Book Group 1 & 2 Reading Choices 2022 - 2023

Book Group 1

 

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Title / Country

Author

     

1.

The Beekeeper of Aleppo - Syria

Christy Lefteri

2.

912 Batu Road -.Malaysia

Viji Krishnamoorthy

3.

Paradise Lost :Mahathir and the End of Hope - Malaysia

Dennis Ignatius

4.

Black Wave - Middle East

Kim Ghattas

5.

Burnt Sugar - India

Avni Doshi

6.

The Naked Don’t Fear the Water - Afghanistan

Matthieu Aikins

7.

Shalimar the Clown - India

Salman Rushdie

8.

The Baghdad Clock - Iraq

Shahzad Al Rawi translated by Luke Leafgreen

9.

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Vietnam

Ocean Vuong

10.

The Plotters - Korea

Un - Su Kim

 

Book Group 2

 

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Title - Country

Author

     

1.

Bright - Thailand

Duanwad Pimwana

2.

Tokyo Ueno Station - Japan

Miri Yu

3.

Ghachar Ghochar - India

Vivek Shanbhag

4.

Map of Salt and Stars - Syria

Zeyn Joukhader

5.

The Girl Who Wrote In Silk - China

Kelli Estes

6.

If I Had Your Face - Korea

Frances Cha

7.

Dogeaters - Philippines

Jessica Hagedorn

8.

City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi - India

William Dalrymple

9.

A Door Between Us - Iran

Ehsaneh Sadar

10.

912 Batu Road - Malaysia

Viji Krishnamoorthy

11.

Inspector Singh Investigates - Malaysia

Sharmini Flint

12.

Dear Zari - Afghanistan

Zarghuna Kargar