Books by Mukul Kesavan
“In this book, a young photographer in 1980s Delhi is heading somewhere on a train. The train stops on a bridge over a river—and as the man leans over to take a photograph, he falls off the bridge with his camera, falls through time, and when he lands on the river bank, he realises he has time travelled back to 1942. When he meets people, they find his dress and way of speaking a bit funny, but they don’t see him as an alien. They don’t realise he’s from the future, because he’s not carrying too many things – his suitcase has remained in the 1980s. He realises that he can’t escape this time period, and he has to live there. People befriend him, thinking him to be homeless. They think he has memory loss and give him shelter. Except he doesn’t have memory loss. It’s just that he’s from the future and he can see the disasters and trauma these people are heading towards.” Read more...
The Best Historical Novels Set in India
Ruchir Joshi, Novelist
Interviews where books by Mukul Kesavan were recommended
The Best Historical Novels Set in India, recommended by Ruchir Joshi
India’s complex history—specifically, its turbulent 20th-century—lends itself well to ambitious historical fiction, says the filmmaker and novelist Ruchir Joshi, whose latest book is set in Second World War-era Calcutta. Here he recommends five of the best historical novels set in India, including beloved modern classics by Salman Rushdie and Vikram Seth.
