Best South Asian characters
Discover the best South Asian characters in literature with our curated list of iconic and memorable figures from Asian books. Explore rich cultural stories and diverse personalities!
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Bombay Time
by Thrity Umrigar
During the wedding of one of their neighbors, the longtime residents of a middle-class apartment building in Bombay look back on their lives, in a study that follows Adi Patel's descent into alcoholism, the romantic betrayal of Soli Contractor, the reclusive world of widow Tehmi Engineer, gossipy Dosamai, and the struggle of disillusioned businessman Rusi Bilimoria to make sense of his life. A first novel. Reprint.
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Moth Smoke
by Mohsin Hamid
Tells the story of Darashikoh Shezad, a banker in Lahore, Pakistan, who loses his job, falls in love with his best friend's wife, and plunges into a life of drugs and crime.
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The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son, in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocities of the present day.
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Salaam, Paris
by Kavita Daswani
Tanaya Shah longs for the wonderful world of Paris, the world that she fell in love with while watching Audrey Hepburn in "Sabrina"--so when a proposal comes along for an arranged marriage with a man who is living in Paris, Tanaya seizes the chance, but then sets out on her own. "The culture-clash dilemmas ring heartbreakingly true."--"Entertainment Weekly."