Translation
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‘The Mad’ by Ignatius Mabasa: African novels are being translated into English in a bold new trend
Tinashe Mushakavanhu, The Conversation
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‘This Place of Mud and Bone’: A profound novel about erosion of friendships in the face of violence
Pranvi Khare
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‘The Second Book of Prophets’: Benyamin’s novel is a radical yet tender reimagining of Jesus Christ
Suchismita Ghosh
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‘Rising From the Dust’: Luminous short stories about Dalit lives on both sides of the Bengal border
Neeman Sobhan
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Translated fiction: A boy sees a dragon slipping into his bedroom – an image he’ll never forget
Siddique Alam Jaideep Pandey
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From the first biography of an Assamese: Nineteenth-century scholar Ananda Ram Dhekial Phookan
Gunabhiram Barua Banani Chakravarty
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‘Afternoon’: In Malayalam writer Sethu’s short story, an elderly woman awaits her son’s return
Sethu Ministhy S
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Fiction: A researcher devoted to ancient manuscripts sets out to decipher a madman’s diary
Khalid Jawed A Naseeb Khan
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Sunday book pick: Abuse and desire go hand in hand in Yukio Mishima’s 1950 novel ‘Thirst For Love’
Sayari Debnath
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‘A Pulp Fiction Textbook’: A novel styled like a textbook is as punishing as homework
Diya Isha
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Translated fiction: ‘Snake maidens’ visit villages during winter to sell their wares and make money
Prafulla Kumar Roy Aruna Chakravarti
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‘The Last Bench’ by Adhir Biswas: The serious repercussions of caste discrimination in classrooms
Anjali Chauhan
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From the travelogue: In 1890, Jaladhar Sen embarked on an adventure across the sacred Himalayas
Jaladhar Sen Somdatta Mandal
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Fiction: A receptionist in a Dubai hospital receives a book written by someone else using her name
Sonia Rafeek Ministhy S
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For children: How the delicate made-in-India muslin fabric inspired the freedom movement
Dev Kumar Jhanjh Debarati Bagchi
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Translated short fiction: Old Hindi songs remind RJ Saheb of the years that have sped by
Anil Yadav Vaibhav Sharma
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‘One More Story About Climbing a Hill’: Devabrata Das’s postmodernist take in Assamese short stories
Anannya Nath
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‘On the Banks of the Mayyazhi’: In this novel, the river cradles folklore, revolution, and history
Aratrika Ghosh
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‘Silk Route’: Sachin Kundalkar returns with a story of disappearances 12 years after ‘Cobalt Blue’
Sayari Debnath
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Fiction by Benyamin: Mariamma, a young nurse from Kerala, travels from her hometown across the world
Benyamin Anoop Prathapan