fiction
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In Ranbir Sidhu’s new novel about Delhi’s underbelly, everyone is one shade of grey or another
Ranbir Sidhu
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‘One and Three Quarters’: A survival tale of a village boy told with wit, irony and a touch of magic
Pranvi Khare
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The ten best international novels of 2024 – according to literary experts
Manjeet Ridon, The Conversation Alice Kelly, The Conversation Ankhi Mukherjee, The Conversation Debra Benita Shaw, The Conversation Edward Sugden, The Conversation Emily Zobel Marshall, The Conversation Jane McBride, The Conversation Orlaith Darling, The Conversation Sarah Annes Brown, The Conversation Scarlett Baron, The Conversation
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Short fiction: An elderly woman celebrates a strange Christmas after a health scare
Bulbul Sharma
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Translated fiction: Gyan Chaturvedi’s novel about the free-market economy and excessive consumerism
Gyan Chaturvedi Punarvasu Joshi
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Sunday book pick: Sexual escapism and familial expectations lock horns in ‘The Children’s Bach’
Sayari Debnath
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‘Yeonnam-dong’s Smiley Laundromat’: A comfort read that reminds us of the value of human connections
Aditi Yadav
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Translated fiction: A family grapples with the tension between its Jewish faith and Indian identity
Sheela Rohekar Madhu Singh
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Fiction: A plot is hatched to kill Mat’s wife and their baby. However, he is accused of the murders
Mahfud Ikhwan Annie Tucker
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Hindi nonfiction: An excerpt from ‘Hashimpura 22 May’, by Vibhuti Narayan Rai
Vibhuti Narayan Rai
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Murder mystery: An elderly couple investigates the suspicious death of a British journalist in Goa
Udayan Mukherjee
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Eight books win 2024 Atta Galatta Bangalore Literature Festival literary awards
Scroll Staff
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‘Aag Aur Pani’: Hindi writer Vyomesh Shukla draws an authentic portrait of eternal Banaras
Ashutosh Kumar Thakur
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Fiction: A traditional aristocratic Bengali family transitions into modernity after Independence
Kusum Khemani Mahanta Banibrata
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Fiction: A woman finds herself in an affair with a property developer and, then, in a double murder
Anisha Lalvani
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Crossword Book Awards: Saharu N Kannanari, Karthik Muralidharan, Jayasree Kalathil among winners
Scroll Staff
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‘Still Lives’: Reshma Ruia’s novel shows how the loss of home sometimes leads to a loss of self
Saloni Sharma
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Fiction: Can Alka’s marriage survive deception? Or will a forbidden love destroy her life?
Preeti Shenoy
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December fiction: Say goodbye to 2024 with these six new Indian novels and short story collections
Scroll Staff
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Fantasy fiction: Empress Malini and priestess Priya will stop at nothing to save their kingdoms
Tasha Suri