• A tender and realistic look at Chinese society of today.
• After the success of Lettres d’Ogura and De Thé et d'amour, the new opus of an erudite and sensitive writer.
• An invitation to the knowledge of facets of China in tales with timeless flavors.

Angkor in the 1930s: a young couple of French researchers settle in Cambodia, but their relationship deteriorates when their ambitions diverge and jealousy sets in. The mysterious death of the husband, Daniel, sets the scene within which, through two points of view, the reader may find the truth.

This modern epic, which is inspired by the sources of ancient Sanskrit literature, is built around the theme of the genesis of the human race at the end of the Flood, staging mythological characters. The story includes the quest of the five goals in human life : dharma (moral duty), artha (wealth acquisition), kama (sensual and emotional satisfaction), moksa (release)

Joothan is the autobiography of Omprakash Valmiki, an Indian writer from the lowest caste, formerly referred to as 'the Untouchables'. The first part of the autobiography, published in 1997, had a huge impact and is currently registered in the list of works prescribed by the Indian university curriculum. The second part, written while Valmiki had just retired and was devoting his time to his studies, was published in 2015 after the death of the author in November 2013.

A collection of fourteen short stories about the difficulties faced by the Dalit caste, characterized as "untouchable", either in town or in the countryside. Omprakash Valmiki, born in 1950 in the state of Uttar Pradesh and died in November 2013, grew up in a family of sweepers who was part of the untouchable caste. Engaged author and important figure of the Indian literature, Valmiki is the author of Joothan, the autobiography of an intouchable (Joothan, autobiographie d’un intouchable), published by L'Asiathèque.

The author, a teacher at INALCO, introduces us to the Hungarian philosophical and literary consciousness through a wide range of periods, from the songs of the Sabbataire in the 16th century, to the authors of the 20th century, all the while highlighting they crucial roles played by a magazine like Nyugat or a musician like Barto, as much as the contribution of a Madach, an Ady or a Kosztolanyi.

In Japan, there is an art of aging well, which the writer discovered in Ogura, a small village nestled in the mountains not far from Kyoto. Borrowing the gaze and the voice of one of its inhabitants, an old lady of astounding kindness and wisdom, the author brought back these letters, impressionist chronicles of a country where time seems suspended.

An intimate story by an expert on Asian cultures that subtly blends the literary with a portrait of society.

Daily life, family and professional relationships, hobbies, history, language and writing: 17 themes to understand the culture of South Korea, with references to specific terms of the Korean language.