12 Top india books like Sandalwood Soap and Other Stories by Perumal Murugan

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Sandalwood Soap and Other Stories

By: Perumal Murugan

4.21

Format: 138 pages, Kindle Edition

Acclaimed writer Perumal Murugan returns to his old themes – caste and the world of rural and semi-…

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1. Cobalt Blue

By: Jerry Pinto , Sachin Kundalkar

3.96

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Sachin Kundalkar started on his first novel at 20 and finished it when he was 22. The novel was Cob… read more

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"Spoil all the walls with sellotape marks."

-Jerry Pinto, Cobalt Blue

"I sometimes go and sit there. it is my museum of broken things."

-Jerry Pinto, Cobalt Blue

"I have only men like you n novels, men who lived their own idiosyncrasies."

-Jerry Pinto, Cobalt Blue

"I have only met men like you in novels, men who lived their own idiosyncrasies."

-Jerry Pinto, Cobalt Blue

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2. Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)

By: Agatha Christie

3.96

Format: 325 pages, Paperback

A woman is killed by a poisoned dart in the enclosed confines of a commercial passeneger plane... F… read more

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3. Jaws

By: Peter Benchley

3.00

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

"Relentless terror." The Philadelphia Inquirer. The classic, blockbuster thriller of man-eating ter… read more

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4. Men Without Women

By: Haruki Murakami , None

3.75

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

A dazzling new collection of short stories—the first major new work of fiction from the beloved, in… read more

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"Tobacco’s a killer,"

-Haruki Murakami, Men Without Women

"I need to learn not just to forget but to forgive."

-Haruki Murakami, Men Without Women

"Crying for someone else is nothing to apologize about,"

-Haruki Murakami, Men Without Women

"That's what we all do : endlessly take the long way around."

-Haruki Murakami, Men Without Women

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5. Son of the Thundercloud

By: Easterine Kire

5.00

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

After losing all his family in a terrible famine, a man leaves his village with just the clothes on… read more

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6. Arranged Marriage: Stories

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

3.65

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Although Chitra Divakaruni's poetry has won praise and awards for many years, it is her "luminous, … read more

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7. Roman Stories

By: Jhumpa Lahiri

3.80

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Rome—metropolis and monument, suspended between past and future, multi-faceted and metaphysical—is … read more

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8. The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)

By: Seishi Yokomizo

3.66

Format: 189 pages, Paperback

One of Japan's greatest classic murder mysteries, introducing their best loved detective, translate… read more

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"What was Kenzo's reaction to all this criticism? His approach was to stay completely silent. He made no move whatsoever to respond to any of it. And, of course, water eventually wins over fire. One b…"

-Seishi Yokomizo, The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)

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9. Sakina’s Kiss

By: Vivek Shanbhag

3.81

Format: 194 pages, Hardcover

Venkat answers urgent knocks on the door to his flat one evening to find two insolent young men cla… read more

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10. The Forest of Enchantments

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

4.20

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

The Ramayana, one of the world’s greatest epics, is also a tragic love story. In this brilliant ret… read more

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"-the girl I'd been on that day, burnished with innocence, believing that goodness and love were armour enough."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

"I knew now that love - no matter how deep - wasn't enough to transform another person: how they thought, what they believed. At best, we could only change ourselves."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

"A wind rose around me, from where I didn't know. It was unexpectedly cold and made me shiver. 'Sacrifice, sacrifice', whispered the trees, carrying my promise across the valley"

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

"My first lesson on nature of love was that in a moment it could fulfill the cravings of a lifetime, like a light that someone might shine into a cavern that has been dark for a million years."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

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11. Before We Say Goodbye (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #4)

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi

3.96

Format: 173 pages, ebook

The fourth novel in the internationally bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series, following a… read more

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"Yet, even so, Mieko and I shared our lives. But Meiko had an accident and fell into a vegetative state. Her eyes no longer saw; her ears no longer heard. My children grieved, but as much as I felt it…"

-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before We Say Goodbye (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #4)

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12. All the Love You Deserve

By: Preeti Shenoy

3.98

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

About the BookThree lives, one unforgettable narrative – prepare to be moved, inspired, and captiva… read more

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13. Teen Couple Have Fun Outdoors

By: Aravind Jayan

3.52

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

It is a day of triumph for Appa and Amma, who have driven home a shiny new Honda Civic to show off … read more

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14. Three Sisters

By: O.J. Mullen

3.89

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

One chance meeting. A night that changes everything. The Kennedy sisters, Molly, Alex and Sam, h… read more

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15. The Last Island: Discovery, Defiance, and the Most Elusive Tribe on Earth

By: Adam Goodheart

3.84

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A journey to the coast of North Sentinel Island, home to a tribe believed to be the most isolated h… read more

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16. Tomorrow Someone Will Arrest You

By: Meena Kandasamy

4.17

Format: 111 pages, Kindle Edition

All disciplinea deception to hide the wildness, all symmetry an excuse for keeping count. Tomorrow … read more

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"Your absence is a presence."

-Meena Kandasamy, Tomorrow Someone Will Arrest You

"You only saw the tear waters that make these eyes fish."

-Meena Kandasamy, Tomorrow Someone Will Arrest You

"This pain we have harboured so long, breaks into beautiful song."

-Meena Kandasamy, Tomorrow Someone Will Arrest You

"What beats will capture our hearts, racing against these stolen, slow moving hours."

-Meena Kandasamy, Tomorrow Someone Will Arrest You

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17. Welcome to Paradise

By: Twinkle Khanna

3.59

Format: 135 pages, Kindle Edition

Rich narratives that explore the depth of loneliness, heartbreak and deception. Huma’s divided fami… read more

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18. Valmiki's Women

By: Anand Neelakantan

3.94

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

Would King Dasharatha even have his coveted sons were it not for the sacrifice of his daughter Shan… read more

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19. An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayana Murthy

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

4.47

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Sudha Kulkarni was forging a career as TELCO’s first woman engineer when she met the serious, ideal… read more

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20. Failure to Make Round Rotis: Poems on rebellion, resilience and relationships

By: Mehak Goyal

4.31

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

In this powerful debut collection, Mehak Goyal writes vividly of the experiences of young Indian wo… read more

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21. Chronicle of an Hour and a Half

By: Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari

4.30

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

A COMPELLINGLY IMAGINED, TIGHT-PACED STORY OF SPIRALLING RUMOURS AND MASS HYSTERIA. In the foot… read more

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22. The Bad Cook's Guide to Indian Cooking

By: Aakanksha Sethi

4.30

Format: 108 pages, Kindle Edition

Aakanksha Sethi is a bad cook – but she manages to make delicious Indian food because of this geniu… read more

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23. Instruments of Torture

By: Aparna Upadhyaya Sanyal

4.31

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

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24. Sandalwood Soap and Other Stories

By: Perumal Murugan

4.21

Format: 138 pages, Kindle Edition

Acclaimed writer Perumal Murugan returns to his old themes – caste and the world of rural and semi-… read more

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25. The Gurugram School Murder

By: Leena Dhankhar

4.39

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

On 8 September 2017, a class two student was found murdered in a blood-splattered bathroom of his s… read more

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26. Like Being Alive Twice

By: Dharini Bhaskar

3.70

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

Is there a moment, so pliant, that we can nudge it towards any future we desire?Sometimes I believe… read more

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27. The Blue Women

By: Anukrti Upadhyay

4.02

Format: 276 pages, ebook

A striking new collection of short fiction from the award-winning author of Kintsugi, Daura and Bha… read more

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28. Suryavamshi: The Sun Kings of Rajasthan

By: Abanindranath Tagore

4.22

Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition

For over a century, Abanindranath Tagore’s Raj Kahini has been one of the most beloved works of Ban… read more

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29. The Assamese: A Portrait of a Community

By: Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty

4.22

Format: None pages, Hardcover

'Aami kun? Who are we?’ So begins journalist Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty’s enquiry into the diver… read more

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30. Culture at Zomato: How to Rewire Your Brain for Greatness

By: Deepinder Goyal

3.60

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

Culture eats strategy for breakfast. In this short, sharp, witty book originally written for Zom… read more

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31. The Poisoner of Bengal: The 1930s Murder That Shocked the World

By: Dan Morrison

3.55

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

A crowded train platform. A painful jolt to the arm. A mysterious fever. And a fortune in the balan… read more

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17 must-read fiction books like The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1) by Seishi Yokomizo

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The Tokyo Zodiac Murders

Sōji Shimada , Shika MacKenzie , Ross MacKenzie

3.87

Transform Your Habits

The Decagon House Murders

Yukito Ayatsuji , Sōji Shimada , Ho-Ling Wong

2.50

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Inspector Imanishi Investigates

Seichō Matsumoto , Beth Cary

4.08

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Salvation of a Saint

Keigo Higashino , Alexander O. Smith

4.25

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