Check back every Friday for a new set of five! This week's selection includes Zeenuth Futehally, Ranjit Hoskote, Kiran Nagarkar, Nitasha Kaul and Anuradha Roy.
Zohra by Zeenuth Futehally
Perhaps the first English novel written by an Indian woman, Zohra offers powerful commentary on marriage as a patriarchal institution as well as the recognition withheld from Indian Muslims even as they have been a part of the nation's struggle for freedom and reform.
Vanishing Acts: New and Selected Poems, 1985-2005 by Ranjit Hoskote
Honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award for life time achievement, Hoskote has been carrying forward the Anglophone Indian poetry tradition. This collection contains his finest work.
Ravan and Eddie by Kiran Nagarkar
Nagarkar, who also writes in his mother-tongue, Marathi, is at his wittiest in this novel's portrayal of two residents of a chawl in the city of Mumbai.
Residue by Nitasha Kaul
Shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize, this novel follows the meeting of two Kashmiris, Leon Ali and Keya Raina, in a city that is familiar with their painful history of divided land: Berlin.
The Folded Earth by Anuradha Roy
In the critically acclaimed novel, recently widowed Maya moves to Ranikhet to find solace in its stunning view of the Himalayas, but an impending election threatens the peaceful town with sectarian violence.
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