fiction
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A new novel tells the story of a djinn and his two friends, tied to the politics of Pakistan
AA Jafri
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A young woman unearths a life-changing family secret in this debut novel
Krupa Ge
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‘On The Street’: Read this chapter from Jhumpa Lahiri’s new novel, ‘Whereabouts’
Jhumpa Lahiri
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In this debut novel: What truths will Mrs Pankajam reveal as she starts losing her memory?
Meera Rajagopalan
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Easterine Kire brings oral narratives of Nagaland to literary life in this collection of stories
Easterine Kire
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‘Theeyoor Chronicles’: Why are there so many suicides and disappearances in the land of fire?
N Prabhakaran
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‘Bombay Hangovers’: Stories that compulsively narrate the routine lives of the city’s residents
Maithreyi Karnoor
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Manoranjan Byapari’s autobiographical novel is a relentless record of ordeals, with no hope in sight
Adit Shankar
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Can Mr Sperm Donor be Mr Right too? The pursuit of pregnancy (and love) is a comic act in this novel
Meghna Pant
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This classic Urdu romance set during the 1857 war of independence can now be read in English
Khan Mahboob Tarzi
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Haruki Murakami’s new book shows why we are in a love-hate relationship with his short stories
Arunima Mazumdar
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A forest has fallen silent in grief in Vinod Kumar Shukla’s eerie new novel in translation
Vinod Kumar Shukla
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‘The Heart Asks Pleasure First’: This debut tries to do too many things for a focused novel
Sahana Hegde
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Anuja Chauhan’s new novel may be a whodunnit, but its people are its pleasure, as usual
Trisha Gupta
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This book of short stories explores the gritty realities of Mumbai through dreams of individuals
Rochelle Potkar
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Manu Bhattathiri’s novel is set once again in the playfully mythical fictional town of Karuthupuzha
Manu Bhattathiri
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Sarah Joseph’s new novel imagines the life of the woman who was ostracised for ‘marrying’ Nehru
Sarah Joseph
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‘The Curse’: Salma’s short stories talk of women being suffocated in their domestic spaces
Yashasvi Arunkumar
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This novel recounts a Naga (and British) battle against the Japanese in India during World War II
Digonta Bordoloi
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Anubha Yadav’s debut novel lays bare middle-class Indian masculinity, especially for men who deny it
Isa Ayidh