Authors: Adiga, Arivand
Translated by: Ardickas, Zigmantas
Translated from: English
Published on: 2008

At 2008 Arivand Adiga novel The White Tiger won Booker Literature Award. This novel let us to meet with competelly different India. The tittle of book can a little bit misguide us because tiger is the rarest animal in jungle but book is telling about the boy whose name is Balram Halvaj. Inspector calls the boy white tiger because of his exclusivity in the school. He was crafty and the only person in the class, who can read and write. So, inspector compared Balram with the white tier and named him exactly like this. The boy grew up in poor family, so he wanted to do anything for better future, that it would be better than childhood. His family was poor  and they had to work very hard because of wealth. However, Balram has surpassed everyone and he started to work by driver. Later, he had a suggestion from the boss, so he was a driver of the boss sons. More

Authors: Published Translation of Min Jin Lee NovelSwarup, Vikas
Translated from: anglų k.
Published on: 2008

“Q & A” is a novel, which unravels an unbelievable story about a life that has changed completely just in one night. The writer tells a story about a person who has always been in the bottom of hierarchal system and his life struggles.

The main character Ram Mohammad Thomas runs into life difficulties since he was little. A child who has been abandoned by his parents cannot find his place in the world. He tries to adapt in various institutions, work places, but various struggles do not allow him to settle. A constant lack of income, social separation and other obstacles disturb an everyday life of the young man. However, the strong personality of Ram does not allow him to be self-pity. He tries to fight for a better tomorrow not only for himself but for people around him as well. Ram in his life gets familiar not only More

Authors: Rushdie, Salman
Translated by: Žalytė, Danguolė
Translated from: English
Published on: 2007

„Shalimar the Clown“ – is psychological, historical novel, published in 2007. Mesmerizing story shifts to Kashmir territory, but at the same time covers worldwide space, creates a vivid historical context. A number of different, but fascinating characters embody different principles, beliefs and traditions. The main character is India – extramarital daughter of influential ambassador Maximilian Ophuls. After her father assassination, she hopes to find her mother and determines to take revenge on the murderer. Upon discovering the circumstances of the novel reveals two major tragedies. More

Authors: Rushdie, Salman
Translated by: Žalytė, Danguolė
Translated from: English
Published on: 2003

“The Ground Beneath Her Feet” is not ordinary novel where the main heroine, famous rock singer Vina Apsara, who has a voice like a goddess, tragically dies in the earthquake in the first chapter of the book. After that, the narrator of the story, photographer Umeed “Rai”, who is Vina’s childhood friend and lover, goes back into the past and starts telling the story in a chronological order. Anyway, sometimes he gives references about what will happen in the future.

Many storylines (most of them are tragic) overlap in the novel, but the main storyline focuses on Vina’s and great musician Ormus Kama’s fatalistic love story. Their love is described in this quote: “Whereas for Ormus Cama it was just a simple matter of life and death. Love was for life, and endured beyond death. Love was Vina, and beyond Vina there was nothing but the void.” More

Authors: Rushdie, Salman
Translated by: Žalytė, Danguolė
Translated from: English
Published on: 2000

\”Shame\” was released in 1983. It is a story about the life of Omar Khayyam. About the boy who was born from one of three sisters, who lived in Nishapur, somewhere in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. None of the sisters did not want to reveal to the world whose child is Omar. When he was born all sisters agreed that they will raise him together. The boy never knew his true mother and father. Sisters after the father’s death locked themselves in fortress and promised each other never to … More

Authors: Rushdie, Salman
Translated by: Jonušys, Laimontas
Translated from: English
Published on: 1998

The Moor‘s last sigh is an intelectual story about the life of dying Moor, his thoughts and a confession before leaving this life. Parents and children relationships overlap in this large volume story same as thrilling events of life, eventualy India itself is revealed as a diverse and full of everything country, it is almost possible to smell it and feel all exotic spices. The author of the book S. Rushdie is known for his sharp tongue when talking about religion. He even touched four of them in this story – Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam. More

Authors: Unknown
Translated by: Mironas, Ričardas
Translated from: Sanskrit
Published on: 1990

„Panchatantra“ is a result of a long, various ancient Indian literature genres\’ development. It is based on the fairytale‘s „Tantrakhyayika“ fragments. There is no precise knowledge of who could be the book‘s author. In „Panchatantra‘s“ introduction it is said that with his easy and interesting stories, writer Vishnu Sharma wanted to teach foolish princes of political wisdom. The book is partly reflected on Chandragupta\’s era, which is also known as ancient India\’s golden age when crafts developed rapidly, flourished intense trade and social inequality was increasing. In „Panchatantra“ the author is constantly talking about poor people‘s dreams of how to become wealthier, journeys, in which people travel to get more wealth. The book often consists of the stories of those journeys. More

Translated by: Čepeliene, Danute
Translated from: Russian
Published on: 1989

Authors, based on the famous Indian  epics, myths and folk tales tries to retell rich vedic mythological scenes. The book is represented for a reader to introduce with the most popular and the most artistic myths of the ancient India.

The myths are clasified from the creation of the world to individual Gods and Goddess. It also explains their birth, death or relations between them. At the end of the book reader can find name index. It allows to find myth according to Gods or Goddess name. The book is rich of ancient Indian culture, wich, in the authors opinion let‘s readers to understand Indians world of  religion and customs. More

Authors: Rakesh, Mohan
Translated by: Urbanavičiūtė-Markevičienė, Ona Žaneta
Translated from: Hindi.
Published on: 1986

“Closed dark rooms” is a novel written by a famous Indian writer Mohan Rakesh. The story is full of family drama as well as problems of the daily life.

The action of the novel takes place in Deli – the capital of India. One day the main character Madhusudan runs into his old friend Harbans who he hasn‘t seen in over a decade. Madhusudan is a redactor of one well-known local newspaper. He recently moved to Deli from Lakhnau, where he was living, due to work. The life of Mudhusudan is monotonous, uncomplicated and filled with loneliness. He lives in a small rented apartment with his friend and More

Authors: Joshi, Ilachandr
Translated by: Urbanavičiūtė-Markevičienė, Ona Žaneta
Translated from: Hindi
Published on: 1984

Ilachandra Joshi in his novel \’Wanderer\’ reveals India\’s painful social problems in the second half of the 20th century. The novel depicts a capitalist city, where human life is no longer valued. A person is not evaluated by personal qualities or education but instead by how much profit can he make to the government that has been corrupted by greed.

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