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James Heinritz's avatar

Hi Nat, two suggestions for Asian books:

1. Lin Yutang (1935) My Country and My People.

"Lin Yutang wrote extensively on Chinese social, cultural traditions and introduced them to the West. His witty, sharp analysis was a result of not only his literary talent but also his rigorous scholarly studies on the linguistic, religious, and spiritual roots of social, cultural traditions." He is described as "a rare individual who had a profound understanding of Christianity, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism, which added a spiritual depth to his analysis. Lin Yutang is remembered as one of the few individuals who bridged the intellectual environments of the East and West."

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Lin_Yutang

2. Pearl S. Buck (1931) The Good Earth

"which was the best-selling novel in the United States in 1931 and 1932 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. In 1938, Buck won the Nobel Prize in Literature "for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China" and for her "masterpieces”, two memoir-biographies of her missionary parents. She was the first American woman to win that prize."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_S._Buck

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Keith Hayden's avatar

It's a very ambitious goal to read one a week, but I'm sure you'll find a way to do it. These are books I'd love to digest like a good meal, so I doubt I'll see all of them. But just a handful can really expand your thinking.

Good luck!

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