1. 122
   De ongelooflijke lotgevallen van een arme geluksvogel door Vikas Swarup (bogreader, 2810michael)
2. 61
   Dagboek van een halve indiaan door Sherman Alexie (Anonieme gebruiker)

   Anonieme gebruiker: I happened to be reading this YA title simultaneously, and was surprised/pleased to find that the two books went together quite well. Similarly charismatic narrator and several of the same themes.

3. 50
   Een wankel evenwicht door Rohinton Mistry (Nickelini)

   Nickelini: Both novels look at the dire side of life in India, and both are very well written.

4. 51
   De val van een fundamentalist door Mohsin Hamid (wonderlake)

   wonderlake: First-person narratives of growing disenchantment

5. 73
   Shantaram door Gregory David Roberts (jtho)

   jtho: Another great story set in India that shows us both the seedy sides and the beauty.

6. 30
   Het vreugdevuur der ijdelheden door Tom Wolfe (Cecilturtle)
7. 20
   Rif door Romesh Gunesekera (SqueakyChu, chrisharpe)

   SqueakyChu: Another book, this one much quieter, about a man's desire to move up in society.

8. 64
   Schuld en boete door Fyodor Dostoevsky (infiniteletters)
9. 31
   Zoon van Amerika door Richard Wright (Miss-Owl)
10. 10
    Gewoon een beste kerel door William Boyd (mcenroeucsb)

    mcenroeucsb: Books with Amusing Rogue protagonists

11. 21
    Het korte maar wonderbare leven van Oscar Wao door Junot Díaz (chrisharpe)
12. 10
    De geboren moordenaar door Jim Thompson (wonderlake)

    wonderlake: Balanced, measured accounts by murderers!

13. 10
    De laatste man in de toren door Aravind Adiga (bookmomo)

    bookmomo: Modern India in a nutshell. Adiga is an accomplished writer.

14. 00
    De straat door Ann Petry (teunduynstee)

    teunduynstee: Both novels show how well intentioned, hard working people do not stand a chance against the system of poverty, discrimination, prejudice, etc...

15. 00
    Twee broers door Jhumpa Lahiri (BookshelfMonstrosity)

    BookshelfMonstrosity: These evocative novels discuss the social inequities and corruption endemic to modern India. Their complex characters and strong sense of place provide thought-provoking ways to understand the current state of the subcontinent, even as they tell about individual lives.… (meer)

16. 00
    The Space Between Us door Thrity Umrigar (mcenroeucsb)
17. 00
    The African Safari Papers door Robert Sedlack (mcenroeucsb)
18. 11
    Een samenzwering van idioten door John Kennedy Toole (mcenroeucsb)

    mcenroeucsb: Books with Delusional/Enlightened Outcast protagonists

19. 11
    Chef door Jaspreet Singh (Clara53)
20. 00
    De laatste held door Thomas Berger (mcenroeucsb)

    mcenroeucsb: Books with Amusing Rogue protagonists

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