What Do I Read Next?
- "The Guide" (1958) by R. K. Narayan narrates the story of Raju, a former prisoner who is mistaken for a spiritual leader upon arriving in the fictional town of Malgudi.
- Salman Rushdie’s "Midnight’s Children" (1981) is a complex and ambitious narrative exploring India’s history post-independence from Britain. The story revolves around Saleem Sinai, born precisely at midnight when India gained independence, and incorporates elements of magic and fantasy, drawing heavily on classic texts like the Bible and Arabian Nights.
- Roy’s third nonfiction book, War Talk (2003), presents articulate and compelling arguments on the adverse effects of globalization, the risks of nuclear proliferation, and the detrimental impact of the Bush administration’s foreign policy on developing countries.
- E. M. Forster’s "A Passage to India" (1924) is a quintessential modernist novel about the cultural conflict between the British and Indians during the British Raj. The story focuses on Dr. Aziz, an Indian doctor who is accused of assaulting an English woman.
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