Asian literature Asian literature Asian literature is the literature produced in Asia. Examples are Japanese literature, Chinese literature. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian literature"
Literature in Thailand was traditionally heavily influenced by Indian culture. Thailand's national epic is a version of the Ramayana called the Ramakien. A number of versions of the epic were lost in the destruction of Ayutthaya in 1767. Three versions currently exist: one of these was prepared under the supervision (and partly written by) King Rama I. His son, Rama II, rewrote some parts for khon drama. The main differences from the original are an extended role for the monkey god Hanuman and the addition of a happy ending. ...more on Wikipedia about "Literature in Thailand"
The Literature of Myanmar spans over a thousand years. Poetry could be written easily, and was the most common form of literature prior to the British incorporation of Burma because of the fact that Burmese is monosyllabic, tonal, and has few consonantal endings. However, fiction writing was almost unseen, as Buddhism discouraged it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Literature of Myanmar"
== Literature of Pahlavi == ...more on Wikipedia about "Pahlavi literature"
(South Asian Literature) As the success of Booker Prize winning authors like Salman Rushdie and Arundhati Roy suggests, India is today one of the world's most vibrant areas of literary and cultural production. ...more on Wikipedia about "South Asian Literature"
Syriac literature is literature written in the Syriac language, an eastern Aramaic language. The majority of classical Syriac literature is of a Christian religious nature. However, the corpus witnesses a wide range of literary forms, and much of its literature is quite different from European Christian literature. ...more on Wikipedia about "Syriac literature"
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