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Originally Posted by daniel_hokkaido
Hi all,
I would love if any of you could take the time to recommend some books by either native or foreign authors set in SE Asia or India...and also Iran and central Asia. I know that is a wide range...I will be traveling for a year with my reader and i am stocking up now on books for it.
One friend recommended the white tiger by aravind adiga. I really want to expand my mind into new arenas before and during the trip, so any books you found enlightening or just beautiful to read, I'd love to hear your recommendations.
I just finished Dharma Bums by Kerouac. I quite enjoyed it. I am not religious but what little i learned about Buddhism from it has roused my curiosity.
thanks,
Dan.
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Here are a few of my favorites (there are tons more - this is one of my favorite areas):
*Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam by Andrew X. Pham
*The Dhammapada by Eknath Easwaran (great Buddhist classic easy for Westerners to understand)
*A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
*Happiness by Matthieu Ricard
*The Kite Runner and/or A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
*Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids by Kenzaburo Oe
*Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan (not her usual style)
*Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer
*Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations…One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
***I am so jealous of your trip! Stay safe and peaceful!