Do You like book White Man Falling (2007)?
Mike Stocks does an incredible job of capturing the rhythms of life in South India.A Caucasian man falling from a hotel window triggers an unlikely chain of events that lead to a retired police officer being venerated like a minor deity. Everything rings true, from the descriptions of home life,political chicanery and traffic madness to the painful and awkward machinations that Indian mothers undertake to marry off their children. The speech patterns and colloquialisms seem spot on. The story itself is smart and funny,even if it does meander a bit. If you enjoyed this you might enjoy these other books set in India. "Holy Cow" by Sarah McDonald,"In Custody",by Anita Desai,and "The God of Small Things",by Arundhati Roy.R K Narayan's "Malgudi Days" also. The confident use of natural sounding dialogue recalls Roddy Doyle's work,especially the Barrytown trilogy( The Commitments,The Van,The Snapper).You may also enjoy Ha Jin's description of everyday Chinese life,especially " In the Pond"
—Ketan Shah
