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    Best of 2018: Books about the life of a writer

    Best of 2018: Books about the life of a writer

    4 of the best books published this year to help understand the mind of a writer.
    • A collection of 4 books
    • Collection
    Best of 2018: Non-fiction books to understand India and the world

    Best of 2018: Non-fiction books to understand India and the world

    From a work of reportage on the aspirations of young Indians to a deeply-researched history of desire in the country, these books shed new light on the world.
    • A collection of 12 books
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    Best of 2018: History

    Best of 2018: History

    From several accessible books about the Mughals to a much-awaited second volume of Gandhi’s biography, 2018 was a good year for readers of history.
    • A collection of 6 books
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    Best of 2018: Novels

    Best of 2018: Novels

    Some of the most outstanding novels published in 2018, both originally written in English or translated.
    • A collection of 22 books
    • Collection
    Best of 2018: Short story collections

    Best of 2018: Short story collections

    Six collections of short stories that engage with the world in their own distinctive styles.
    • A collection of 6 books
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    The Ladies of Grace Adieu And Other Stories

    The Ladies of Grace Adieu And Other Stories

    Susanna Clarke
    Short stories full of magic, history, and malicious fairies.
    • Buy from Amazon | 450
    • Book
    Trying To Grow

    Trying To Grow

    Firdaus Kanga
    A semi-autobiographical novel that thumbs its nose at cliched depictions of disability and sexuality.
    • Buy from Amazon | 375
    • Book
    The First Muslim

    The First Muslim

    Lesley Hazleton
    We know Muhammad the prophet. Here’s Muhammad the man.
    • Buy from Amazon | 449
    • Book
    Football In Sun And Shadow

    Football In Sun And Shadow

    Eduardo Galeano
    Odes to football and its place in the world of humans, heroism, heartbreak and the high streets of finance.
    • Buy from Amazon | 431
    • Book
    Assymetry

    Assymetry

    Lisa Halliday
    Young woman, old man, the lives of others, and an airport.
    • Buy from Amazon | 517
    • Book
    Ulysses

    Ulysses

    James Joyce
    James Joyce’s experimental and ambitious novel may be hard to read but it holds immeasurable rewards for those who embrace it.
    • Buy from Amazon | 160
    • Book
    The Cider House Rules

    The Cider House Rules

    John Irving
    A novel set in the rural US remains that remains relevant over three decades later in its portrayal of abortion.
    • Buy from Amazon | 424
    • Book
    Atonement

    Atonement

    Ian McEwan
    A haunting, skilfully constructed novel about lost love and and the anguishing repercussions of a childhood mistake.
    • Buy from Amazon | 320
    • Book
    The Walls of Delhi

    The Walls of Delhi

    Uday Prakash
    A collection of dark and comic short stories that capture the hardships of survival in India.
    • Buy from Amazon | 165
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    Other Colours

    Other Colours

    Orhan Pamuk
    A mesmerising collection of essays by a Nobel laureate usually loved for his fiction.
    • Buy from Amazon | 488