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Book Salon

Asia Society Book Salon

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In the Asia Society Switzerland Book Salon we read and discuss fiction from or about Asia in an informal setting. We meet four times a year – in person in Zurich, if possible.

Dates 2022

March 02: Keigo Higoshino's The Devotion of Suspect X
June 22: Wu Ming-Yi's The Man with the Compound Eyes
September 28: (book tbd)
December 12: (book tbd)


If you want to discuss about the books to read next or continue the conversation after the Salon has ended, join this WhatsApp group or contact us at switzerland@asiasociety.org.

 

Suggest a Book
If you have any interesting reading recommendations, also non-fiction, please let us know and send us the book details along with a few lines about it to switzerland@asiasociety.org. Twice a year we put together a list of 10 books – you can find all previous reading lists on the right-hand column (desktop) or at the bottom of the screen (mobile).

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Past Events

  • In-person
    The Man with the Compound Eyes
    Discussion

    Book Salon: The Man With the Compound Eyes

    Wednesday 22 Jun 2022
    6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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    [MEMBERS ONLY]
    In the Asia Society Switzerland Book Salon we read and discuss fiction from or about Asia in an informal setting.
    This time we will read "The Man with the Compound Eyes" by Wu Ming-Yi.
  • In-person
    Book Cover Higashino
    Discussion

    Book Salon: The Devotion of Suspect X

    Wednesday 2 Mar 2022
    6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
    [MEMBERS ONLY]
    In the Asia Society Switzerland Book Salon we read and discuss fiction from or about Asia in an informal setting.
    This time we will read "The Devotion of Suspect X" by Keigo Higashino.
  • Cover Ocean Vuong
    Discussion

    The Asia Society Book Salon – On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

    Wednesday 17 Nov 2021
    6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
    Zurich Time
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    [MEMBERS ONLY]
    In the Asia Society Switzerland Book Salon we read and discuss fiction from or about Asia in an informal setting.
    This time we will read "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" by Ocean Vuong.
  • Book Cover Kazuo Ishiguro
    Discussion

    The Asia Society Book Salon – Klara and the Sun

    Wednesday 15 Sep 2021
    6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
    Zurich Time
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    [MEMBERS ONLY]
    In the Asia Society Switzerland Book Salon we read and discuss fiction from or about Asia in an informal setting.
    This time we will read Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro.
  • Book Salon Amitav Ghosh
    Discussion

    The Asia Society Book Salon – The Glass Palace

    Wednesday 16 Jun 2021
    6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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    [MEMBERS ONLY]
    In the Asia Society Switzerland Book Salon we read and discuss fiction from or about Asia in an informal setting.
    This time we will read The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh.
  • Cover Earthlings Sayaka Murata
    Discussion

    The Asia Society Book Salon – Earthlings

    Wednesday 10 Mar 2021
    6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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    [MEMBERS ONLY]
    Join our Book Salon where we read and discuss Asian books. This time: "Earthlings" by Sayaka Murata

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