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favourite authors and their books relating to India
Here are some of mine, in no particular order: Amitav Gosh- Shadow Lines RK Narayan- Swami and Friends, Malgudi Days, (Etc) Francois Bernier- Travels in the Mogul Empire James Tod- Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan Kushwant Singh- Train to Pakistan William Dalrymple- City of Djinns Collins & La Pierre- Freedom at Midnight Lady Wilson- Letters From India I could go on, but first- What are yours? PS- Current India Read: W. Dalrymple- White Mughal BiJ
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Sunshine Coast Queensland Australia
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Just finished Rohinton Mistry--"Such a Long Journey",Which I enjoyed very much.
I like Dalrymple, but thought "White Mugals" dragged a bit. Cheers |
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I couldn't finish that Mistry book, self-defeating title!
And yeah, I can see WM beginning to sag, but very engaging first 100 pages, isn't it? |
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Sunshine Coast Queensland Australia
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Yes the title sort of makes you tired before you start! Still I enjoyed it, even if it strayed from reality by having a happy ending! A good funeral scene.
Two other good recent reads Monica Ali---Brick Lane Ahmed Ali---Twilight in Delhi (great wedding scene) |
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Munich - Germany
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1. Rohinton Mistry - A fine balance
2. Rohinton Mistry - Such a long journey 3. Rohinton Mistry - Family Matters 4. Rohinton Mistry - Tales from Fairozsha Baag looks like I'm a big Mistry fan the next are of no particular order: William Sutcliffe - Are your experienced? Salman Rushdie - Midnight's children John Irving - A son of the circus William Dalrymple- City of Djinns Vikram Seth - A suitable boy V.S. Naipaul - India. A million mutinies now Alexandra David-Néel - L'Inde où j'ai vécu Elisabeth Burmiller - May you be the mother of a hundred sons Gita Mehta - Karma Cola Tahir Shah - Sorcerer's Apprentice Royina Grewal - In Rajasthan Mala Sen - India's Bandit Queen (The true store of Phoola Devi) Sakuntala Narasimhan - Sati (A study of widow burning in india) Lonely planet - World Food Inda and off-topic because it is about nepal: Jeff Greenwald - Shopping for Buddhas |
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Australia
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I second Kushwant Singh's Train to Pakistan (he is a very witty columnist too and one of my favourite Indians...).
Raj Quartet by Paul Scott/also, Staying On by Paul Scott. So many more authors, including some mentioned above, but I'm too tired to get a list together at the moment... Mark Tully... I have a whole heap of books on my to read pile - including a trio by guess who, Rohinton Mistry! (must be the flavour of the month, lol - was a special at my bookstore, three of his novels shrink-wrapped together at a "special price"). Vikram Seth "A Suitable Boy" - yes, I've actually read it! (a tome, as is Raj Quartet - both can be used as heavy paperweights...but beautiful writing). |
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Umeå , Sweden
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I have Rohinton Mistry unread on my bookshelf - life keep getting in the way of my reading
I also have a friend here who is reading his latest book and ask me question abt words I cant pretend to know (the latest was "mulla mulla shawl") anyone with a tip of a online dictionary that can help me A) to fake knowledge B) and/or pass along the URL |
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ah, yes, Sri Vidya's Million Mutiies, he predicted so much that came to become true in that book, or so it seems.
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Dhaka
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BOMBAY TIME by Thrity Umrigar -- about Parsees in Mumbai. It's not my favorite book, but it was very interesting, especially for a first novel.
Two of my favorite authors are Bharati Mukerjhee and Chitra Bannarjee Divakaruni. They both write about expatriate Indian women, but that's where the similarity ends.
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I recently read "Vine of Desire" by Chitra Bannarjee Divakaruni. Sloppy plot, but I felt it very convincingly captured the flavor of the Indian diaspora in silicon Valley. since I spend a good deal of time there, I was parcitularly moved by the novel. Was it the same one you read, WW?
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Dhaka
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Bij, the book BEFORE "Vine of Desire" is the beginning of that story -- forget the title but you might also want to try that one -- the story of the two cousins.
Sloppy? Maybe .. that didn't seem important when I read it. Maybe a "woman thang." |
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Adventurer Extraordinaire
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: In Falls Church, VA for now... my hometown is Philly and the only other place I really count as home is Seoul.
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Can't believe no one has listed these yet (!):
The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy Interpreter of Maladies - Jhumpa Lahiri Both amazing - go pick up a copy! peace, ~Ben~
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a coffee table book that doubles as a guidebook:
The Forts of India by Fass sadly out of print now, but prolly can be found in India. A treasure trove of info on forts and the palaces/temples they contain |
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Adventurer Extraordinaire
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: In Falls Church, VA for now... my hometown is Philly and the only other place I really count as home is Seoul.
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bijapuri - here's one.... but it seems pretty pricey!
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...370881-2581531 peace, ~Ben~ |
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Maha Guru Member
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: New Zealander in Bangkok
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Seoulman... just read a review of Jhumpa Lahiri's new book - her first novel. Have you heard of it? Interpreter of Maladies had some of the most beautiful short stories ever... loved it.
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