India Mania
Explore the best books about India with our curated list, featuring literary masterpieces like Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things, and Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy. Discover compelling fiction from Anita Desai and more for your reading list.
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Midnight's Children
by Salman Rushdie
The story of Saleem Sinal, born precisely at midnight, August 15, 1947, the moment India became independent. Saleem's life parallels the history of his nation.
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A Suitable Boy
by Vikram Seth
Tells the story of four large extended families in 1950s India against the political and religious upheavals of the time.
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Fasting, Feasting
by Anita Desai
In a stirring new novel by the author of In Custody, an Indian sister and brother both attempt to balance the pressures of traditional family life and individual self-expression. Original.
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The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy
Set against a background of political turbulence in Kerala, this is the story of twins Esthappen and Rahel who try to craft a childhood for themselves amongst the vats of banana jam and heaps of peppercorns in their grandmother's factory.
