Project 2010: Read Around Asia
27 Mar 2010 by E, No Comments »
This is it! The beginnings of my Read Around The World project. Who knows how long this could take us, but who’s counting?
Books (or documentaries) for me are in italics, and the rest are for Layla. And, since I’m a mom on a budget, all listed books are available at the library!
South Asia
- Afghanistan: The Roses In My Carpets; The Kite Runner; A Thousand Splendid Suns; Taxi To The Dark Side (film)
- Bangladesh: Brick Lane
- Bhutan: In Search Of The Thunder Dragon
- Brunei:
- Cambodia: Running Shoes; The Caged Birds of Phnom Penh; First They Killed My Father
- India: Excuse Me, This Is India?; Life Of Pi; The God Of Small Things; The Village By The Sea
- Indonesia:
- Laos: Dia’s Story Cloth; The Betrayal (film)
- Malaysia:
- Maldives:
- Myanmar: Burma VJ: Reporting From A Closed Country (film)
- Nepal:
- Pakistan: A Mighty Heart; The Reluctant Fundamentalist
- Papua New Guinea:
- Philippines:
- Singapore: The Singapore Story; Singapore: A Biography
- Sri Lanka:
- Thailand:
- Vietnam: Matterhorn
North Asia
- Kazakhstan: How I Learned Geography; In Search Of Kazakhstan (also known as Apples Are From Kazakhstan)
- Kyrgyzstan:
- Tajikistan:
- Turkmenistan:
- Uzbekistan: The Railway
East Asia
- China: The Cloudmakers; A Song For Ba; Tibet Through The Red Box; Ruby’s Wish; Sparrow Girl
- Japan: Grandfather’s Journey; Tree Of Cranes
- North Korea: My Freedom Trip
- South Korea:
- Mongolia: The Khan’s Daughter; The Story Of The Weeping Camel (film)
- Taiwan:
West Asia
- Bahrain:
- Georgia:
- Iran: Shah Of Shahs
- Iraq: The Librarian Of Basra; Silent Music; The Hurt Locker (film)
- Israel: A Pigeon And A Boy
- Jordan:
- Kuwait:
- Lebanon: Sami And The Time Of The Troubles
- Oman:
- Qatar:
- Saudi Arabia:
- Syria:
- U.A.E.:
- Yemen:
