fiction

‘Intuition is very smart, smarter than analyses or mere intellect,’ says George Saunders

Nandini Nair

George Saunders has a cult status in contemporary fiction. In his new short story collection, the American author explores power and ethics, love and morality. He speaks to Open about creating characters with tenderness

Languorous Unfoldings

Somak Ghoshal

An anthology by young writers that spans Mughal nostalgia to present dystopias

Kamila Shamsie: The Anatomy of a Friendship

Nandini Nair

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

Eternal City

Suhasini Patni

A poetic battle to write and find love in a new place

Entwined Lives

Urvashi Bahuguna

Amit Majmudar’s new book fictionalises a comparative study of Gandhi and Jinnah

The Bellboy

Anees Salim

Fiction

Goa of the Mind

Resh Susan

Imagining the sweep of diversity

Fractured Lives

Saurabh Sharma

A daughter’s quest for her father helps her find herself

‘Character means everything to me in my writing,’ says Monica Ali

Nandini Nair

Monica Ali’s new novel deals with love and betrayal, race and gender. She speaks to Nandini Nair about interrogating stereotypes

The Normality of Evil

Nandini Nair

Upamanyu Chatterjee’s seventh novel opens with the discovery of a dead body in a park. He speaks to Nandini Nair about creating crafty characters and the villainy principle