 | Booker Prize shortlist offers 'terrors' and 'pleasures'The six novels were drawn from 158 works, which were then reduced to a 13-strong longlist. |
 | Indian-origin author Chetna Maroo's debut novel on Booker Prize longlistThe 13 books on the list range from personal dramas to tragicomic family sagas, from the effects of climate change to the oppression of minorities, to scientific breakthroughs. |
 | 'Whale' book review: Dive into the unknownThis adventurous tale of magic realism is satirical and brutal in equal parts, and scores by not playing the victim card. |
