1. Life of Pi by Yann Martel (2002)
2. Amsterdam by Ian McEwan (1998)
3. The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch (1978)
4. The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje (1992)
5. Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1975)
6. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (2008)
7. Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie (1981)
8. In a Free State by V.S.
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