South Asian


The God of Small Things
Interpreter of Maladies
The Namesake
The Henna Artist (The Jaipur Trilogy, #1)
Midnight’s Children
A Fine Balance
Kaikeyi
The White Tiger
The Palace of Illusions
The Inheritance of Loss
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
A Place for Us
The Kite Runner
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
Unaccustomed Earth
Manju Kapur
As immigrants fly across oceans they shed their old clothing because clothes maketh the man and new ones help ease the transition. Men's clothing has less international variations; the change is not so drastic. But those women who are not used to wearing western clothes find themselves in a dilemma. If they focus on integration, convenience and conformity they have to sacrifice habit, style and self-perception. ...more
Manju Kapur

Good humour was miles behind a second cup of morning tea. It was too early for nonsense.
Zeenat Mahal, The Contract

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