Immerse in these three interesting books in Mumbai this week

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1 Death of the Author (Hachette India)

A book-within-a-book narrative of a young writer grappling with androids, AI, and war, this sprawling science fiction epic by Nnedi Okorafor is immediately relatable. In the age of technocrats looking to turn technology into tools of colonialism, this might warrant a reclassification under current affairs.

2 Land (Alfred A Knopf)

From the writer of current Academy Award-favourite, Hamnet, this historical fiction by Maggie O'Farrell traverses the world of Colonialism, its havoc in Ireland, and how it shaped global history through the eyes of 10-year-old Liam. Spellbinding and evocative, it is a must read.

3 River of Stories (Blaft Publications)

Before the stark reality of India's self-exploitative development story came to fore, Orijit Sen was already documenting it in immediately arresting visuals. Narrated in the background of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, and woven in with tribal folklore, art, and history, it is a collector's item.