I teach senior english courses in East Asian Literature and latin american short story. I'll post some recommendations for your category:
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SHORT STORIES
Folding Beijing by Hao Jingfeng
https://uncannymagazine.com/article/folding-beijing-2/
Standing Woman by Yasutaka Tsutsui
https://cl30c.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/standingwoman.pdf
“He-y, Come on Ou-t!“, Shinichi Hoshi
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NOVELS
Circe by Madeline Miller
"With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world."
She did another called "Song of Achilles" that is also good
Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis. Book 1 of a trilogy he wrote about the soullessness of academia and the modern world.
Solaris by Stanislaw Lem. About a sentient planet
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov. Classic scifi
Do Androids dream of electric sheep by Phillip K Dick (many other choices with this author). Inspiration for the movie bladerunner
The Martian by Andy Weir (does have the f word, as the first word. haha)
The Epic of Sundiata: The Lion King of Mali https://www.amazon.com/Sundiata-Lion-King-David-Wisniewski/dp/0395764815
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There are a lot of great Manga (Japanese Graphic Novels) out there in this genre. Warning: Lots of adult content
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My Colleague teaches a postcolonial science fiction course for seniors. here is her booklist:
*Octavia E. Butler, Dawn (Warner Books ISBN# 978-0-446-60377) *Nalo Hopkinson & Uppinder Mehan, eds. So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy (Arsenal Pulp Press ISBN# 978-1-55152-158-9) *Samit Basu, Turbulence (Titan Books ISBN# 978-0-1781-161197)