Novels Set in India

Explore captivating novels set in India, from timeless classics to contemporary fiction. Discover the best Indian books that vividly portray the country's rich culture, history, and diverse landscapes.

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The Siege of Krishnapur

by J.G. Farrell

Winner of the Booker Prize. An insightful and thrilling novel about the British Empire in India during the Great Mutiny of 1857, as seen through …
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Flashman in the Great Game

by George MacDonald Fraser

“Hilariously funny.”—The New York Times Book Review One of literature's most delightful rakes is back in another tale of rollicking adventure and tantalizing seduction. The …
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Sharpe's Fortress

 

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H. M. S. Surprise (Vol. Book 3) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

by Patrick O'Brian

Capt. Aubrey and his friend Maturin sail to the Indian Ocean to save the British merchant fleet from the French.
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Flashman and the mountain of light

 

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A Passage to India

by Edward Morgan Forster

Adela Quested arrives in Chandrapore, prepared to meet and marry a city magistrate who exemplifies the narrow-minded, anti-Indian prejudices of the imperial bureaucracy, but an …
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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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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 …
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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 …
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A Fine Balance

 

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Cracking India

by Bapsi Sidhwa

During the 1947 Partition of India, young Lenny Sethi suffers from polio and spends her days with Ayah, her beautiful nanny, who exposes her to …
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A Suitable Boy

by Vikram Seth

Vikram Seth's novel is, at its core, a love story: Lata and her mother, Mrs. Rupa Mehra, are both trying to find -- through love …
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Song of the Cuckoo Bird

by Amulya Malladi

From the author of "Serving Crazy with Curry" comes an ambitious, moving tale of one woman's search for a meaningful life in post-independence India.
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The Splendor of Silence

by Indu Sundaresan

Arriving in the west India state of Rudrakot where he hopes to find his idealistic brother, who went missing after joining the local struggle for …