Novels set in India and South Asia

A Listmania! list by Funky Dung (UK)
 
Midnight's Children
1.  Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
The list author says:
  "Set between Pakistan and India in the era following partition. The very best book ever written - The Best of the Bookers. Magic Realism attains perfection."
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The Moor's Last Sigh
2.  The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie
The list author says:
  "Set between Portuguese India and Bombay, the central character leads us on a journey through three generations of a displaced family."
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The God of Small Things
3.  The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
The list author says:
  "Another Booker Prize winner. Beautifully poetic story of twins Rahel and Estha."
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The Kite Runner
4.  The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The list author says:
  "Set in the Afghan warzone of the 1970s, following the fortunes of a boy in a country invaded by Russia and then taken over by the Taliban."
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Q & A
5.  Q & A by Vikas Swarup
The list author says:
  "Best known as the novel filmed as Slumdog Millionaire. Confronting and uplifting in equal measure."
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The Satanic Verses
6.  The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
The list author says:
  "Another story of displacement. Forget the fatwa controversy - this is just a story of great beauty."
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The Siege Of Krishnapur
7.  The Siege Of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell
The list author says:
  "Yet another Booker winner. Set in the last days of British India, reflecting on the good and bad of colonialism."
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The White Tiger
8.  The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
The list author says:
  "Easy-to-read Booker Prize winner about a ruthless Bombay social climber."
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The Enchantress of Florence
9.  The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
The list author says:
  "Set between Mughul India and sixteenth century Italy. Reminiscent of Arabian Nights, but with Rushdie's flair for beautiful prose."
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White Teeth
10.  White Teeth by Zadie Smith
The list author says:
  "Mostly set in London, but exploring themes of immigration and displacement from all corners of the world, including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh."
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The Ground Beneath Her Feet
11.  The Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie
The list author says:
  "Another story of dislocation. Set in the sixties in Bombay and New York, about two musical superstars."
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Lajja (Shame)
12.  Lajja (Shame) by T. Nasrin
The list author says:
  "A fictional study of religious extremism in Bangladesh."
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Shalimar The Clown
13.  Shalimar The Clown by Salman Rushdie
The list author says:
  "Evocative, magical fiction based in Kashmir. Shalimar is an assassin bent on revenge for a long-ago infidelity."
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Brick Lane
14.  Brick Lane by Monica Ali
The list author says:
  "Another novel based in London, but telling the back-story of a Bangladeshi immigrant family and how they deal with life in a foreign environment."
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The Inheritance of Loss
15.  The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
The list author says:
  "The new world pitted against the old. Told from the foothills of the Himalayas."
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
16.  The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
The list author says:
  "Exciting and beautifully written. A Pakistani Muslim moves to America and back again after 9/11."
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A Fine Balance: 1
17.  A Fine Balance: 1 by Rohinton Mistry
The list author says:
  "1970s India. A study of caste, religion and family."
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The Death of Vishnu
18.  The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri
The list author says:
  "Comedy becomes tragedy as we read the story of a man and his love affair with Padmini and Bombay."
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The Namesake
19.  The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The list author says:
  "The story of Gogol, the son of Bengali immigrants to America, who desperately wants to hold onto his Indian heritage."
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Shantaram
20.  Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
The list author says:
  "An epic journey through India and Afghanistan."
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Animal's People
21.  Animal's People by Indra Sinha
The list author says:
  "Animal has to live with the consequences of a American company's chemical spill in his slum."
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