Fiction
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February fiction from around the world: Six newly-published books to read this month
Scroll Staff
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‘Chronicle of an Hour and a Half’: What if I become the mob?
Sayari Debnath
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In Upamanyu Chatterjee’s new novel, 19-year-old Lorenzo searches for god and the meaning of life
Upamanyu Chatterjee
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Fiction: What happens when two friends find themselves on opposite sides of the 1966 Mizoram war
Nikhil J Alva
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Fiction: Augustine, son of an Englishwoman and a noble Indian, chooses a lawless life of pillage
Stephen Alter
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February fiction: Six recently published books to read over four weeks
Sayari Debnath
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Fiction: Nena, one of the world’s greatest eccentrics ever, sets out to find her husband’s lovers
Shinie Antony
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Based on a true story: A 1930s murder in Calcutta that sent shockwaves across the British empire
Dan Morrison
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Fiction: An ominous prophecy. Indiscriminate deaths. Something is brewing in the kingdom of Mithila
TV Mahalingam
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Fiction: Ayesha tries to break free in a conservative Pakistani city
Awais Khan
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Fiction: Sisters Malati and Kamala, backed by their progressive father, join the freedom movement
Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri
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Fiction: Three unlikely people become friends at a university and dream together of making it big
Vidhya Sathyamoorthy
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‘The Patient in Bed Number 12’: A humane recollection of the tragedies and monotony of the pandemic
Shubhangi Tiwari
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Global fiction: Six recently published books from around the world to start New Year’s reading with
Scroll Staff
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Fiction: Paridhi grows up witnessing domestic violence at home but she will not suffer in silence
Sarmistha Pritam Ranjita Biswas
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Fiction: A rumour of an illicit affair takes a life of its own, causing mass hysteria and violence
Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari
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Historical fiction: The fascinating life of Kanhoji Angre, Shivaji’s fearsome naval commander
Sohail Rekhy
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Tata Play CEO Harit Nagpal teaches business lessons through a new book of stories
Harit Nagpal
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Hello 2024: Welcome the new year with these six recently published novels, short stories, and plays
Sayari Debnath
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Fiction: Rupert is the prince of Mubarakpur, but India is a democracy. What will royalty do now?
Robin Gupta