Fiction for lovers of India

A Listmania! list by mark mckerrell
 
Midnight's Children
1.  Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
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  "They'll be reading this for centuries to come. If I were a writer, this would be the book I'd most like to have written. Extraordinary."
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A Suitable Boy
2.  A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
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  "Get your wrists in shape for this one - it's worth it."
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Siddhartha (Shambhala Classics)
3.  Siddhartha (Shambhala Classics) by Hermann Hesse
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  "Another classic from the writer of 'The Glass Bead Game'. Set during the time of The Buddha."
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Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
4.  Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by R. K. Narayan
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  "Short stories from the master storyteller. I challenge you not to enjoy this."
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Plain Tales from the Hills (Penguin Popular Classics)
5.  Plain Tales from the Hills (Penguin Popular Classics) by Rudyard Kipling
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  "Out of fashion with some, Kipling's first major collection of stories is an absolute gem."
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The God of Small Things
6.  The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
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  "A great read in an interesting style."
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Staying On
7.  Staying On by Paul Scott
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  "A classic from the writer of the 'Raj Quartet'."
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A River Sutra
8.  A River Sutra by Gita Mehta
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  "This book is a delight."
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Red Earth and Pouring Rain
9.  Red Earth and Pouring Rain by Vikram Chandra
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  "A wonderful novel, immersed in myth and history."
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Are You Experienced?
10.  Are You Experienced? by William Sutcliffe
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  "Almost too funny. Please read this if you're going on a 'year out'."
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The Far Pavilions
11.  The Far Pavilions by Mary Margaret Kaye
The list author says:
  "One for the lovers of romance."
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The Panchatantra: The Book of India's Folk Wisdom (Penguin Classics)
12.  The Panchatantra: The Book of India's Folk Wisdom (Penguin Classics) by Visnu Sarma
The list author says:
  "Five traditional Indian short stories. Taught in Indian schools, they're well worth a read."
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The Mahabharata (Penguin Modern Classics)
13.  The Mahabharata (Penguin Modern Classics) by R. K. Narayan
The list author says:
  "Narayan's take on the great epic."
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