What is Asia?

What is Asia?

Asia is the Earth's largest and most

populous continent, located primarily
in the eastern and northern
hemispheres. 
 COUNTRIES IN ASIA AND
THEIR DESCRIPTIVE NAMES
 COUNTRIES IN ASIA AND
THEIR DESCRIPTIVE NAMES
Afghanistan
Highways of Ancient Invaders
Bahrain
Land between Two Seas
Bangladesh
Land of the Bengalis
COUNTRIES IN ASIA AND
THEIR DESCRIPTIVE NAMES
Bhutan
Land of the Thunder Dragon
Brunei
Richest Nation in Southeast Asia
Burma (Myanmar)
Land of the Golden Pagodas
 COUNTRIES IN ASIA AND
THEIR DESCRIPTIVE NAMES
Cambodia
Land of the Khmers
China (PRC)
Red Dragon of Asia/Sleeping Giant
India
Land of Prayers
 COUNTRIES IN ASIA AND
THEIR DESCRIPTIVE NAMES
Indonesia
Largest Archipelago in the World
Iran
land of the great persian empire
Iraq
land between two rivers
 COUNTRIES IN ASIA AND
THEIR DESCRIPTIVE NAMES
Israel
the land of Milk and Honey
Japan
Land of the Rising Sun
Kazakhstan
land of a promising oil industry
 COUNTRIES IN ASIA AND
THEIR DESCRIPTIVE NAMES
Kuwait
Landmark of the Historical Desert
Storm
Laos
Land of a Million Elephant
Malaysia
Land of the Indigenous Malays
 COUNTRIES IN ASIA AND
THEIR DESCRIPTIVE NAMES
Mongolia
Land of the Horsemen
Nepal
land of the great himalayan mountain
range
Korea
Land of the Morning Calm
 COUNTRIES IN ASIA AND
THEIR DESCRIPTIVE NAMES
Palestine
Land of Olives and Vines
Philippines
Pearl of the Orient Seas
Qatar
Land of the Largest Oil Reserves
 COUNTRIES IN ASIA AND
THEIR DESCRIPTIVE NAMES
Singapore
Land of Shipbuilders/Lion City
Sri Lanka
Land of the Jewels
Taiwan (ROC)
Illah Formosa (Beautiful Island)
 COUNTRIES IN ASIA AND
THEIR DESCRIPTIVE NAMES
Thailand
Land of the Free
Uzbekistan
Center of Ancient Silk Road
Vietnam
Tiny Dragon of Southeast Asia
Yemen
Land of Sheba
What is Asian Literature?
 What is Asian Literature?
Asian literature encompasses the rich and
widely diverse cultural and ethnic heritages
found in such countries as China, India, Japan,
Vietnam, and Korea
 What is Asian Literature?
Asian literature encompasses the rich and
widely diverse cultural and ethnic heritages
found in such countries as China, India, Japan,
Vietnam, and Korea
There are many cultures in “Asia”
 What is Asian Literature?
Asian literature encompasses the rich and
widely diverse cultural and ethnic heritages
found in such countries as China, India, Japan,
Vietnam, and Korea
There are many cultures in “Asia”
Asian literature provides readers with
opportunities to explore various cultures
through a wide variety of literary genres.
HARUKI MURAKAMI
Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami
Japanese novelist and translator.
Haruki Murakami
Japanese novelist and translator.
An important asset to the Japanese
literature of the 20th century
Haruki Murakami
Japanese novelist and translator.
An important asset to the Japanese
literature of the 20th century
received several noted awards for his
fiction and non-fiction works.
Haruki Murakami
Japanese novelist and translator.
An important asset to the Japanese
literature of the 20th century
received several noted awards for his
fiction and non-fiction works.
referred to as one of the World’s
Greatest Living Novelists by The
Guardian.
LITERARY WORKS:
Hear the Wind Sing, Haruki’s first novel
was published in 1979 which was a part
of The Trilogy of the Rat. The book
received the Gunzou Shinjin Sho (Gunzo
New Writer Award). His next publication
also a part of The Trilogy of the Rat,
Pinball, 1973 was published in 1980.
CHINUA ACHEBE
Albert Chinualumogo Achebe
(1930 – 2013)
Albert Chinualumogo Achebe
(1930 – 2013)
known as Chinua Achebe
Albert Chinualumogo Achebe
(1930 – 2013)
known as Chinua Achebe
one living African writer widely
acclaimed for his work in English
Literature.
Albert Chinualumogo Achebe
(1930 – 2013)
known as Chinua Achebe
one living African writer widely
acclaimed for his work in English
Literature.
Born to Christian evangelical parents he
was raised in a town Ogidi,in Igboland,
in Eastern Nigeria.
LITERARY WORKS:
In 1958, his first Novel
named Things Fall Apart was
published, which describes
traditional Igbo life in colonial
government in his country. It was
translated into more than forty
languages and has sold almost eight
million copies all over the world.
LITERARY WORKS:
During his time at radio, he wrote No
Longer at Ease and Arrow of God in
1960, and A Man of the People in 1966.
A Man of People deals with corruption
and got him into trouble, but he managed
to escape during the first military coup in
his country.
RABINDRANATH TAGORE
Rabindranath Tagore 
(1861-1941)
Rabindranath Tagore 
(1861-1941)
was the youngest son of Debendranath
Tagore, a leader of the Brahmo Samaj
Rabindranath Tagore 
(1861-1941)
was the youngest son of Debendranath
Tagore, a leader of the Brahmo Samaj
He was educated at home; and although at
seventeen he was sent to England for
formal schooling, he did not finish his
studies there.
died on August 7, 1941.
LITERARY WORKS:
Among his fifty and odd volumes of poetry are Manasi (1890) [The
Ideal One], Sonar Tari (1894) [The Golden Boat], Gitanjali (1910)
[Song Offerings], Gitimalya (1914) [Wreath of Songs],
and Balaka (1916) [The Flight of Cranes]. The English renderings of
his poetry, which include The Gardener (1913), Fruit-
Gathering (1916), and The Fugitive (1921), do not generally
correspond to particular volumes in the original Bengali; and in spite
of its title, Gitanjali: Song Offerings (1912), the most acclaimed of
them, contains poems from other works besides its namesake.
Tagore’s major plays are Raja (1910) [The King of the Dark
Chamber], Dakghar (1912) [The Post Office], Achalayatan (1912)
[The Immovable], Muktadhara (1922) [The Waterfall],
and Raktakaravi (1926) [Red Oleanders]. He is the author of several
volumes of short stories and a number of novels, among
them Gora (1910), Ghare-Baire (1916) [The Home and the World],
and Yogayog (1929) [Crosscurrents].