Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes

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Mama Om    by Smyth Wang
Price: $5.99 USD. 184730 words. Language: English. Published on April 14, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.

An egotistic and perverse English lad who was taught to see his "coloured" views from a different perspective with the assistance of an old patient and humble Chinese lady who came to live with his family. His "white" ideas and views eventually came to a coloured ending.
Gaijin Skin 3    by Allen Davies
Price: $2.99 USD. 31860 words. Language: English. Published on April 13, 2013. Fiction » Gay & lesbian fiction » Gay.

Miracles happen. Nobu calls Adam. This leads to a symbolic and even funny cleansing lovemaking scene so hot it should come with a warning. It’s a beautiful love story and insiders view of Japanese culture. Can love unfold before the impending disasters with this damaged character Adam’s past wounds?
Gaijin Skin 1    by Allen Davies
Price: $2.99 USD. 21490 words. Language: English. Published on April 13, 2013. Fiction » Gay & lesbian fiction » Gay.

Life seems so grand for Adam, full of hope and ideals and a passionate partnership with a creative rugged man- Mario and a home. Plus he is on the cusp of a teaching career. We watch it all collapse one tragic day and witness a hate crime. Will he survive and recover? Will he even escape? Read and see. By the end of the first novella in the Gaijin Skin series your answers will be provided.
The Bones of the Kuhina Nui    by Michael Herr
Price: $2.99 USD. 53920 words. Language: English. Published on April 13, 2013. Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General.

For generations on the Big Island of Hawaii, the women of the Pono family have guarded the secret hiding place of the bones of Queen Ka'ahumanu, King Kamehameha's favorite wife and powerful ruler herself. Now as Haunani, matriarch of the family, feels old age approaching, she must turn over her responsibilities, and the family lands, to one of her four daughters. But which one?
Sunday Girl    by Kalliope Lee
Price: $1.99 USD. 127630 words. Language: English. Published on April 12, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Asian American.

Full moon night in Seoul. Victim of a brutal crime, beautiful, mentally troubled Jang-Mee dissociates form her body and becomes a channel for an ancestral ghost who hints at historical secrets. Seeking out the ghost again, Jang-Mee becomes addicted to dangerous, extreme situations that will bring her to the edge. Sunday Girl explores the traumatic wounds that haunt the blood for generations.
Da' Neighborhood: A Planned Mob Community    by Phil Wohl
Price: Free! 29920 words. Language: English. Published on April 10, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.

Da' Neighborhood: A Planned Mob Community follows the travails of the Garrafolo family of New Jersey and their influence in planning a community filthy with nefarious activity. Don Vito and his son Guido are the central characters in a story that is awash with mob activity. Come check out da' neighborhood at your own risk!
Motivational Stories: Part Twelve    by Raja Sharma
Price: $2.00 USD. 8540 words. Language: English. Published on April 8, 2013. Fiction » Children’s books » Entertainment.

In this fast paced world, people hardly get time to pause and think about the forces which motivate or retard them. They are immersed in their works so deeply, earning and arranging that there is hardly any time for them to read the stories which children used to read in the past.
Menolak Panggilan Pulang    by Ngarto Februana
Price: $3.00 USD. 38770 words. Language: Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia). Published on April 7, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.

Novel berlatar kehidupan suku Dayak Meratus di pedalaman Kalimantan: kearifan lokal; cinta; pertarungan antara dorongan birahi dan sanksi adat; dan ambisi yang mendorong pengkhianatan. Novel sarat dengan warna lokal, mirip laporan penelitian antropologis, dengan pengamatan etnografi. Pelukisan antropologis dalam novel ini mudah dicerna, dengan teknik bercerita yang cermat.
Cherry Blossoms and The Delta Cotton - written by Jimi Massey and Marty Denton    by marty denton
Price: Free! 360 words. Language: English. Published on April 4, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Asian American.

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this poem is about the Japanese American internment camp in Rhower, Arkansas during WWII. It is about the innocense of youth that helps the healing bridge of differing opinion.
Story Tell    by Flavio Stroppini (a cura di)
Price: $2.99 USD. 7010 words. Language: Italian. Published by Gabriele Capelli Editore  on April 4, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.

Guglielmo Tell scoccò, colpì la mela e divenne l’eroe nazionale Svizzero. A cosa pensò quando tutti i presenti trattennero il fiato? Trattenne il fiato anche lui? Al progetto partecipano autori della svizzera Italiana e tra loro, per scelta del curatore, anche una selezione di artisti di altri campi (cinema, teatro, pittura, musica, giornalismo).