For context, I enjoy a very niche sub-genre of fiction… and that is anything multi-generational, family-saga, historical/conflict contexts outside of the West (ideally) that is hardship/tragedy/loss driven…
I’ve read all of Khaled Hosseini’s books, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie books, and books such as Pachinko, The Mountains Sing, Betty, The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Memoirs of A Geisha, The Girl With the Louding Voice… (if that gives you a sort of idea of what general vibe I’m getting at…)
Suggestions would be much appreciated as I’m off for a week and want to get stuck in a good book!
by ImNot0Sully
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The Covenant of Water
All the light we cannot see, although it is western. Father/daughter relationship, war, I quite enjoyed it
I read manga novels , and I really liked ” the tyranny of steel” it is about an emperor at the time of russian empire .
The Womb by Sheng Keyi
It’s about the lives of 8 chinese women across 4 generations. The novel focuses on the hardships of childbirth (health, politics etc.) and how it therefore affects the next generation.
The far field by madhuri vijay
The mountains sing by nguyen phan que mai
All of Hossenis books are great! Multigenerational maybe look at a classic like East of Eden?
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Pachinko – Min Jin Lee
The Island of Sea Women
The Lion Women of Tehran
A Thousand Splendid Suns is in my top two favorite books. My other is “The Red Tent”. From your likes, I think you’d love it.
Beautiful taste in literature; I love all of the same books. Half of a Yellow Sun & The Mountains Echoed are in my top ever reads. You might like A Place for Us, The Murmur of Bees, The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Following for more recs.