/lit/ - Literature

>>22939368
it's nigh impossible for me to respect Indians, but then I realize that the Buddha was an Indian. And I certainly respect the Buddha, even if I disagree

I've always wanted to read VS Naipaul

It struck me today that I have never, nor ever felt the urge to, read an Indian author.

>>22939885

Supposed to be good I hope you enjoy it

RK Narayan is on my list, Ramayana, but more so The Guide

I think midnight children could be neat but.. something about Rushdie just doesn't catch my eye..

>>22939768
>buddha
Technically born in, what today is, nepal

Is there any actual indian culture redeemable on the poosphere? Being vegametarian certainly fucks your brain.

>>22939768
Buddha was Nepalese, you're safe.

Vikram seth is a decent writer. Premchand is one of the greats.
>>22939768
Why?

>>22939368
You guys are reading Indian literature written in English. The greatest literature comes from what's written in Indian languages.

Some places to get started for Indian writing: Perumal Murugan, MT Vasudevan Nair, Paul Zachariah, Vivek Shanbhag, Basheer, UR Ananthamurthy, plus countless others

Check out Aleph Press if you'd like to check out great works from specific languages. They have collections of top short stories from langauges like Malayalam, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, etc

In terms of the best modern Indian writing in English, the winner of this year's Commonwealth Short Story Prize will be Indian, so watch out for that in a couple months.

>>22939768
nepali actually kek

>>22941620
www alephbookcompany com/book/the-greatest-indian-stories-ever-told/

Is this it? Does it ship to America? Ain't on Amazon

>>22942065
Lol nvm it does, shipped international tho

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>>22939368
The god of small things by arundhati roy is pretty great despite it being written by a women

>>22939368
>Indian ebook software author

>>22939368
I liked VS Naipaul and Nirad Chaudhuri. But everyone knows the best Indian author was Kipling

>>22942076
Would make all the /lit/ philosophers cry

>Arab author

>>22939768
He literally mogged everyone that came before and after him by sitting under a tree for too long

>budda was born in sakya
Nepal, Pakistan, and Bangladesh were all a part of India until the British broke it up

>>22939885
>>22940006
A House for Mr Biswas is one of my favorite books ever. I can’t wait to read A Bend in the River. Naipaul wasn’t afraid to use English to its full potential. His very masculine style makes me have so much respect for him. The irony of Biswas is that there is such a feeling of hopelessness and obscurity in the book that actually is the very thing that inspires the reader. The book is both hilarious and incredibly sad while never once being self-indulgent. He is an amazing writer. Tagore is also great as well as khushwant singh. R K Ram not so much from the little Ive read.

>>22940006
>something about Rushdie just doesn't catch my eye..

>>22944891
the british created modern india, not break it up. modern india does not mean the same thing as ancient india

>>22939368
>Author is white and atheist

>>22941620
>Malayalam, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, etc
nobody here is going to learn those languages