Literature about Southeast Asia

This is an introduction to some of the books and novels written about Southeast Asia.

General

 * At war with Asia by Noam Chomsky. Describes the American-Vietnam War, and the bombing campaigns on neighboring countries.
 * Democracy by Joan Didion. Set in Southeast Asia (and Hawaii) at the end of the Vietnam War.
 * The Quiet American by Graham Greene
 * The Ugly American by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer.
 * Lokesh Chandra, & International Academy of Indian Culture. (2000). Society and culture of Southeast Asia: Continuities and changes. New Delhi: International Academy of Indian Culture and Aditya Prakashan.
 * R. C. Majumdar, Study of Sanskrit in South-East Asia
 * R. C. Majumdar, Suvarnadvipa, Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East, Vol.II, Calcutta,
 * R. C. Majumdar, India and South-East Asia, I.S.P.Q.S. History and Archaeology Series Vol. 6, 1979, ISBN 81-7018-046-5.
 * R. C. Majumdar, History of the Hindu Colonization and Hindu Culture in South-East Asia; Ancient Indian colonisation in South-East Asia; Hindu Colonies in the Far East, Calcutta, 1944, ISBN 99910-0-001-1
 * Panikkar, K. M. (1953). Asia and Western dominance, 1498-1945, by K.M. Panikkar. London: G. Allen and Unwin.
 * Panikkar, K. M. (1953). Asia and Western dominance, 1498-1945, by K.M. Panikkar. London: G. Allen and Unwin.
 * Panikkar, K. M. (1953). Asia and Western dominance, 1498-1945, by K.M. Panikkar. London: G. Allen and Unwin.

Burma (Myanmar)

 * Burmese Days by George Orwell. Orwell served as a police officer in the British Empire and this fueled his contempt for colonialism evident in the book
 * Freedom from Fear by Aung San Suu Kyi
 * The Heart Must Break by James Mawdsley
 * The Land of Green Ghosts by Pascal Khoo Thwe

Cambodia

 * Pol Pot
 * The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens. Hitchens details the bombing campaigns against Cambodia (amongst others).
 * R. C. Majumdar, Kambuja Desa Or An Ancient Hindu Colony In Cambodia, Madras, 1944

Indonesia

 * Hidden Agendas by John Pilger
 * Rogue State by Noam Chomsky. Both of these detail the attacks on East Timor.
 * Hoadley, M. C. (1991). Sanskritic continuity in Southeast Asia: The ṣaḍātatāyī and aṣṭacora in Javanese law. Delhi: Aditya Prakashan.
 * Hughes-Freeland, F. (1991). Javanese visual performance and the Indian mystique. Delhi: Aditya Prakashan.

Malaysia

 * The Long Day Wanes by Anthony Burgess

Philippines

 * Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal. Sparked the independence struggle from Spanish colonialism.
 * El Filibusterismo by Jose Rizal. Sequel to Noli Me Tangere.

Vietnam

 * Heroes by John Pilger
 * The Quiet American by Graham Greene
 * The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh
 * Understanding Vietnam by Neil L Jamiesson
 * R. C. Majumdar, Champa, Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East, Vol.I, Lahore, 1927. ISBN 0-8364-2802-1