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The Master of Tides

Amitav Ghosh's Ibis trilogy comes to a glorious finale with the publication of Flood of Fire. The novelist in conversation with Rajni George

Amitav Ghosh’s Flood of Fire: Requiem for a Dream

Amitav Ghosh’s epic Ibis trilogy sails home in ponderous, minutely detailed glory

Catchers in the Rye

Two refreshing works of Young Adult fiction point to the promise of this genre

By the Sabarmati

This well researched slim volume relives the city’s civic past and interprets the present

All aboard the ghost bus

One of Assam’s most powerful voices uses magic realism to translate insurgency into resilience

A village runs through it

A genre-defying Kannada masterpiece ventures joyously between folklore, poetry and theatre

Sex, Lies and Rocket Scientists

CP Surendran’s new novel is based on the true story of a honey trap that wasn’t

Pilgrims’ Progress

The story of a sexually abused castaway ends in fiery yet unsatisfying confrontation in a temple town

Going Mainstream

How translation from Indian languages to English is giving regional literature a dedicated new readership, turning linguistic rivals into potential allies

Books: The International List

The grand dame of American fiction returns; secret love in Algeria; a tragicomically crumbling marriage; and a charming set of Russian dolls

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