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Indian fiction

Read an Excerpt from Tarun J. Tejpal’s ‘The Line of Mercy’

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In the thick air of a coastal town, inside the iron bars manufactured by the laws of men, life explodes with tropical ferocity. Inferno, purgatorio, paradiso, and limbo – always limbo – come together in a frantic soup of sadness and madness. More truths and revelations are laid bare than

Tales From Travels Across the Globe | Excerpt From ‘Handle With Care’

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Shreya Sen-Handley’s Handle with Care is a blithe and zippy travelogue that chronicles her adventures around the globe. In tow, most of the time, is the ‘quirky clan’ comprising her British husband, their two children, and their dog. Here are tales of the world beyond south Kolkata and Sherwood Forest

Mumbai is the City of (Not) Motion in Jugal Mody’s “Turds of Gold”

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Bombay is suffering from a severe gastric epidemic of inexplicable origins. A young freelance caregiver, Nikunj, discovers that he has the superpower to make anyone poop, and with that poop, cure the person of any stomach ailments. As Nikunj begins to help people, and make money using his superpower, things

HarperCollins Presents Turds of Gold by Jugal Mody

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‘A WRITER WHO CLEARLY REVELS IN THE CHAOS AND JOY OF LIFE WITH OPEN POSSIBILITIES.’ -DAWN ‘A NATURAL STORYTELLER.’ -THE SUNDAY GUARDIAN About the Book: Bombay is suffering from a severe gastric epidemic of inexplicable origins. A young freelance caregiver, Nikunj, discovers that he has the superpower to make anyone