fiction
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‘Hawa Hawa’: In Nabarun Bhattacharya’s stories, Calcutta is a festering wound that refuses to heal
Sayari Debnath
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Part two of Manoranjan Byapari’s ‘Runaway Boy’: Jibon, now in his twenties, fights to survive hunger
Manoranjan Byapari
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Bret Easton Ellis’s new novel of adolescence in ’80s Los Angeles is autofiction for our digital age
Alexander Howard, The Conversation
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Fiction: A courtesan renounces pleasure and embraces Buddhism after she is betrayed by the world
Tanushree Podder
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Vikas Khanna’s new novel: A chef visits India to rekindle her love for cooking after losing her son
Vikas Khanna
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In this novel, a 12-year-old boy undertakes an epic journey to establish the first museum of India
Christopher Kloeble
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Did the Clintons, Bill and Hillary, actually write the novels that credit them as co-authors?
James O'Sullivan, The Conversation
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‘Identitti’: This German novel incoherently interrogates the desi identity crisis in Europe
Shubhangi Tiwari
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Indian writers abroad: Chaitali Sen examines migration, power, longing in her new short stories
Chaitali Sen
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Children’s fiction: Can Meenakshi and Kalban prevent a war between the Realms?
Aditi Krishnakumar
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This coming-of-age story about a group of friends is an ode to growing up and embracing adulthood
Satwik Gade
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A piece of gold ornament goes missing. Will Nisha, Madurai’s youngest detective, be able to find it?
CG Salamander
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New year, new books: Eight new novels and short fiction collections to read in January
Sayari Debnath
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Children’s fiction: How will Noorie come to terms with her family and friendships falling apart?
Zainab Sulaiman
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For young readers: A new book brings together stories of animals and birds from Indian mythology
Reeja Radhakrishnan
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New in horror: In an apocalyptic battle between good and evil, a young girl fights for her causes
Richa Lakhera
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The remote village of Perumpadi is a land of sins and secrets. This novel is the story of its people
Vinoy Thomas
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‘Independence’: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s limpid prose effortlessly evokes lessons from the past
Veeksha Vagmita
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‘Black River’: A genre-defying novel covertly raises questions of sociological, ecological decay
Saloni Sharma
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For young readers: A classic Assamese children’s novel about a dog gets an English translation
Arupa Patangia Kalita