Published originally in Malyalam, Valli is a climate fiction, told through the point of view various characters. It’s translated by Jayasree Kalathil, the joint winner
Kaustav Das reviews Shabnam by Syed Mujtaba Ali, translated from Bengali by Nazes Afroz (published by Speaking Tiger, 2024). Who can tell the beginning and
Rahul Vishnoi reviews A Gujarat Here, A Gujarat There by Krishna Sobti, translated from Hindi by Daisy Rockwell (published by Penguin Hamish Hamilton, 2019). The
Rahul Vishnoi reviews Do Not Ask the River Her Name by Sheela Tomy, translated from Malayalam by Ministhy S. (published by Harper Perennial India, 2024).
Anannya Nath reviews The One Legged by Sakyajit Bhattacharya, translated from Bangla by Rituparna Mukherjee (published by Red Herring, The Antonym Collections, 2023). The trees
Srujani Mishra reviews Oblivion and Other Stories by Gopinath Mohanty, translated by Sudeshna Mohanty and Sudhanshu Mohanty (published by Penguin Ebury Press, 2023). Oblivion and
The Purple Pencil Project started its first book club in July, aimed at reading through the books of one Indian author chronologically. This aim is
Amritesh Mukherjee reviews नौकर की कमीज (The Servant’s Shirt) by विनोद कुमार शुक्ल (published by Rajkamal Prakashan, 2006). Before entering this baffling, mesmerising, stagnant, volatile
Anshika Jain reviews Court Martial and Other Plays by Swadesh Deepak, translated from Hindi by Jerry Pinto, Pratik Kanjilal and Nirupama Dutt (published by Speaking
Neha Kirpal reviews The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood (published by Brazen, 2024). Mai Mochizuki’s The Full
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