I read S. Krishna’s Book Blog often, but this is the first time I’m taking the South Asian Challenge she hosts. I am of South-Asian descent so the literary landscape is kind of familiar. I do read South-Asian books once in a while – I recently read “The Artist of Disappearance” by Anita Desai which I liked, but I’m wary of going full-tilt at them, because the subjects handled tend to be a little melancholy. This year I will read 2 South-Asian books, and they are:

1. The Lilac House by Anita Nair
2. What the Body Remembers by Shauna Singh Baldwin

The first I’m already signed up to read via NetGalley, and the second I’ve been wanting to read for a long time now, simply because I’ve heard so many great things about it, and it comes highly recommended. Other South-Asian books I’ve liked are :

1. The White Tiger by Arvind Adiga
2. The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farhad Zama
3. The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall
4. Palace of Illusions by Chitra Divakaruni
5. Cracking India by Bapsi Sidhwa
6. The Mango Season by Amulya Malladi
7. Ladies Coupe by Anita Nair
8. A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth