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Indian Literature

Drama, Indian Literature, World Literature

Sleeping on Jupiter

June 2, 2021

I liked this book, and I read it rapidly. I did think that Manil Suri’s review in the NYT was unfair. Roy did not leave as many loose ends in…

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Indian Literature, Post-colonial

In Times of Siege

December 15, 2017

Githa Hariharan’s 2003 novel offers a glimpse of what it’s like to teach at the university level without the guarantee of academic freedom. The protagonist is a History professor whose…

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Indian Literature, Post-colonial, World Literature

Ghachar Ghochar

November 6, 2017

According to Suketu Mehta’s blurb on the front of the novel, “Vivek Shanbhag is an Indian Chekhov.” This is pretty accurate. Ghachar Ghochar is short, subtle, and totally compelling. The ending…

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