60 Essential English-Language Works of Modern Indian Literature

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Cover of 'The Veiled Suite' by Agha Shahid Ali

The Veiled Suite

Agha Shahid Ali

Cover of 'Corridor' by Sarnath Banerjee

Corridor

Sarnath Banerjee

Cover of 'The Simoqin Prophecies' by Samit Basu

The Simoqin Prophecies

Cover of 'The Manticore's Secret' by Samit Basu

The Manticore's Secret

Cover of 'The Unwaba Revelations' by Samit Basu

The Unwaba Revelations

Cover of 'English, August' by Upamanyu Chatterjee

English, August

Upamanyu Chatterjee

Cover of 'Red Earth And Pouring Rain' by Vikram Chandra

Red Earth And Pouring Rain

Cover of 'A Strange And Sublime Address' by Amit Chaudhuri

A Strange And Sublime Address

Cover of 'Arzee The Dwarf' by Chandrahas Choudhury

Arzee The Dwarf

Chandrahas Choudhury

Cover of 'Collected Poems, 1970 2005' by Keki N. Daruwalla

Collected Poems, 1970 2005

Keki N. Daruwalla

Cover of 'Solo' by Rana Dasgupta

Solo

Cover of 'Collected Plays' by Mahesh Dattani

Collected Plays

Cover of 'The Point Of Return' by Siddhartha Deb

The Point Of Return

Cover of 'In Custody' by Anita Desai

In Custody

Cover of 'The Inheritance of Loss' by Kiran Desai

The Inheritance of Loss

Cover of 'Collected Stories' by Shashi Deshpande

Collected Stories

Shashi Deshpande

Cover of 'The Circle Of Reason' by Amitav Ghosh

The Circle Of Reason

Cover of 'The Glassblower's Breath' by Sunetra Gupta

The Glassblower's Breath

Cover of 'The Burnt Forehead Of Max Saul' by Indrajit Hazra

The Burnt Forehead Of Max Saul

Cover of 'Difficult Daughters' by Manju Kapur

Difficult Daughters

Cover of 'Looking Through Glass' by Mukul Kesavan

Looking Through Glass

Cover of 'Jejuri' by Arun Kolatkar

Jejuri

Cover of 'Interpreter of Maladies' by Jhumpa Lahiri

Interpreter of Maladies

Cover of 'The Lie Of Dawns' by Jayanta Mahapatra

The Lie Of Dawns

Jayanta Mahapatra

Cover of 'Such A Long Journey' by Rohinton Mistry

Such A Long Journey

Rohinton Mistry

Cover of 'Collected Poems, 1954–2004' by Dom Moraes

Collected Poems, 1954–2004

Cover of 'The Middleman and Other Stories' by Bharati Mukherjee

The Middleman and Other Stories

Bharati Mukherjee

Cover of 'The Collected Poems Of A.K. Ramanujan' by A.K. Ramanujan

The Collected Poems Of A.K. Ramanujan

Cover of 'An Atlas Of Impossible Longing' by Anuradha Roy

An Atlas Of Impossible Longing

Cover of 'The God of Small Things' by Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

Cover of 'Midnight's Children' by Salman Rushdie

Midnight's Children

Cover of 'Postmarked India' by Sudeep Sen

Postmarked India

Cover of 'The Golden Gate' by Vikram Seth

The Golden Gate

Cover of 'Train To Pakistan' by Khushwant Singh

Train To Pakistan

Khushwant Singh

Cover of 'The Alchemy Of Desire' by Tarun J. Tejpal

The Alchemy Of Desire

Tarun J. Tejpal

Cover of 'The Great Indian Novel' by Shashi Tharoor

The Great Indian Novel

Cover of 'Written Forever' by Rukun Advani

Written Forever

Cover of 'Indian Love Poems' by Meena Alexander

Indian Love Poems

Meena Alexander

Cover of 'Indivisible' by Neelanjana Banerjee, Summi Kaipa, Pireeni Sundaralingam

Indivisible

Neelanjana Banerjee, Summi Kaipa, Pireeni Sundaralingam

Cover of 'Language For A New Century' by Nathalie Handal, Tina Chang, Ravi Shankar

Language For A New Century

Nathalie Handal, Tina Chang, Ravi Shankar

Cover of 'The Picador Book Of Modern Indian Literature' by Amit Chaudhuri

The Picador Book Of Modern Indian Literature

Cover of 'New Writing In India' by Adil Jussawalla

New Writing In India

Adil Jussawalla

Cover of 'Away' by Amitava Kumar

Away

Cover of 'Speaking For Myself' by Sukrita Paul Kumar, Malashri Lal

Speaking For Myself

Sukrita Paul Kumar, Malashri Lal

Cover of 'The Oxford India Anthology Of Twelve Modern Indian Poets' by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra

The Oxford India Anthology Of Twelve Modern Indian Poets

Arvind Krishna Mehrotra

Cover of 'Ten Twentieth Century Indian Poets' by R. Parthasarathy

Ten Twentieth Century Indian Poets

R. Parthasarathy

Cover of 'A Matter Of Taste' by Nilanjana S. Roy

A Matter Of Taste

Nilanjana S. Roy

Cover of 'The Vintage Book Of Indian Writing 1947 1997' by Salman Rushdie, Elizabeth J. West

The Vintage Book Of Indian Writing 1947 1997

Salman Rushdie, Elizabeth J. West

Cover of 'The Harper Collins Book Of English Poetry' by Sudeep Sen

The Harper Collins Book Of English Poetry

Cover of 'The Autobiography Of An Unknown Indian' by Nirad C. Chaudhuri

The Autobiography Of An Unknown Indian

Nirad C. Chaudhuri

Cover of 'My Story' by Kamala Das

My Story

Cover of 'Postcolonial Theory' by Leela Gandhi

Postcolonial Theory

Cover of 'The Imam And The Indian' by Amitav Ghosh

The Imam And The Indian

Cover of 'The Global Soul' by Pico Iyer

The Global Soul

Cover of 'Poetry, Politics And Culture' by Akshaya Kumar

Poetry, Politics And Culture

Cover of 'Maximum City' by Suketu Mehta

Maximum City

Cover of 'Temptations Of The West' by Pankaj Mishra

Temptations Of The West

Cover of 'The Perishable Empire' by Meenakshi Mukherjee

The Perishable Empire

Meenakshi Mukherjee

Cover of 'India: A Million Mutinies Now' by V. S. Naipaul

India: A Million Mutinies Now

Cover of 'Diddi: My Mother's Voice' by Ira Pande

Diddi: My Mother's Voice

Cover of 'On Balance' by Leila Seth

On Balance

Cover of 'My Own Country' by Abraham Verghese

My Own Country

Abraham Verghese