Shahnaz Habib

A pioneering Dalit autobiography that offers a remarkable narrative on the many aspects of truth

A tantalising novel pits art against new India

A poignant Marathi ship adventure makes a second voyage in English

The dream world of a landowner soars through the ravages of the Great Bengal Famine in this novel

One of Sri Lanka’s most compelling voices plays with ideas of displacement

Two Delhi debuts take on questions of ownership and identity in the city that is never fully awake. One does better than the other

Amit Chaudhuri matches the glorious nothingness of Afternoon Raag at last with his beautiful new novel about a bookish young Bengali Everyman and his uncle in London

Amit Chaudhuri matches the glorious nothingness of Afternoon Raag at last with his beautiful new novel about a bookish young Bengali Everyman and his uncle in London

A dark, masterful satire plays on death and the media, bringing one of Kerala’s strongest voices to English via Calcutta