8 Best short stories books like The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond

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The Blue Umbrella

By: Ruskin Bond

3.79

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

'The umbrella was like a flower, a great blue flower that had sprung up on the dry brown hillside.'…

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1. Wise and Otherwise

By: Sudha Murty

4.02

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Fifty vignettes showcase the myriad shades of human nature A man dumps his aged father in an old… read more

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  • indian literature
  • short stories
  • india
Cover of Malgudi Days by R.K. Narayan, Jhumpa Lahiri

2. Malgudi Days

By: R.K. Narayan , Jhumpa Lahiri

3.00

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Four gems, with new introductions, mark acclaimed Indian writer R. K. Narayan's centennial Introduc… read more

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  • classics
  • indian literature
  • short stories
  • india
  • fiction
Cover of Nirmala by Munshi Premchand, मुंशी प्रेमचंद

3. Nirmala

By: Munshi Premchand , मुंशी प्रेमचंद

3.70

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Premchand's novella Nirmala, first published in 1928, is one of the most poignant novels in Hindi o… read more

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  • indian literature
  • classics
  • india
  • fiction
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4. How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and Other Stories

By: Sudha Murty

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

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  • indian literature
  • short stories
  • india
  • childrens
Cover of Byomkesh Bakshi Stories by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Monimala Dhar

5. Byomkesh Bakshi Stories

By: Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay , Monimala Dhar

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

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  • indian literature
  • short stories
  • india
  • fiction
Cover of Swami and Friends by R.K. Narayan, Madhukar Dharmapurikar

6. Swami and Friends

By: R.K. Narayan , Madhukar Dharmapurikar

4.15

Format: 399 pages, Paperback

"There are writers--Tolstoy and Henry James to name two--whom we hold in awe, writers--Turgenev and… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • indian literature
  • short stories
  • india
  • fiction
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7. The Blue Umbrella

By: Ruskin Bond

3.79

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

'The umbrella was like a flower, a great blue flower that had sprung up on the dry brown hillside.'… read more

Similar categories in Ruskin Bond's The Blue Umbrella book and Ruskin Bond's The Blue Umbrella

  • classics
  • childrens
  • novella
  • indian literature
  • short stories
  • india
  • fiction
Cover of Wings of Fire: An Autobiography by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiwari

8. Wings of Fire: An Autobiography

By: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , Arun Tiwari

3.77

Format: None pages,

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, the son of a little-educated boat-owner in Rameswaram, Tamil N… read more

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  • indian literature
  • india
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9. The Palace of Illusions

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A reimagining of the world-famous Indian epic, the Mahabharat--told from the point of view of an am… read more

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  • indian literature
  • india
  • fiction

10. Dharmayoddha Kalki: Avatar Of Vishnu

By: Kevin Missal

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Whenever there is a decline in righteousness and an upsurge in unrighteousness, at that time, I tak… read more

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11. Ghachar Ghochar

By: Vivek Shanbhag , Srinath Perur

3.91

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

For readers of Akhil Sharma, Mohsin Hamid, and Teju Cole, a haunting, masterly novel about a family… read more

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12. Train to Pakistan

By: Khushwant Singh

3.85

Format: 128 pages,

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13. Grandma's Bag Of Stories

By: Sudha Murty

4.04

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

When Grandma opens her bag of stories, everyone gathers Around. Who can resist a good story, especi… read more

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14. The Serpent's Revenge: Unusual Tales from the Mahabharata

By: Sudha Murty

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

How many names does Arjuna have? Why was Yama cursed? What lesson did a little mongoose teach Yudhi… read more

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15. Life is What You Make It: A Story of Love, Hope and How Determination Can Overcome Even Destiny

By: Preeti Shenoy

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found  The heart-warming story of a young girl who struggles … read more

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16. Three Thousand Stitches:

By: Sudha Murty

3.87

Format: 272 pages,

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17. The Magic of the Lost Temple

By: Sudha Murty

4.17

Format: 267 pages, Hardcover

City girl Nooni is surprised at the pace of life in her grandparents' village in Karnataka. But she… read more

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18. Birthday Girl

By: Haruki Murakami

3.57

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

She waited on tables as usual that day, her twentieth birthday. She always worked Fridays, but if t… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
"She rested her elbow on the bar and looked at me. “Tell me,"

-Haruki Murakami, Birthday Girl

"The old man raised both hands, palms toward her. “No, miss, don’t you give it a second thought. The kind of ‘present’ I have in mind is not something tangible, not something with a price tag. To put …"

-Haruki Murakami, Birthday Girl

"Of course I’d like to be prettier or smarter or rich. But I really can’t imagine what would happen to me if any of those things came true. They might be more than I could handle. I still don’t really…"

-Haruki Murakami, Birthday Girl

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19. The Bird with Golden Wings: Stories of Wit and Magic

By: Sudha Murty

4.31

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

What would you do if a bird with golden wings alighted on your terrace and offered you fabulous ric… read more

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  • indian literature
  • short stories
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Ahalya by Koral Dasgupta

20. Ahalya

By: Koral Dasgupta

3.66

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

‘Lyrical and poetic ... enthralling’ BIBEK DEBROY ‘A magical and thought-provoking adventure, Ah… read more

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  • indian literature
  • india
  • fiction
Cover of The Gopi Diaries: Coming Home by Sudha Murty

21. The Gopi Diaries: Coming Home

By: Sudha Murty

4.49

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

The Gopi Diaries is a series of three books for children about a dog called Gopi. Told in Gopi's vo… read more

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  • indian literature
  • childrens
  • fiction

10 best-selling fiction books like The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond

Transform Your Habits

Malgudi Days

R.K. Narayan , Jhumpa Lahiri

3.00

Transform Your Habits

Nirmala

Munshi Premchand , मुंशी प्रेमचंद

3.70

Transform Your Habits

Byomkesh Bakshi Stories

Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay , Monimala Dhar

3.79

Transform Your Habits

Swami and Friends

R.K. Narayan , Madhukar Dharmapurikar

4.15

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13 must-read fiction books like Swami and Friends by R.K. Narayan, Madhukar Dharmapurikar

Transform Your Habits

Tara: A play in two acts

Mahesh Dattani

3.94

Transform Your Habits

In Custody

Anita Desai

4.43

Transform Your Habits

The 3 Mistakes of My Life

Chetan Bhagat

4.17

Transform Your Habits

The Room on the Roof

Ruskin Bond

3.68

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