Vikram Chandra
Indian-American novelist whose Sacred Games, a vast crime novel set in Mumbai, helped define the literary thriller. Red Earth and Pouring Rain is a magnificent debut of epic scope. He is one of the most ambitious Indian writers in English.
Works
- Red Earth and Pouring RainEpic multigenerational saga spanning India and America, weaving myth with modern warfare
- Love and Longing in BombayStories of love and longing among Bombay's upper class, exploring desire and connection
- Sacred GamesCrime thriller about an undercover agent in Mumbai navigating corruption and redemption
- Mirrored Mind