Indian authors book their place in Man Booker Longlist

BETWEEN THE LINES: Salman Rushdie is back on the list after winning the Booker of Bookers for the second time.

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New Delhi: On Tuesday this year's Man Booker Longlist was announced in London. And marking their position on the list are three Indian authors, Salman Rushdie who is back on the list after winning the Booker of Bookers for the second time. And giving him company on the list are Indian authors Aravind Adiga and Amitav Ghosh.

Among the Indians who find themselves in the coveted Longlist, Aravind Adiga seems to have a double stroke of luck, as the author not only won himself the Booker nomination but his debut novel The White Tiger is among this year's best sellers.

The White Tiger revolves around the central character Balram and is the story of a man whose rise from an Indian village to the wealthy circles of Delhi's businessmen is marked by the blood on its trail.

In his seven letters to the Chinese Premier he doles out the story of his life and India for readers to savour.

Meanwhile, acclaimed writer Salman Rushdie's latest novel The enchantress of Florence is a story of magic, love and manipulation. What power does the secret of a yellow haired traveller, the Mughal of love conceal?

Unlike Rushdie's previous works, this one is a pacy read and takes you from the court of Akbar to the mystique of the enchantress, Qara Koz. An enchanting read to say the least.

And the book that completes the trio of the Indian authors in the Booker Longlist is Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies.

Sea of Poppies is the first in Ghosh's ambitious Ibis trilogy, Ibis is the slave ship and the platform of Ghosh's characters are a ship where emotions run high amidst strong cast wars.

Set in the 19th century Sea of Poppies deals with the pre-Opium war period.

These are the three Indian authors and their works in the list of 13 titles chosen from 112 entries across the world.