Indian English Literature

Explore the finest works of Indian English Literature with our curated list of must-read books. Discover classic and contemporary novels, poetry, and essays by renowned Indian authors.

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Arranged Marriage

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Although Chitra Divakaruni's poetry has won praise and awards for many years, it is her "luminous, exquisitely crafted prose" (Ms.) that is quickly making her one of the brightest rising stars in the changing face of American literature. Arranged Marriage, her first collection of stories, spent five weeks on the San Francisco Chronicle bestseller list and garnered critical acclaim that would have been extraordinary for even a more established author. For the young girls and women brought to life in these stories, the possibility of change, of starting anew, is both as terrifying and filled with promise as the ocean that separates them from their homes in India. From the story of a young bride whose fairy-tale vision of California is shattered when her husband is murdered and she must face the future on her own, to a proud middle-aged divorced woman determined to succeed in San Francisco, Divakaruni's award-winning poetry fuses here with prose for the first time to create eleven devastating portraits of women on the verge of an unforgettable transformation.
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Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

by Meera Syal

An Indian "Waiting to Exhale", this hilarious and moving new novel by the award-winning author of "Anita and Me" is the indelible portrait of a group of Indian women living in London and what happens when one of them makes a documentary starring the other two.
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Difficult Daughters

by Manju Kapur

The reformist fervour Virmati's family lives by is shattered when she falls in love with a married professor. Ironically, she only met him because earlier generations had fought to unlock the echelons of higher education for the women of the Punjab.
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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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The Death of Vishnu

by Manil Suri

Suffused with Hindu mythology, this bestselling story of one apartment building becomes a metaphor for the social and religious divisions of contemporary India, and Vishnu's ascent of the staircase parallels the soul's progress through the various stages of existence.
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Malgudi Days (Twentieth-Century Classics)

 

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Interpreter of Maladies

by Jhumpa Lahiri

Navigating between the Indian traditions they've inherited and a baffling new world, the characters in Lahiri's elegant, touching stories seek love beyond the barriers of culture and generations.
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