Tan Tweng- is a Malaysian novelist known for being the first

Novels Malaysian recipient of the Man Asian Literary Prize, the first
Kevin Kwang- born in Singapore as the youngest of three Malaysian novelist to be shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize,
boys, into an established Chinese family. and the first Malaysian author to win the Walter Scott Prize for
Historical Fiction.
Works
Works
 Crazy Rich Asians (2013)
 China Rich Girlfriend (2015)  The Gift of Rain (2007)
 Rich People Problems (2017)  The Garden of Evening Mists (2012)

Benyamin- is an Indian novelist and short story writer in

Haruki Murakami- is a Japanese writer. His books and stories Malayalam language. His works appear regularly in Malayalam
have been bestsellers in Japan as well as internationally, with publications in Kerala.
his work being translated into 50 languages and selling millions
of copies outside his native country. Works

Works  The Goat Days (2008)

 Yellow Lights of Death (2015)
 1Q84 (2010)
 Killing Commendatore (2017)
Kyung-sook Shin- born 12 January 1963 is a South Korean
writer. She is the first South Korean and first woman to win the
Khaled Hosseini- born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1965. His Man Asian Literary Prize in 2012 for Please Look After Mom.
father was a diplomat in the Afghan Foreign Ministry and his
mother taught Farsi and history at a high school in Kabul. In Works
1976, the Foreign Ministry relocated the Hosseini family to  Please Look After Mother (2009)
Paris.  The Court Dancer: A Novel (2010)
Works  I’ll Be Right There (2013)

 The Kite Runner (2003)

 A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007)
 Sea Prayer (2018)
Bob Ong- is the pseudonym of a contemporary Filipino author
known for using conversational writing technique to create
humorous and reflective depictions of Philippine life.
Works
SHORT STORIES
1. “My Dear You” by a Malaysian writer, Rachel Khong (Tin
House, May 2017)
The story revolves in a woman killed by a crocodile and ends
up in heaven, where everyone is hot. If that sounds like a
cheesy premise to you, you’re not wrong, but you should still
give this story a read

 ABNKKBSNPLAko (2001)
 Si (2014 2. “A Flawless Silence” by a Chinese novelist, Yiyun Li (The
 56 (2018) New Yorker, April 2018)
It is about a Chinese-American woman whose husband is a
Republican and a jerk.
Bi Feiyu- is a Chinese writer. His works are known for their
complex portrayal of the "female psyche." He has won some of
the highest literary awards in China. He also wrote the
screenplay for Zhang Yimou's 1996 film Shanghai Triad. 3. “Mothers, Lock Up Your Daughters Because They Are
Terrifying” by Alice Sola Kim, Asian American
Works
The story is about a group of Korean-American adoptees cast
 The Moon Opera (2007) a spell to be reunited with their respective biological mothers.
 Three Sisters (2010)
4. “Sweetheart Sorrow” by David Hoon Kim (The New Yorker, Natsuo Kirino- is the pen name of Mariko Hashioka, a
June 2007) Korea Japanese novelist and a leading figure in the recent boom of
female writers of Japanese detective fiction.
A Danish graduate student who was adopted from Japan as an
infant travel to Paris and helps an eccentric French scientist Works
translate his work. Meanwhile, the student’s girlfriend has been
locked in her room for weeks.  The Goddess Chronicle (2008)
 In (2013)
 Out: Vintage Classics Japanese Series (2019)

FICTION
Elif Shafak- is a Turkish-British novelist, essayist, academic, Yangsze Choo- is a fourth-generation Malaysian of Chinese
descent. After receiving her undergraduate degree from
public speaker, and women's rights activist. When publishing in
English, her name is anglicized as 'Elif Shafak'. She is known Harvard, she worked as a management consultant before
writing her first novel, the New York Times bestseller The
for her fictional novels which explore contemporary themes in
both Turkish and international cultures. Shafak is one of the Ghost Bride.
most influential women writers in Turkey today, and her works Works
have been translated into many different languages. Her novel
explores identity and intersections of culture, and was long  The Ghost Bride (2013)
listed for the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2008.  The Night Tiger (2019)

Works
 Three Daughters of Eve (2016)
 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
(2019)
Marie Lu- is a young adult author. She is best known for the
Legend trilogy, novels set in a dystopian and militarized future.
The novels form the basis of a film to be produced by
Lionsgate.
Works
Jean Kwok- is the award-winning, New York Times and
international bestselling Chinese American author of the
novels Girl in Translation, Mambo in Chinatown, and
Searching for Sylvie Lee, which was chosen as The Today
Show Book Club Pick.
Works
 Girls in Translation (2010)
 Searching for Sylvie Lee: A Novel (2019)

 Legend (2011)
 Prodigy (2013) HISTORICAL
 Champion (2013)
 Rebel (2019) Miguel Syjuco- is a Filipino writer from Manila and the grand
prize winner of the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize for his first
Suzanna Arundhati Roy- is an Indian author best known for her novel Ilustrado.
novel The God of Small Things, which won the Man Booker
Prize for Fiction in 1997 and became the biggest-selling book Works
by a non-expatriate Indian author. She is also a political activist
 Ilustrado (2010)
involved in human rights and environmental causes.
Works
Anchee Min or Min Anqi- is a Chinese-American author who
 Walking with the Comrades (2011)
lives in San Francisco and Shanghai. Min has published two
 The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (2017) memoirs, Red Azalea and The Cooked Seed: A Memoir, and
six historical novels.
Works
 Empress Orchid (2003)
 The Last Empress (2005)
 Pearl of China (2010)
Min Jin Lee- is a Korean American writer whose work Eileen Chong- is a Singaporian poet. She is the author of eight
frequently deals with Korean American topics. She is the books. Her books have shortlisted for several awards,
author of the novels Free Food for Millionaires and Pachinko. including twice for the Australian Prime Minister's Literary
Awards.
Works
Works
 Free Food for Millionaires (2007)
 Pachinko (2017)  Windows, Singapore (2018)
 Rainforest (2018)
 Woman, Crying (2018)
Indu Sundaresan- is an Indian-American author of historical
fiction.
Ena Ganguly- is an Bengali-Texan peot. Her poetries are
Works inspired by her own life, feelings and her love about her own
 The Twentieth Wife (2002) country. She post her poems on her Instagram account that
 The Splendor of Silence (2006) reach thousands of likes in just a matter of hours.
 Shadow Princess (2010)
 The Mountain of Light (2013)

Lisa Huang Fleischman- was born in Taiwan, of a Chinese

mother and an American father of Italian and German-Jewish
descent. Since her father was a relief worker, she grew up in
Asia and Africa
Works
 Dream of the Walled City (2000)

POETRY
Hiromi Itō- is one of the most prominent woman writers of
contemporary Japan, with more than a dozen collections of
poetry, several works of prose, numerous books of essays,
and several major literary prizes to her name.
Works
 I Am Chito 2017
 Two Traveling Together 2017

Preeyakit Buranasin- is a Thai writer on weekdays and English

teacher on weekends, Preeyakit has a bachelor’s in English
and a master’s in English Literature. During his studies, he
started writing both in prose and poetry, resulting in works in
various genres. He’s an Ananchanok Poetry Award recipient.
In addition, he’s a member of Bangkok Community Theatre.
Works
 Yellow or Red (2013)
 Poem (2014)
 Quick Thumbs Up (2014)