fiction
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In ‘After Sappho,’ iconic women in history claim the rights to their lives and queer identities
Selby Wynn Schwartz
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Mohsin Hamid’s new novel: What happens when a white man’s skin suddenly turns dark?
Mohsin Hamid
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‘Crimson Spring’ uses fiction to re-scrutinise the imperial ambitions behind Jallianwala Bagh
Shubhangi Tiwari
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A new novel explores how the digital world of games can offer intimacy that is elusive in real life
Gabrielle Zevin
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The Center for Fiction 2022 First Novel Prize: Three Indian-origin authors make it to the longlist
Scroll Staff
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‘Whispering Chinar’: These interlinked short stories go to the heart of male privilege and machismo
Chitra Ahanthem
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‘Shabari and Anita’: Read Manu Bhattathiri’s story from his latest book of short fiction
Manu Bhattathiri
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Why NoViolet Bulawayo’s new Booker Prize-longlisted novel is an instant Zimbabwean classic
Tinashe Mushakavanhu, The Conversation
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Hermit or prince in disguise? This novel explores a historical mystery from Bengal through fiction
Aruna Chakravarti
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‘The Ghost’: Sehyr Mirza’s story from a new collection of short stories from India and Pakistan
Sehyr Mirza
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‘When Blackbirds Fly’ recounts the fight for Mizo independence amid horrors created by armed forces
Veewon Thokchom
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A young doctor’s contentious divorce makes her wonder if women can ever live truly independent lives
KR Meera
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‘Breaking Free’: Devdasis find feminist solidarity in history, memories, and secrets in this novel
Vaasanthi
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‘The Stepford Wives’: Why Ira Levin’s feminist horror novel is still relevant 50 years later
Michelle Arrow, The Conversation
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In ‘Shirt Ka Teesra Button’, author and actor Manav Kaul paints a picture of diffident boyhood
Neerad Pandharipande
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This Malayalam novel is a sweeping family saga playing out amidst the mysteries of the forest
Sheela Tomy
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A family deals with shame and unexpected rebellion brought about by a leaked intimate video
Aravind Jayan
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Slice-of-life novel set in corridors of a BHU hostel captures eccentricities of college life
Satya Vyas
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‘Until Then’: An orphan comes of age through turbulent dreams and vibrant memories
Sarayu Srivatsa
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‘The Silentiary’: This novel from Argentina is classic literature for victims of expectations
Rohit Thombre