Historical Fiction Asia
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When We Had Wings
- By: Ariel Lawhon, Kristina McMorris, Susan Meissner
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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From three bestselling authors comes an interwoven tale about a trio of World War II nurses stationed in the South Pacific who wage their own battle for freedom and survival. The Philippines, 1941. When U.S. Navy nurse Eleanor Lindstrom, U.S. Army nurse Penny Franklin, and Filipina nurse Lita...
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A sad but wonderful true story
- By Anonymous on 29-06-2025
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When We Had Wings
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 18-10-2022
- Language: English
- From three bestselling authors comes an interwoven tale about a trio of World War II nurses stationed in the South Pacific who wage their own battle for freedom and survival. The Philippines, 1941. When U.S. Navy nurse Eleanor Lindstrom, U.S. Army nurse Penny Franklin, and Filipina nurse Lita...
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47 Ronin
- By: John Allyn Jr., Stephen Turnbull - foreword
- Narrated by: David Shih
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance19
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For those looking for the real story behind the fictionalized movie account of the 47 Ronin story, this is the definitive, fascinating account of this unforgettable tale of a band of samurai who defied the Emperor to avenge the disgrace and death of their master, and faced certain death as a result. It led to one of the bloodiest episodes in Japanese history, and in the process, created a new set of heroes in Japan.
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Well told version of this classic tale
- By James on 20-09-2025
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47 Ronin
- Narrated by: David Shih
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 22-11-2013
- Language: English
- This is the definitive, fascinating account of this unforgettable tale of a band of samurai who defied the Emperor to avenge the disgrace and death of their master....
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Hiroshima Diary
- The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945
- By: Michihiko Hachiya MD
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall31
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Performance28
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The late Dr. Michihiko Hachiya was director of the Hiroshima Communications Hospital when the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on the city. Though his responsibilities in the appalling chaos of a devastated city were awesome, he found time to record the story daily, with compassion and tenderness. Dr. Hachiya's compelling diary was originally published by the UNC Press in 1955, with the help of Dr. Warner Wells of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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A precious poignant "peace" of history.
- By Helen H on 23-09-2018
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Hiroshima Diary
- The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 26-11-2014
- Language: English
- The late Dr. Michihiko Hachiya was director of the Hiroshima Communications Hospital when the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on the city....
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Independence
- A Novel
- By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
- Narrated by: Sneha Mathan
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance13
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“Divakaruni tells the story of India’s independence through the eyes of three sisters, each of whom is uniquely different, with her own desires and flaws. I cheered for them and cried with them as they move through the history of their country that is at once devastating, inspiring, and...
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Simply Exquisite
- By RM on 01-06-2023
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Independence
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Sneha Mathan
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 17-01-2023
- Language: English
- “Divakaruni tells the story of India’s independence through the eyes of three sisters, each of whom is uniquely different, with her own desires and flaws. I cheered for them and cried with them as they move through the history of their country that is at once devastating, inspiring, and...
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Metamorphosis
- A BBC Radio 4 reading
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Abridged
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Overall154
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Performance129
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Story128
Benedict Cumberbatch reads Franz Kafka's famous story of man-turned-insect, Metamorphosis Winner of AudioFile Earphones...
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Utter dross read perfectly
- By Anonymous on 28-03-2021
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Metamorphosis
- A BBC Radio 4 reading
- Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Release date: 04-01-2018
- Language: English
- Benedict Cumberbatch reads Franz Kafka's famous story of man-turned-insect, Metamorphosis Winner of AudioFile Earphones...
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Samurai Rising
- The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune
- By: Pamela S. Turner
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Minamoto Yoshitsune should not have been a samurai. But his story is legend in this real-life saga. This epic warrior tale may sound like a novel, but this is the true story of the greatest samurai in Japanese history. When Yoshitsune was just a baby, his father went to war with a rival samurai family - and lost. His father was killed, his mother captured, and his surviving half-brother banished. Yoshitsune was sent away to live in a monastery. Skinny, small, and unskilled in the warrior arts, he nevertheless escaped and learned the ways of the samurai.
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Samurai Rising
- The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 17-08-2016
- Language: English
- Minamoto Yoshitsune should not have been a samurai. This epic warrior tale may sound like a novel, but this is the true story of the greatest samurai Japanese history....
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The Porcelain Moon
- A Novel of France, the Great War, and Forbidden Love
- By: Janie Chang
- Narrated by: Katharine Chin, Saskia Maarleveld, James Chen
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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From the critically acclaimed author of The Library of Legends comes a vividly rendered novel set in WWI France about two young women—one Chinese, one French—whose lives intersect with unexpected, potentially dangerous consequences. “East meets West in World War I France. In The Porcelain...
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A well researched story of love in the time of war
- By Panthea14 on 13-06-2023
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The Porcelain Moon
- A Novel of France, the Great War, and Forbidden Love
- Narrated by: Katharine Chin, Saskia Maarleveld, James Chen
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 21-02-2023
- Language: English
- From the critically acclaimed author of The Library of Legends comes a vividly rendered novel set in WWI France about two young women—one Chinese, one French—whose lives intersect with unexpected, potentially dangerous consequences. “East meets West in World War I France. In The Porcelain...
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Lajja
- By: Taslima Nasrin, Anchita Ghatak - translator
- Narrated by: Mala Mangla
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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A savage indictment of religious extremism and man's inhumanity to man, Lajja was banned in Bangladesh but became a bestseller in the rest of the world. This brand-new translation marks the twentieth anniversary of this controversial novel. The Dattas Sudhamoy and Kironmoyee and their children...
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Lajja
- Narrated by: Mala Mangla
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 09-02-2022
- Language: English
- A savage indictment of religious extremism and man's inhumanity to man, Lajja was banned in Bangladesh but became a bestseller in the rest of the world. This brand-new translation marks the twentieth anniversary of this controversial novel. The Dattas Sudhamoy and Kironmoyee and their children...
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The Day the Sea Split
- Narrated by: Maria Pendolino
- Length: 4 mins
- Release date: 01-10-2024
- Language: English
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Hyun Mi travels with her family to witness a miracle of nature—a land pass between islands!
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The English Governess at the Siamese Court
- By: Anna Hariette Leonowens
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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The English Governess at the Siamese Court, written in 1870, vividly recounts the experiences of one Anna Harriette Leonowens as governess for the sixty-plus children of King Mongkut of Siam, and translator and scribe for the King himself. Bright, young, and energetic, Leonowens was well-suited to her role and her writings convey a heartfelt interest in the lives, legends, and languages of Siam's rich and poor.
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The English Governess at the Siamese Court
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 01-11-2005
- Language: English
- This is the Victorian memoir that inspired Broadway's The King and I....
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Gentlemen of the Road
- A Tale of Adventure
- By: Michael Chabon
- Narrated by: Andre Braugher
- Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance5
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#1 SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE “A picaresque, swashbuckling adventure.”—The Washington Post Book World They’re an odd pair, to be sure: pale, rail-thin, black-clad Zelikman, a moody, itinerant physician fond of...
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Gentlemen of the Road
- A Tale of Adventure
- Narrated by: Andre Braugher
- Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 30-10-2007
- Language: English
- #1 SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE “A picaresque, swashbuckling adventure.”—The Washington Post Book World They’re an odd pair, to be sure: pale, rail-thin, black-clad Zelikman, a moody, itinerant physician fond of...
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Angels of the Pacific
- A Novel of World War II
- By: Elise Hooper
- Narrated by: Karissa Vacker, Fran de Leon
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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""Absolutely riveting. A stay-up-all night read about two very different women who discover just how strong they can be—and just how much they'll dare—during the brutal Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II. This story of endurance and sisterhood will have you turning pages...
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Angels of the Pacific
- A Novel of World War II
- Narrated by: Karissa Vacker, Fran de Leon
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 08-03-2022
- Language: English
- ""Absolutely riveting. A stay-up-all night read about two very different women who discover just how strong they can be—and just how much they'll dare—during the brutal Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II. This story of endurance and sisterhood will have you turning pages...
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The Dead Wander in the Desert
- By: Rollan Seisenbayev, John Farndon - translator, Olga Nakston - translator
- Narrated by: Neil Shah
- Length: 19 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Unfolding on the vast grasslands of the steppes of Kazakhstan before its independence from the USSR, this haunting novel limns the struggles of the world through the eyes of Nasyr, a simple fisherman and village elder, and his resolute son, Kakharman. Both father and son confront the terrible future that is coming to the poisoned Aral Sea.
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The Dead Wander in the Desert
- Narrated by: Neil Shah
- Length: 19 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 17-09-2019
- Language: English
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Unfolding on the vast grasslands of the steppes of Kazakhstan before its independence from the USSR, this haunting novel limns the struggles of the world through the eyes of Nasyr, a simple fisherman and village elder, and his resolute son, Kakharman....
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Vicious Spirits
- By: Kat Cho
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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New romance and dangers abound in this companion to the crowd-pleasing Wicked Fox. After the events of Wicked Fox, Somin is ready to help her friends pick up the pieces of their broken lives and heal. But Jihoon is still grieving the loss of his grandmother, and Miyoung is distant as she grieves...
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Vicious Spirits
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Series: Gumiho, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 18-08-2020
- Language: English
- New romance and dangers abound in this companion to the crowd-pleasing Wicked Fox. After the events of Wicked Fox, Somin is ready to help her friends pick up the pieces of their broken lives and heal. But Jihoon is still grieving the loss of his grandmother, and Miyoung is distant as she grieves...
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Their Divine Fires
- A Novel
- By: Wendy Chen
- Narrated by: Katharine Chin
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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A captivating and intimate debut novel interwoven with folktale and myth, Wendy Chen’s Their Divine Fires tells the story of the love affairs of three generations of Chinese women across one hundred years of revolutions both political and personal. In 1917, at the dawn of the Chinese...
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Their Divine Fires
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Katharine Chin
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 07-05-2024
- Language: English
- A captivating and intimate debut novel interwoven with folktale and myth, Wendy Chen’s Their Divine Fires tells the story of the love affairs of three generations of Chinese women across one hundred years of revolutions both political and personal. In 1917, at the dawn of the Chinese...
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Cloud of Sparrows
- By: Takashi Matsuoka
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 15 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Enter a world of samurai and geishas, ninjas and Zen masters in this “rousing tale of Shogun Japan” (New York Post) from the acclaimed author of Autumn Bridge. “Triumphant . . . terrific . . . This is a riveting read, alternately playful and suspenseful.”—People The year is 1861. After...
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Cloud of Sparrows
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Series: Samurai Series, Book 1
- Length: 15 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 05-09-2003
- Language: English
- Enter a world of samurai and geishas, ninjas and Zen masters in this “rousing tale of Shogun Japan” (New York Post) from the acclaimed author of Autumn Bridge. “Triumphant . . . terrific . . . This is a riveting read, alternately playful and suspenseful.”—People The year is 1861. After...
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Cloud of Sparrows
- By: Takashi Matsuoka
- Narrated by: Ron Rifkin
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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Enter a world of samurai and geishas, ninjas and Zen masters in this “rousing tale of Shogun Japan” (New York Post) from the acclaimed author of Autumn Bridge. “Triumphant . . . terrific . . . This is a riveting read, alternately playful and suspenseful.”—People The year is 1861. After...
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Cloud of Sparrows
- Narrated by: Ron Rifkin
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 02-08-2019
- Language: English
- Enter a world of samurai and geishas, ninjas and Zen masters in this “rousing tale of Shogun Japan” (New York Post) from the acclaimed author of Autumn Bridge. “Triumphant . . . terrific . . . This is a riveting read, alternately playful and suspenseful.”—People The year is 1861. After...
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The Romanov Brides
- A Novel of the Last Tsarina and Her Sisters
- By: Clare McHugh
- Narrated by: Yelena Shmulenson
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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From the author of A Most English Princess comes a rich novel about young Princess Alix of Hesse—the future Alexandra, last Empress of Imperial Russia—and her sister, Princess Ella. Their decision to marry into the Romanov royal family changed history. They were granddaughters of Queen...
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The Romanov Brides
- A Novel of the Last Tsarina and Her Sisters
- Narrated by: Yelena Shmulenson
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 12-03-2024
- Language: English
- From the author of A Most English Princess comes a rich novel about young Princess Alix of Hesse—the future Alexandra, last Empress of Imperial Russia—and her sister, Princess Ella. Their decision to marry into the Romanov royal family changed history. They were granddaughters of Queen...
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Everyday Movement
- By: Gigi L. Leung, Jennifer Feeley - translator
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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A powerful, award-winning novel that follows the lives of two women as democracy starts to crumble in Hong Kong. One summer morning, college roommates, Ah Lei and Panda, wake up with very different reactions to the night before. They have been chased and tear-gassed in the streets of their city...
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Everyday Movement
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 10-02-2026
- Language: English
- A powerful, award-winning novel that follows the lives of two women as democracy starts to crumble in Hong Kong. One summer morning, college roommates, Ah Lei and Panda, wake up with very different reactions to the night before. They have been chased and tear-gassed in the streets of their city...
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Brushstrokes in Time
- By: Sylvia Vetta
- Narrated by: Caroline McLaughlin
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Brushstrokes in Time, written by Sylvia Vetta, is a memoir of fictional Chinese artist, Little Winter, written for her American daughter. It takes the story of Communist China beyond the death of Mao and for the first time in fiction shows the birth of the radical art movement, The Stars, in 1979. Her haunting love story connects us to this time of hope for freedom of expression in China, and to a man frustrated by "being kept in small shoes".
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Brushstrokes in Time
- Narrated by: Caroline McLaughlin
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 07-02-2017
- Language: English
- Brushstrokes in Time, written by Sylvia Vetta, is a memoir of fictional Chinese artist....
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