East Indians
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Author:Rushdie, SalmanSummary: -
Author:Collins, WilkieSummary:Written in 1868 and considered the first English mystery story, the moonstone is a yellow diamond of unearthly beauty originally stolen from a shrine in India.
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Author:Divakaruni, Chitra BanerjeeSummary:Nine people get trapped in the basement of an Indian consulate after an earthquake hits their American city. Emotions run high as the building begins to flood and the chance of survival dwindles. In oder to set their minds at ease, one...
- Author:Naipaul, V. S.Summary:
Two English people take a road trip from an unnamed African capitol to their enclave. The further they travel, the more they cross the line separating privileged outsiders from horrified victims.
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Author:Naipaul, V. S.Summary:Half a Life is the story of Willie Chandran, whose father, heeding the call of Mahatma Gandhi, turned his back on his brahmin heritage and married a woman of low caste
- Author:Neelan GovenderSummary:
Girrmit Tales, by Neelan Govender, is a collection of unusual stories of Indian indentured labourers in Natal.
- Author:Begamudré, VenSummary:
In Extended Families: A Memoir of India, award-winning author Ven Begamudre traces the history of both sides of his family, telling a story that is both timeless and universal.
Winner, Regina Public Library Book of the...
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Author:Nanji, ShenaazSummary:It is 1972, and fifteen-year-old Sabine enjoys a comfortable life as the daughter of Indian parents living in Uganda. But her world is turned upside down when the country’s military President, General Idi Amin, declares Indians must be...
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Author:Divakaruni, Chitra BanerjeeSummary:The daughter of a poor baker in rural Bengal, India, Sabitri yearns to get an education, but her family's situation means college is an impossible dream. Then an influential woman from Kolkata takes Sabitri under her wing, but her...
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Author:Naipaul, V. S.Summary:Trinidad. Mr. Mohun Biswas, a tenderhearted fellow with a thirst for books, struggles for independence from his wife's domineering family.
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Author:Gilmore, RachinaSummary:
