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STONE TABLETS by Wojciech Zukrowski

June 5, 2016

A COLD WAR CLASSIC, newly translated from Polish, is a vivid, wrenching tale of a diplomat in 1956 India.

Grade: A MINUS

STONE TABLETS
Paul Dry Books
2016

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THE ABUNDANCE, by Amit Majmudar

April 25, 2013

TOUCHING, GRACEFUL NOVEL about adult children caring for aging parents, connecting with their Indian heritage.

Grade: B PLUS

THE ABUNDANCE
Henry Holt & Company
2013

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THE STORY OF MY ASSASSINS, by Tarun J. Tejpal

March 22, 2013

AN INDIAN JOURNALIST researches the lives of the men who tried and failed to kill him. Complex, engrossing!

Grade: B PLUS

THE STORY OF MY ASSASSINS
Melville House
2012

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WALKING WITH THE COMRADES, by Arundhati Roy

February 10, 2012

INSIGHTFUL, INFORMATIVE LOOK at a multifaceted conflict in rural India from novelist/activist Arundhati Roy.

Grade: B PLUS

WALKING WITH THE COMRADES
Penguin
2011

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INDIA CALLING, by Anand Giridharadas

June 23, 2011

INSIDE INDIA’S CHANGING society with an Indian-American expatriate journalist. Fascinating interviews, insights.

Grade: SOLID B

INDIA CALLING: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF A NATION'S REMAKING
Henry Holt & Company
2011

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SERIOUS MEN, by Manu Joseph

May 28, 2011

INTRIGUE AT A MUMBAI research institute highlights the impact of class, caste, and gender in deftly comic novel.

Grade: B PLUS

SERIOUS MEN
W. W. Norton & Company
2010

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