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Difficult Daughters
Manju Kapur
Spanning three generations and set largely at the time of
partition, this novel tells of an illicit affair and its wider
political and social implications - not least the vexed issue,
for Indian women, of marriage versus education. |
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A Suitable Boy
Vikram Seth
Beautifully written tale of an Indian mother's attempt to find
a suitable boy for her daughter, through love or through exacting
maternal appraisal. At the same time, it is the story of India,
newly independent and struggling through a time of crisis as
it faces its first General Election. |
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Gods, Demons and Others
R K Narayan
First published in 1965, this book retells myths and legends
from Indian epics such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana as
they might be recounted by the village storyteller. The illustrations
by the author's brother are based on frieze carvings and sculptures
found in the ancient temples of India. |
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The Glass Palace
Amitav Ghosh
Beginning in 1885 with the British invasion of Mandalay and
the capture of the Burmese king and queen and encompassing over
100 years to modern-day India and Burma (Myanmar), Amitav Ghosh
has created a monument to life in colonial central and Southeast
Asia. |
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Red Earth and Pouring Rain
Vikram Chandra
A tale of 19th-century India: of Sanjay, a poet, and Sikander,
a warrior; of great wars and love affairs. Woven into this tapestry
of stories is a second, modern narrative - the adventures of
a young Indian criss-crossing America in a car with his friends. |
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Raj
Gita Mehta
The story of one woman and her nation, this novel tells the
history of modern India in the years leading up to independence.
Jaya Singh is born into the old, princely India and stands as
a living symbol of the changes the continent struggles to make
to bring itself in line with the 20th century. |
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Midnight's Children
Salman Rushdie
Born at the midnight of India's independence, Saleem is handcuffed
to history by the coincidence. He is one of 1001 children born
that midnight, each of them endowed with an extraordinary talent.
Salman Rushdie won the 1981 Booker Prize for this beautiful
novel. |
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Such a Long Journey
Rohinton Mistry
A story that tells how the gathering clouds of the Indo-Pakistan
war impinge on the lives of a Bombay doctor and his family.
His dreams, although modest, are denied him as he realises he
is not in control of events. |
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The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy
Set against a background of political turbulence in Kerala,
this novel tells the story of twins Esthappen and Rahel. Amongst
the vats of banana jam and heaps of peppercorns in their grandmother's
factory they try to craft a childhood for themselves amidst
what constitutes their family. |
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Heat and Dust
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Set in the 1920s amid the suffocating heat and exotic landscapes
of India, this novel juxtaposes one woman's search for passion
and independence against the social constraints of proper British
behaviour. |
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