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narrates the plight of Chinese -Filipino boys and their hardships 8n the country. |
Banyaga by Chaleston Ong |
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set in Afghanistan and tells the story of two women who are placed in a situation that leaves them no choice but to depend on each other. |
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini |
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tells the story of a man searching for something and his tales of another world. |
The Wind –Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami |
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about a tribe in Africa that chronicles it societal issues and battles against outside colonization forces. |
Things Fall Apart by Chinua's Achebe |
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rich collection of stories that both reflect the beliefs, culture, and feeling of the people. It covers East, Central, West, and South East Asia. |
literature of Asia |
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has been the most popular among other Asian countries due its longevity and influence over other countries. |
literature of India, China and Japan |
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compiled by Confucius and the Tao. |
The Book of Song |
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central book of Taoism, both focuses on the duties, behavior,and actions a person must do in order to belong harmoniously to his society.
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The Ching |
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greatest collections of poetry.One of the most celebrated pieces of literature of Japan. |
Man’yoshu |
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More popular to readers when in terms of Japanese literature are the works of ______, a famous haiku writer, and _______ the Tale of the Genji. |
Matsuo Basho, Murasaki Shikibu |
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include the works of Motokiyo, Kawabata, Tanizaki, Mishima, Ryunosuke, and Murakami. |
Modern Japanese texts |
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Scheherazade (Short Story) by |
Haruki Murakami |
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_______ (sudden fiction) by Kim Young Ha (South Korea) translated by ______ _____ |
Their Last Visitor, Dafna Zur |
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Elegy by ____ (Vietnam) |
Mong-Lan |
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The Wheel by ____ (India) |
Vinda Karandikar |
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Song by ________ (Syria) translated by Khaled Mattawa |
Ali Ahmad Said Esber |
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written by Captain John Smith which discussed advantages of colonial rule to both the colonies and the colonist audiences. |
A True Relation of Virginia |
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Political writings like the works of them are hailed for its wit and its contribution to building the nation that it is today. |
-Samuel Adams -Benjamin Franklin -Thomas Paine |
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The political writings of them influenced their very Constitution |
-Alexander Hamilton -James Madison -John Jay -Thomas Jefferson |
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Washington Irving, with his works ____ |
Salmagundi |
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A History of New York by ____ |
Diedrich Knickerbocker |
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James Fenimore Cooper and his classic, _____ |
The Last of the Mohicans |
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considered the father of short stories |
Edgar Allan Poe |
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who are honored as two of the greatest 19th century poets |
- Walt Whitman - Emily Dickinson |
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The proponent‘s realism _____ and _____ should be remembered for their writing style changed the way American‘s write their language. |
-Mark Twain -Henry James, |
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discussed political and educational issues and the power of corporations in their works. |
- Edward Bellamy - Upton Sinclair - Henry Adams |
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F. Scott Fitzgerald -wrote _____ which shows how the dreams and ambitions of the youth may quickly disappear and ultimately lead to disappointment. |
The Great Gatsby |
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_____ (sudden fiction) by Jenny Hollowell (United States) |
A History Of Everything, Including You |
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______ (microfiction) by Elaine Margarell (United States |
Chickens |
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_____ (microfiction) by Padgett Powell (United States) |
A Gentleman’s C |
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_____ (poem) by Richard Blanco (United States) |
One Today |
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_____ (science fiction) by Yann Martel (Canada) |
We Ate The Children Last |
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____ (twitter story) by David Stephen Mitchell (United Kingdom) |
The Right Sort |
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______ (elegy) by Ann Gray (United Kingdom) |
One Night |
