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1	Shantaram more books like this by Gregory David Roberts Based directly upon the experiences of its author, "Shantaram" is the story of a man who escapes from a maximum security in Australia to arrive in Bombay, the crossroads of the underworld, where he works in a first-aid station and smuggles drugs and guns. see all copies from $3.95! new only from $9.11! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sacred Games more books like this by Vikram Chandra Set in present-day Mumbai, this work tells the story of a notorious Hindu gangster and a police inspector whose lives unfold and eventually intersect with cataclysmic consequences. A gripping epic saga, the tale is filled with humour, tragedy, and characters who prove to be all too human. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Death of Vishnu more books like this by M Suri Suffused with Hindu mythology, this story of one apartment building becomes a metaphor for the social and religious divisions of contemporary India, and Vishnu's ascent of the staircase parallels the soul's progress through the various stages of existence. As Vishnu closes in on the riddle of his own mortality, readers ponder whether he might not ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Family Matters more books like this by Rohinton Mistry In Bombay, a retired professor named Nariman Vakeel looks back on his life, and specifically his failure to marry the woman he really loved, instead submitting to an arranged marriage. He lives now with his stepchildren, but when he breaks an ankle he is sent to the home of his own daughter to be cared for. This KING LEAR-derived tale presents a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found more books like this by Suketu Mehta This brilliantly illuminating portrait of Bombay and its people--a book as vast, diverse, and rich in experience, incident, and sensation as the city itself--is from an award-winning Indian journalist and fiction writer. see all copies from $3.68! new only from $10.56! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Love and Longing in Bombay: Stories more books like this by Vikram Chandra This dazzling new work of fiction from an Indian-American novelist whose literary star is rapidly rising presents five ingeniously linked stories: a love story, a mystery, a ghost story, and other tales, spun by an elusive narrator. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.77! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Baumgartners Bombay more books like this by Anita Desai As a child, Hugo Baumgartner lost his family to the Nazis. Growing up in India, he is unsure of his identity, and unable to commit himself to either culture. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Bombay Time more books like this by Thrity Umrigar Now in paperback, this richly endowed first novel examines the complex web of relationships among the inhabitants of a middle-class apartment building in Bombay. At the wedding of a young couple, the men and women of the unique community of Parsis look back on their youthful selves and the years that followed. see all copies from $3.21! new only from $9.13! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Bombay Ice more books like this by Leslie Forbes In this highly detailed and well-researched literary thriller, Roz Bengal returns to her native India in response to a letter from her pregnant sister who is afraid that her husband, a film producer, murdered his first wife. As she investigates her brother-in-law, Roz gradually reveals her own self-destructive and quixotic nature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Last Song of Dusk more books like this by Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi "Set in 1920s India, this magical debut novel tells the story of beautiful Anuradha, whose songs are spellbinding, but whose fate is troubled." -Elle When the astonishingly lovely Anuradha moves to Bombay to marry Vardhmaan, a charming young doctor, their life together has all the makings of a fairy tale. But when their firstborn son dies in a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Swimming Lessons, and Other Stories from Firozsha Baag more books like this by Rohinton Mistry A collection of short stories that center on a single apartment building in Bombay. see all copies from $5.35! new only from $5.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Season of the Monsoon more books like this by Paul Mann As a police detective in Bombay, Inspector George Sansi is used to struggling for order in one of the world's most exuberantly chaotic cities. But the mutilated corpse discovered in Bollywood-the Hollywood of India-taxes even Sansi's formidable skills. Could the murder have been a cult initiation gone hideously wrong? Was it the work of a serial ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Tales from Firozsha Baag more books like this by Rohinton Mistry see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
14	Night in Bombay more books like this by Louis Bromfield see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
15	Iciest Sin more books like this by H.R.F. Keating Treachery is in the Bombay air as Inspector Ghote tries to put a blackmailer away and instead ends up witnessing a shattering crime that leaves him town between his duties as a lawman and his own set of values. "What . . . Hillerman does for the Navaho nation . . . Keating does for the Indian subcontinent. . . ".--Publishers Weekly. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.72! \| signed copies \| first editions
16	Love and longing in Bombay more books like this by Vikram Chandra see all copies from $5.00! new only from $13.66! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Cripple and His Talismans more books like this by Anosh Irani This dark, wry fable begins with the narrator waking up and discovering he is missing an arm. He has no idea how he lost it or how to find it. As he searches the chaotic, often surreal streets of Bombay, he meets an absurd and marvelous cast of characters who lead him to the master of the underworld. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Inspector Ghote Plays a Joker more books like this by H. R. F. Keating Inspector Ghote is ordered to prevent a murder--the killing of a precious flamingo in the Bombay Zoo. Saddled with an hilariously incompetent sergeant, the Inspector bit by bit unearths the tracks of a monstrous practical joker. But then the fun stops and the Inspector has a serious murder on his hands. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $77.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Bollywood Confidential more books like this by Sonia Singh After seven years of slogging through film roles too embarrassing to mention, twenty-eight-year-old struggling L.A. actress Raveena Rai has finally been offered a lead! A potentially career-making turn in a major Hollywood epic, perhaps? A meaty part in a serious drama with Oscar(R) written all over it? Not! To Raveena's great dismay (and her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Silver Castle more books like this by Clive James This witty novel tells the story of young Sanjay, a modern Candide in 1997 Calcutta, who flees the poverty of his family to become a star in Indian movies. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Bollywood Nights more books like this by Shobhaa De Bollywood is no place for a vulnerable, small-town girl like Aasha Rani. But that doesn't stop her mother from pushing her into a world of exploitation and bedroom casting calls. Aasha has no choice but to thrive-despite the vicious circles of starlets, pimps, and celebrities who want to see her meet her end. But the day she meets Bollywood's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Bombay Talkie more books like this by Ameena Meer First released in 1977, this account of avant-garde jazz of the 1960s and early '70s focuses on the genre's key figures, including John Coltrane, Cecil Taylor, and Ornette Coleman. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.90! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Song of Kahunsha more books like this by Anosh Irani Moving, poignant, and wonderfully rich in the sights and sounds of Bombay, this novel is the story of ten-year-old Chamdi's search for his long-lost father and his own struggle for survival on the city's dangerous streets. see all copies from $2.49! new only from $2.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Inspector Ghote caught in meshes more books like this by H R F Keating An American visitor to India meets death on the road from Bombay to Poona. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
25	Evenings at Mongini's, and other stories more books like this by Russell Lucas see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.47! \| first editions \| SVS

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