Children’s fiction in India dares to echo the cultural arguments of the times
Shehan Karunatilaka brings the Booker Prize to the haunted island
Karunatilaka’s novel, though set during the civil war of the 1990s, seems oddly resonant today
The novels shortlisted for the Booker prize 2022 use humour, horror and heart as strategy
On the eve of his birth anniversary on October 15, his former private secretary makes some startling revelations about the politics behind the scenes
An anthology by young writers that spans Mughal nostalgia to present dystopias
A chronicle of the life of a nun and her fight for justice
In her new novel, Kamila Shamsie moves between Karachi of the late 1980s and London of today. She speaks to Open about how childhood bonds can fray and strengthen over time