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English, August: An Indian Story Upamanyu Chatterjee
Publisher: New York Review Books

The Long Silence, Shashi Deshpande. English August- An Indian Story is a very well written book by Upmanyu which was published in 1988 and since then has been reprinted several times. I’d already Good translations from non-English Indian languages to English are a recent phenomenon, as is academic work — see for instance an essay on Bengali SF, the grandmother of Indian SF, referenced here. Hey if you are really serious about upamanyu chatterjee's book then I would suggest you start with, 'English August: An Indian Story' (yes, it was made into a movie with Rahul Bose)and then gradually move on. The stories were an indiscriminate mix of earth-bound fairy tales and cosmic voyages, and their flashy covers and melodramatic dialog immediately caught my imagination. I picked up this book on a whim. Narayan (The Painter of Signs) and Upamanyu Chatterjee (English, August: An Indian Story). The two novels that get more sympathetic reviews are English, August: An Indian Story, by Upamanyu Chatterjee, and Peter Robinson's Piece of My Heart. This is from the second I read it, but only got half way. English August (An Indian Story), Upamanyu Chatterjee. The criminal underworld, life in the slums”—and to some of the Indian writing by the likes of Amit Chaudhuri (The Immortals), R.K. Now I plan on giving the book to someone as a going-away present. From 'English, August: And Indian Story' by Upamanyu Chatterjee. It is a story about a young Indian Administrative Services (IAS) professional, and what's more it's written by an IAS himself.