Names of the Women by Jeet Thayil review – Bible stories reclaimed
This fascinating but patchy novel explores female characters in the New Testament who have been marginalised and misrepresented by history
June 2020
10 of the best books set in India – that will take you there
Tired of narratives that obsess over spices, colours and cows on the road? These books, all by Indian writers, paint realistic pictures of the country’s geographical, cultural and political landscapes
February 2020
Of course fiction tells someone else’s story
Letters: Readers respond to the idea of cultural appropriation in literature and the assumption that only those with lived experience are able to tell an authentic story
January 2020
Low by Jeet Thayil review – a lost weekend in Mumbai
A man’s journey to Mumbai to sprinkle his beloved’s ashes turns into a drug-fuelled trip to oblivion
March 2018
Book of the day
The Book of Chocolate Saints by Jeet Thayil – portrait of a doomed genius
The Book of Chocolate Saints by Jeet Thayil – review
February 2018
Jeet Thayil: 'I have a liver condition, I'm reckless and I'm very aware that time is limited'
The books interview: the former addict whose novel Narcopolis was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize on the western whitewashing of saints and the diagnosis that forced him to write
November 2013
Books blog
Impac longlist goes further than other prizes
Dublin award lineup has room for novels from 17 languages, opening window on best world literature, says Tash Aw, one of the judges
September 2013
Books blog
Reader reviews roundup
John Williams's Stoner, Jeet Thayil's Narcopolis and Richard House's Booker contender The Kills are among the summer's most hotly debated books
January 2013
Jeet Thayil becomes first Indian winner of South Asian literature prize
Man Asian literary prize shortlist stages Booker re-match
October 2012
Hilary Mantel's second Booker winner is just the latest in a brilliant catalogue
Booker 2012 hustings
Why Narcopolis should win the 2012 Booker prize - video
August 2012
Religious censorship crushes creativity. So is it ever right to ban art?
Jeet Thayil
Jeet Thayil: India's tendency for self-censorship is saddening. But even the most liberal minds sometimes see the need for holding back
May 2012
The Guardian Books podcast
Guardian Books podcast: Literature which disrupts reality
Can realism match up to the reality of the modern world? We chart the different directions chosen by writers Jeet Thayil and Etgar Keret as they push fiction out of the comfort zone
February 2012
Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil - review
Kevin Rushby is drawn into Mumbai's hazy world of opium addiction
December 2008
This review of my Indian poetry book is full of patronising cliches
Jeet Thayil
Response: An overheated 19th-century imagination misses the point of my contemporary collection, says Jeet Thayil
