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31 Outstanding Fiction Books by Indian Authors

  • Mona Verma
  • Monday, September 14, 2020
Mark Twain has said, "India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most artistic materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only!"
Apart from travel,the next best way to learn about a country and its people is through its books. India has several accomplished and award winning authors who have weaved magical works of fiction. These books spin stories with universal themes and take you on a ride from life in villages to  the hustle and bustle of big cities, from the dazzling splendor of historical monuments to  the glitz and glamour of Bollywood, from tales of immigrating to foreign lands to stories of political upheaval and unrest in the motherland, from arranged marriages to falling in love; every book in this list is eye opening, well written and worth reading.
Do browse this book list of Indian authors old and new; a mix of classics and contemporary fiction. You can learn more about a title by clicking on the link which will take you to its full display in our catalog. From here, you can also place holds on the books you wish to read.

 

 

Amnesty

Amnesty

A Novel
Adiga, Aravind, author.
Published in 2020
256 pages ; 24 cm
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Destination Wedding

Destination Wedding

A Novel
Basu, Diksha, author.
Published in 2020
288 pages ; 25 cm
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English, August

English, August

An Indian Story
Chatterjee, Upamanyu.
Published in 2006
xiii, 326 pages ; 21 cm.
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The House of Blue Mangoes

The House of Blue Mangoes

Davidar, David.
Published in 2002
421 pages ; 25 cm
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Fasting, Feasting

Fasting, Feasting

Desai, Anita, 1937-
Published in 2000
1 online resource
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The Inheritance of Loss

The Inheritance of Loss

Desai, Kiran, 1971-
Published in 2006
324 pages ; 24 cm
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The Bollywood Bride

The Bollywood Bride

Dev, Sonali, author.
Published in 2015
viii, 296 pages ; 21 cm
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One Amazing Thing

One Amazing Thing

Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee, 1956-
Published in 2009
220 p. ; 22 cm.
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Gun Island

Gun Island

Ghosh, Amitav, 1956- author.
Published in 2019
313 pages ; 24 cm
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Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

Jaswal, Balli Kaur, author.
Published in 2017
298 pages ; 24 cm
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Train to Pakistan

Train to Pakistan

Khushwant Singh, 1915-2014.
Published in 2015
1 online resource
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The Namesake

The Namesake

Lahiri, Jhumpa.
Published in 2003
291 p. ; 22 cm.
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Partitions

Partitions

A Novel
Majmudar, Amit.
Published in 2011
xii, 211 pages ; 21 cm
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A Burning

A Burning

Majumdar, Megha
Published in 2020
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Nectar in a Sieve

Nectar in a Sieve

Markandaya, Kamala, 1924-2004.
Published in 2013
102 pages ; 25 cm
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When Dimple Met Rishi

When Dimple Met Rishi

Menon, Sandhya, author.
Published in 2017
380 pages ; 22 cm
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A Fine Balance

A Fine Balance

Mistry, Rohinton, 1952-
Published in 2010
1 online resource
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A Rising Man

A Rising Man

Mukherjee, Abir, author.
Published in 2017
386 pages ; 24 cm
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Miss New India

Miss New India

Mukherjee, Bharati.
Published in 2011
328 pages ; 24 cm
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The Lives of Others

The Lives of Others

Mukherjee, Neel, author.
Published in 2014
516 pages ; 25 cm
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A House for Mr. Biswas

A House for Mr. Biswas

Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932-2018.
Published in 2001
564 pages ; 21 cm
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A Tiger for Malgudi

A Tiger for Malgudi

Narayan, R. K., 1906-2001.
Published in 1983
175 pages ; 21 cm
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You Bring the Distant Near

You Bring the Distant Near

Perkins, Mitali, author.
Published in 2017
303 pages ; 22 cm
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Girl Gone Viral

Girl Gone Viral

A Novel
Rai, Alisha, author.
Published in 2020
383, 10 pages ; 24 cm.
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The God of Small Things

The God of Small Things

Roy, Arundhati.
Published in 1997
xii, 321 p. ; 22 cm.
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Midnight's Children

Midnight's Children

Rushdie, Salman.
Published in 1995
xxxi, 589 pages ; 21 cm.
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The Year of the Runaways

The Year of the Runaways

Sahota, Sunjeev, 1981-
Published in 2016
484 pages ; 25 cm
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A Suitable Boy

A Suitable Boy

A Novel
Seth, Vikram, 1952-
Published in 2005
1,474 pages ; 21 cm
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Narcopolis

Narcopolis

Thayil, Jeet, 1959-
Published in 2012
288 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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The Space Between Us

The Space Between Us

Umrigar, Thrity N.
Published in 2005
321 pages ; 24 cm
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The Far Field

The Far Field

A Novel
Vijay, Madhuri, author.
Published in 2019
432 pages ; 24 cm
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Mona Verma

Research and Readers Advisory Professional

Loves learning about other cultures and broadening her reading horizons through a vast selection of multicultural fiction.

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