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The Secret History of the End of an Empire
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by Melody Razak
Published Aug 2023
Read ReviewsMelody Razak makes her literary debut with this internationally-acclaimed saga of one Indian family's trials through the tumultuous partition - the 1947 split of Pakistan from India - exploring its impact on women, what it means to be "othered" in one's own society, and the redemptive power of family.
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
by Arundhati Roy
Published May 2018
Read ReviewsA dazzling, richly moving new novel by the internationally celebrated author of The God of Small Things.
by Shobha Rao
Published Mar 2017
Read ReviewsThe twelve paired stories in Shobha Rao's An Unrestored Woman trace their origins to the formation of India and Pakistan in 1947, but they transcend that historical moment.
by Peter Carlson
Published Jul 2010
Read ReviewsThis hilarious account of Khrushchev's 1959 U.S. tour is also a supremely entertaining evocation of the history and atmosphere of Cold War America
by Jennet Conant
Published Sep 2009
Read ReviewsAn extraordinary tale of deceit, double-dealing, and moral ambiguity - an insider's view of the counterintelligence game played by the British in Washington during the early days of World War II.
by Tahmima Anam
Published Jan 2009
Read ReviewsSet against the backdrop of the Bangladesh War of Independence, A Golden Age is a story of passion and revolution, of hope, faith and unexpected heroism. The first volume in a planned trilogy.
by Sun Shuyun
Published May 2008
Read ReviewsThe Long March is Communist China’s founding myth, the heroic tale that every Chinese child learns in school. Seventy years after the historical march took place, Sun Shuyun set out to retrace the Marchers’ steps and unexpectedly discovered the true history behind the legend.
by Vikram Seth
Published Jun 2006
Read ReviewsA heartrending new book - the story of a marriage and the story of two lives - from the author of the international bestselling novel A Suitable Boy.
by Muhammad Yunus
Published Oct 2003
Read ReviewsThis autobiography of the world-renowned, visionary economist who came up with a simple but revolutionary solution to end world poverty - micro-credit.
by Andrew Marshall
Published Jul 2003
Read ReviewsAn offbeat and thrilling journey through a lost colonial heritage--and a powerful expose of Burma's modern tragedy.
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