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• HARUKI MURAKAMI


  Japanese writer, his books and stories have been bestsellers in Japan as well as internationally, with his work being translated into 50 languages and selling millions of copies outside his native country, his work has received numerous awards
• Works by HARUKI MURAKAMI


  • Norweigian Wood (1987)
  • Men Without Women (2014)
  • Kafka on the Shore (2002)
• YOUNG-HA KIM


  Born in Hwacheon, moved from place to place as a child since his father was in the military, suffered from gas poisoning from coal gas and lost memory before ten, educated at Yonsei University in Seoul, majoring business administration but didn't show much interest, began his career as a professional writer in 1995 right after discharge from military service
• Works by YOUNG-HA KIM


  • Diary of A Murderer: And Other Stories (2013)
  • Your Republic is Calling You (2006)
  • Black Flower (2016)
• CATHERINE LIM


  Singaporean fiction author known for writing about Singapore society and of themes of traditional Chinese culture, hailed as the "doyenne of Singapore writers", has published nine collections of short stories, five novels, two poetry collections, and numerous political commentaries
• Works by CATHERINE LIM


  • A Leap of Love: A Novella (2003)
  • The Song of Silver Frond (2003)
  • Miss Seetoh in the World (2010)
• MING DI


  Chinese poet and translator, author of six collections of poetry published in China, went to Boston for graduate studies and currently lives in California, has translated four books of poetry from English to Chinese
• Works by MING DI

  • River Merchant's Wife (2012)
  • New Cathay: Contemporary Chinese Poetry
  • Empty Chairs: Poems by Liu Xia
  • The Book of Cranes
  • New Poetry from China 1917–2017
• ARTHUR WALEY


  English orientalist and sinologist who achieved both popular and scholarly acclaim for his translations of Chinese and Japanese poetry, received the CBE in 1952, the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1953, and was invested as a Companion of Honour in 1956
• Works by ARTHUR WALEY


  • A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems (1918)
  • The Nō Plays Of Japan (1921)
  • The real Tripitaka (1952)
• GOVIND VINAYAK KARANDIKAR (Vinda Karandikar)


  Well-known Marathi writer, presented with the Jnanpith Award in 2003 which is India's one of the most prestigious literary awards, also received Keshavasut Prize, Soviet Land Nehru Literary Award, Kabir Samman, and India's highest literary award, the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 1996
• Works by GOVIND VINAYAK KARANDIKAR (Vinda Karandikar)

  • Dhrupad (1959)
  • Virupika (1980)
  • Jatak (1968)
• 6 Some Writers in Asia

  HARUKI MURAKAMI (January 12, 1949)

  YOUNG-HA KIM (November 11, 1968)

  CATHERINE LIM (March 21, 1942)

  MING DI

  ARTHUR WALEY (August 19, 1889)

  GOVIND VINAYAK KARANDIKAR (August 23, 1918 March 14, 2010)