Books and Authors

Do you know the authors of these recent books? (see below for answers)


1. The Other side of Me

2. The Argumentative Indian

3. The Broker

4. Two Lives

5. Bougainvillaea House

6. Mistress

7. The World is Flat

8. False Impression

9. My Friend, the Sea

10. God Created the Integers








1. Sidney Sheldon. The Other side of me is Sheldon’s autobiography, which describes his career rise from a drug store delivery boy to a best selling author.

2. Amartya Sen. This book from the noble prizewinner is about Indian history, culture and identity, in which he writes about the need to understand contemporary India, through its long argumentative tradition.

3. John Grisham. This is a suspense fiction story.

4. Vikram Seth. The story of a love affair across a racial divide, Seth’s novel deals with the life story of his great uncle Shanti Behari Seth and his aunt Henny.

5. Kalpana Swaminathan. This is a gripping murder story.

6. Anita Nair. Mistress is a novel, which explores and searches meaning in art and life, delving into people’s personalities.

7. Thomas Friedman. A brief History of the twenty first century, in which the author allows readers to make sense of the global scene, complex foreign policies and other economic issues.

8. Jeffrey Archer. A novel with twists and turns.

9. Sandhya Rao. This story is about the mind of a child, affected by the Tsunami.

10. Stephen Hawking. A boook about breakthroughs in mathematics, representating the work of 15 mathematicians spanning 2500 years.