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Novels set in India and South Asia
Midnight's ChildrenMidnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
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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.
The Moor's Last SighThe Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie
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Set between Portuguese India and Bombay, the central character leads us on a journey through three generations of a displaced family.
The God of Small ThingsThe God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
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Another Booker Prize winner. Beautifully poetic story of twins Rahel and Estha.
The Kite RunnerThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
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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.
Q and A (filmed as Slumdog Millionaire)Q and A (filmed as Slumdog Millionaire) by Vikas Swarup
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Best known as the novel filmed as Slumdog Millionaire. Confronting and uplifting in equal measure.
The Satanic VersesThe Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
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Another story of displacement. Forget the fatwa controversy - this is just a story of great beauty.
The Siege Of KrishnapurThe Siege Of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell
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Yet another Booker winner. Set in the last days of British India, reflecting on the good and bad of colonialism.
The White TigerThe White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
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Easy-to-read Booker Prize winner about a ruthless Bombay social climber.
The Enchantress of FlorenceThe Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
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Set between Mughul India and sixteenth century Italy. reminiscent of Arabian Nights, but with Rushdie's flair for beautiful prose.
White TeethWhite Teeth by Zadie Smith
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Mostly set in London, but exploring themes of immigration and displacement from all corners of the world, including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The Ground Beneath Her FeetThe Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie
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Another story of dislocation. Set in the sixties in Bombay and New York, about two musical superstars.
Lajja (Shame)Lajja (Shame) by T. Nasrin
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A fictional study of religious extremism in Bangladesh.
Shalimar the ClownShalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie
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Evocative, magical fiction based in Kashmir. Shalimar is an assassin bent on revenge for a long-ago infidelity.
Brick LaneBrick Lane by Monica Ali
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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.
The Inheritance of LossThe Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
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The new world pitted against the old. Told from the foothills of the Himalayas.
The Reluctant FundamentalistThe Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
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Exciting and beautifully written. A Pakistani Muslim moves to America and back again after 9/11.
A Fine BalanceA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
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1970s India. A study of caste, religion and family.
The Death of VishnuThe Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri
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Comedy becomes tragedy as we read the story of a man and his love affair with Padmini and Bombay.
The NamesakeThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
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The story of Gogol, the son of Bengali immigrants to America who desperately wants to hold onto his Indian heritage.
ShantaramShantaram by Gregory David Roberts
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An epic journey through India and Afghanistan.