Asian SF/F (not Japan)

[oyceter]

Hi! I am lazy and depending on the goodwill of the internet to help with research!

So: tell me about Asian SF/F!

It must be:

• Created in Asia by Asians


• NOT from Japan


• Any medium


• Bonus points if I can get my hands on it (I am in the US and read/understand Mandarin Chinese)


• Extra bonus points for SF/F from and/or about Southeast Asia or South Asia

I have a slightly better sense of SF/F created in Asia and popular in the US, though if you have notes for your specific country, that would also be good! Please note: NOT from Japan.

For self: rachelmanija's notes on Indian SF/F

ETA:
Korea:
- Pahanjip (Korean folklore + Tang China ghost hunters, manhwa)
- Bride of the Water God (Korean folklore (?) + alternate world + beast bridegroom, manhwa)

China:
- Swordsman II

Comments

[chomiji]

I haven't thought of him for years, but are you familiar with Thai writer Somtow Sucharitkul (a/k/a S. P. Somtow) ? I enjoyed a couple of his things way back when (Light on the Sound comes to mind), although he tends to be a bit too horrific for me.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I read part of his memoirs, Jasmine Nights, about a decade ago - IIRC he was born into a very traditional upper-class (possibly noble; I don't remember) Thai household. I read his SF book Mallworld long and long ago, and loved it and reread it lots, but it's been over a decade since the last time I've read it.

He's also the artistic director of the Bangkok Opera and Siam Philharmonic Orchestra (http://www.somtow.com). A multitalented fellow.