Immigrant and diaspora fiction books
Immigrant and diaspora fiction books to start from. Open one to see books like it, or tell BookSense what you loved for four picks made for you.
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
The Namesake
Jhumpa LahiriExamines Bengali-American assimilation and the emotional distance between immigrant parents and their American-born children.
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieTracks a Nigerian woman navigating race, status, and self-reinvention across the United States, Britain, and Nigeria.
The Sympathizer
Viet Thanh NguyenExamines Vietnamese refugee identity and political split-consciousness in California after the fall of Saigon.
White Teeth
Zadie SmithTraces three interconnected families of Jamaican, Bengali, and English heritage across generations in postcolonial London.
The House on Mango Street
Sandra CisnerosA series of vignettes exploring Mexican-American girlhood, poverty, and community in Chicago.
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More immigrant and diaspora fiction books
- The Lonely Londoners
The Lonely LondonersSamuel Selvon - The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck ClubAmy Tan - Pachinko
PachinkoMin Jin Lee - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoJunot Díaz - Exit West
Exit WestMohsin Hamid - Bread Givers
Bread GiversAnzia Yezierska - My Ántonia
My ÁntoniaWilla Cather - Brick Lane
Brick LaneMonica Ali - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
On Earth We're Briefly GorgeousOcean Vuong - A Free Life
A Free LifeHa Jin - The Kite Runner
The Kite RunnerKhaled Hosseini2003 - Inside Out & Back Again
Inside Out & Back AgainThanhha Lai2011