fiction
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‘Vacancy’: Ratnakar Matkari’s story is part of a new anthology of Marathi short fiction
Ratnakar Matkari
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Fiction: In her final days, an elderly woman remembers lifelong horrors of misogyny and nationalism
Ranbir Sidhu
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‘The Book of Everlasting Things’: A novel that is gained in imagination, squandered by the prose
Shubhangi Tiwari
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‘Through a Looking Glass’: These short stories paint true pictures of the fates of women in India
Shyamala A Narayan
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‘Age of Vice’: Nothing good happens in this novel of power and corruption, and that’s a good thing
Sahana Hegde
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Fiction: A writer’s letters to his young daughter explain how his hopes remain unfulfilled
Soumya Bhattacharya
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Found in English translation: Vishwas Patil’s Marathi magnum opus on emperor Shivaji
Vishwas Patil
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Travelogue and fiction merge in this new ‘travenovel’ about the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma
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A new anthology brings together short stories about the Bengal Partition and its aftermath
Goutam Aalee
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Goodreads readers pick their choices of 2022. Are your favourite books of the year among them?
Scroll Staff
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‘Breaking Free’ explores conflicts of devadasis and their art but leaves readers wanting more
Aishwarya Dani
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Football fiction for young readers: Can underdogs Maulsari Eagles win the coveted District Cup?
Mallika Ravikumar
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In this novel a human and a turtle embark on an unusual journey to discover the meaning of life
Samantha Kochharr
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A newly translated Marathi novel from 1857 shows the suffering of widows in Brahminical families
Baba Padmanji
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‘A Time for Ebby’: This modern fable featuring a 15-year-old will appeal to readers of all ages
Shikhandin
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‘Dangerous Pursuits’ retells ‘The Ramayana’ and ‘The Tempest’ as a social critique of modern times
Saloni Sharma
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New in fiction: Durga joins forces with a group of women to end the rule of demon-king Mahisha
Kevin Missal
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The paths of a missing dancer, a serial killer, and an inspector converge in a new thriller
Damyanti Biswas
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Salman Rushdie returns to social media for first time after stabbing, shares excerpts of new novel
Scroll Staff
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Young Maymo discovers she’s a storyteller. Stories are forbidden where she lives. What will she do?
Nandini Nayar