Great list, Asian literature has something poetic indeed. I do have a few recs: From India: Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara, Racists by Kunal Basu, Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai, Q&A (also know as Slumdog Millionaire) by Vikas Swarup and The Mango Season by Amulya Malladi (originally in English all) and It Does Not Die by Maitreyi Devi (originally in Bengali). From Japan: Millie's Marvelous Hat by Satoshi Kitamura (originally in English), Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima (in Japanese), i can also recommend Nabe no naka by Kiyoko Murata and Shojokakei by Akira Yoshimura - but I dont think that have been translated into English. And if you are interested in manga, I can add a few more titles. From South Korea: Princess Bari by Hwang Sok-yong, The Court Dancer by Kyung-Sook Shin, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo (all in Korean) From North Korea: Accusation by Bandi (Korean) From China: The Lost Daughter of Happiness by Geling Yan (Chinese) and Peach Blossom Pavilion by Mingmei Yip. If you want to go more West Asia as well let me know :)