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  • In Times of Siege

    A Novel

    by Githa Hariharan ...
    Series series Vintage Contemporaries
    At 52, Shiv Murthy is a New Delhi professor of history. He leads a mild, unremarkable life until, while his wife is away, things spin out of control. First, the young and passionate daughter of an old friend breaks her leg and moves in with him. Even as he struggles to care for Meena and ignore his increasing attraction to her, a group of religious extremists challenges one of his lessons on ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The View from Here

    Stories and Poems of Many Indias

    by Githa Hariharan, K Satchidanandan ...
    ‘The erudite Kannada scholar and critic D. R. Nagaraj wrote, “To read fiction is to know the fate of a society through its metaphors. But quite often literatureconsciously takes upon itself the responsibility of exploring the state and fate of this society…” This is precisely what the stories in this collection do: theymay speak of past and present, but really it is the future—that we fear and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Almost Home

    Finding a Place in the World from Kashmir to New York

    by Githa Hariharan ...
    “In essays that bespeak a thoroughly cosmopolitan sensibility, Githa Hariharan not only takes us on illuminating tours through cities rich in history, but gives a voice to urban people from all over the world—Kashmir, Palestine, Delhi—trying to live with basic human dignity under circumstances of dire repression or crushing poverty.” —JM CoetzeeWhat does a medieval city in South India have in ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Almost Home

    Finding a Place in the World from Kashmir to New York

    by Githa Hariharan ...
    What does a medieval city in South India have in common with Washington, D.C.? How do people in Kashmir envision the freedom they long for? To whom does Delhi, city of grand monuments and hidden slums, actually belong? And what makes a city, or any place, home? In ten intricately wrought essays, renowned author Githa Hariharan takes readers on an eye-opening journey across time and place, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD