgotten lives of Bombay, set against the backdrop of the India-Pakistan Partition, this is by far the most comprehensive...

This is the story of an unusual and lifelong friendship between two Afghan women, spanning from the idyllic mid 1950s to post-September 11 Kabul. Bound by tragedy and fate, by...

Jasmine Aimaq's stunning debut explores Afghanistan on the eve of a violent revolution and the far-reaching consequences of a young Kochi girl's tragic death.Afghanistan, 1970s. Born to an American mother...

A novel by Pankaj Mishra, author of RUN AND HIDE and AGE OF ANGERWINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES ART SEIDENBAUM AWARD FOR FIRST FICTION1989. In the holy city of...

Before she was betrayed and left for dead, Tenny was many things: prodigal daughter of the Driftwood City underworld. Leader of the Thorn Orphans, the gang fighting for a better...

Bombay, New Year's Eve, 1949. As India celebrates the arrival of a momentous new decade, Inspector Persis Wadia stands vigil in the basement of Malabar House, home to the city's...

The war mammoths are back — with tigers and ghost stories and old loves — in this stunning standalone follow-up to The Empress of Salt and Fortune The cleric Chih...

A dark Chinese suspense thriller about teenage accountability, where no one is innocent, for fans of Keigo Higashino.THE PERFECT CRIME DOESN'T EXISTOne beautiful morning, Zhang Dongsheng pushes his wealthy in-laws...

Based on China's most famous online crime serial, a killer crowd-sources his victims, playing a deadly but ingenious game of cat-and-mouse with the police. The second book in China's bestselling...

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Devastating' Daily Telegraph’Heartbreaking' The Times’Unforgettable' Isabel Allende'Haunting' Independent Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises...

WINNER OF THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE 'Breathtaking' — Elle'Powerhouses of feeling and depth' — Mary Gaitskill'Sharp and vital' — Daisy Johnson'Excellent' — Margaret Atwood An ex-boxer turned nail salon worker...

The Sweetest Fruits circumnavigates the globe, introducing three unforgettable women connected by their love for one man. They narrate their own stories and their intrepid search for love and belonging....

Kobo Abe's existential and entertaining masterpiece 'This is the record of a box man' The streets of Tokyo have been seeing a strange phenomenon recently — people who have decided...

Bhima, the unforgettable main character of Thrity Umrigar’s beloved national bestseller The Space Between Us, returns in this triumphant sequel — a poignant and compelling novel in which the former...

The new novel about the present, the past, and the slippage between private and public life — from a writer who has 'like Proust, mastered the art of the moment.'...

The dreamlike story of a young woman in contemporary Beijing forging a different life for herself, from one of our brightest new literary stars. One morning in autumn, just after...

'There he was, his trunk wrapped in hers. Whatever hurt or sorrow befell him was not really happening to him. He was on the other bank with his mother. He...

The searing follow-up to 2018's most celebrated fantasy debut – THE POPPY WAR. Rin is on the run… Haunted by the terrible choices she had to make to save her...

A compelling epic fantasy, a female-focused reimagining of a Chinese classic, Strike the Zither is the first book in a duology by Joan He, New York Times-bestselling author of The...

The arranged marriage YA romcom you didn't know you wanted or needed... Perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Jenny Han and Nicola Yoon, WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI is a frothy,...

Amalie Howard whisks you away with a historical romance full of drama, true love, and the perfect happily ever after. Sometimes, finding love means flouting the rules... Born to a...

Pretty Woman meets the Bridgertons in this witty, vivacious historical take on 90s romcoms by USA Today bestselling author Amalie Howard. Lord Lysander Blackstone, the stern Duke of Montcroix, has...

Translated by Ari Larissa Heinrich It is the late twenty-first century, and Momo is the most celebrated dermal care technician in all of T City. Humanity has migrated to domes...

A rite-of-passage novel in the life of a young gay man growing up in a colourful and chaotic dictatorship Riverrun is a novel that talks about the rite of passage...

'A long-time confidante of the rain and snow, I am ninety years old. The rain and snow have weathered me, and I too have weathered them'At the end of the...

In New York Times bestselling author Alka Joshi’s new novel, henna artist Lakshmi arranges for her protégé, Malik, to intern at the Jaipur palace in a tale rich in character,...

The haunting story of a family of dreamers and tale-tellers looking for home in an unwelcoming world. This exquisite and unusual magic realist debut, told in intensely lyrical prose by...