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List of novels [1] [2] Title Author Year Language Notes Anguriyo Binimoy: Bhudev Mukhopadhyay: 1862 Bengali: First known historical novel of India. Doorgeshnondini: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay: 1865 Bengali: First part of first trilogy in historical novels of India.
Karishma Kuenzang of India Today said that the book is "intriguing enough to keep you hooked till the last page". [1] She also compared it to Amitav Ghosh's The Shadow Lines, which was based on a similar theme. [1] Ananya Borgohain of The Pioneer praised the novel saying it is "fascinatingly surreal and social at the same time." [11]
Chanakya's Chant (2010) is a novel written by Indian author Ashwin Sanghi. It was written two years after his first novel The Rozabal Line (2008) was released in India. Chanakya's Chant was released on 26 January 2011 and entered all major Indian national bestseller lists within two months. [1]
Arundhati Roy. The God of Small Things is a family drama novel written by Indian writer Arundhati Roy.It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the "Love Laws" prevalent in the 1960s Kerala, India.
Much that is known about Chalam's childhood comes from his 1972 autobiography titled Chalam.In it, he vividly mentions how he suffered beatings from his father and how his mother, residing at her parents’ home (in Tenali) even after getting married and starting a family with her husband, who belongs to Valluripalem of Krishna district, had to face a flurry of insults.
The novel is a retelling of the Indian epic Mahabharata from the perspective of Bhima, the second Pandava. The story deviates from the traditional story as it avoids the divine elements and re-represent the characters and events realistically. One of the reasons critics cite for the novel's cult following is its revisionism.
The Great Indian Novel is a satirical novel by Shashi Tharoor, first published by Viking Press in 1989. It is a fictional work that takes the story of the Mahabharata , the Indian epic, and recasts and resets it in the context of the Indian independence movement and the first three decades post-independence.
The book was later translated into English by R. E. Asher. [34] His next novel was Pathummayude Aadu, an autobiographical work published in 1959, featuring mostly his family members. [35] The book tells the story of everyday life in a Muslim family. [36] Mathilukal (Walls) deals with prison life in the pre-independence days. It is a novel of ...