Looking for some good English/translated books by authors from South Asia, preferably literary fiction, horror, non fiction, or poetry. by dirtypoledancer Related: Romantical fiction books for after a breakup? books with mental illness/trauma that have male leads Book recommendations for a newbie reader Something to read with friend Looking for a fantasy book with some romance about a young woman who leaves her reality behind for a fantasy world
halfbisaigue on April 2, 2024 6:25 pm A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1996, it’s definitely literary fiction.
Nervous-Fan2235 on April 2, 2024 7:06 pm In the Light of What We Know by Zia Haider Rehman. Definitely literary fiction. Almost incapable of being summarised. You have to read it to experience it. Won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 2014.
Ealinguser on April 2, 2024 8:06 pm India… The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga The Painter of Signs by RK Narayan The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth The Book of Gold Leaves by Mirza Waheed Pakistan… The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid Red Birds by Mohammed Hanif Korea… The Vegetarian by Han Kang Kim Jiyoung Born 1982 by Cho Nam Joo The Accusation by Bandi
Potato-4-Skirts on April 2, 2024 8:12 pm The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
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A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1996, it’s definitely literary fiction.
In the Light of What We Know by Zia Haider Rehman.
Definitely literary fiction. Almost incapable of being summarised. You have to read it to experience it.
Won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 2014.
Thirst by Varsha Bajaj
Born Behind Bars by Padma Venkatraman
India…
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
The Painter of Signs by RK Narayan
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
The Book of Gold Leaves by Mirza Waheed
Pakistan…
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
Red Birds by Mohammed Hanif
Korea…
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Kim Jiyoung Born 1982 by Cho Nam Joo
The Accusation by Bandi
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie