The Vintage Book of Modern Indian Literature

Fiction Notes June Publications Edited by novelist Amit Chaudhuri (A New World), The Vintage Book of Modern Indian Literature gives a broad sense of the subcontinent's literary traditions from the mid-19th century to the present day, including works translated from Hindi, Bengali, Urdu and other Indian languages. Colonial-era writers like Rabindranath Tagore are featured beside 20th-century figures such as R.K. Narayan, Salman Rushdie and Vikram Seth as well as upstarts like Pankaj Mishra. The anthology includes not only fiction but also autobiographical writing and the occasional essay.