i also enjoyed river of doubt about teddy roosevelt and the bangkok 8 murder mysteries
2006-10-25 11:01:12 · 5 answers · asked by m 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
"the jungle books" by rudyard kipling. they take place in india. they are nothing like the disney movie of the same name.
2006-10-25 11:20:09 · answer #1 · answered by Stand-up Philosopher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Thorn Birds is still a good read although somewhat dated. There is a contemporary book called the Life of Pi...cant remember the author but itis quite a book about India and a person from India. One of the best books I have rad in a long time.
2006-10-25 18:25:12 · answer #2 · answered by juncogirl3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Raj Quartet - a series of 4 books - by Paul Scott.
The Jewel in the Crown (covering all 4 books) was made into a TV mini-series in the 1980s - starring Tim Piggot-Smith & Charles Dance.
2006-10-25 21:12:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Passage to India about India in its British colonial days.
2006-10-26 09:51:27 · answer #4 · answered by citrusy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joseph Conrad's "Lord Jim". Some of Somerset Maugham's short stories and several of his novelsare set in Asia (India, China, and Malasia).
2006-10-26 17:31:09 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋