CITY · INDIABooks set in Kolkata
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14 books · 8 authors · 1993–2025
14 books here
Most-set authors
Amitav Ghosh (4) · Jhumpa Lahiri (3) · Megha Majumdar (2) · Vikram Seth (1) · Sankar (1) · Samit Basu (1)
Genres
literary fiction (10)
Books set here
Set in Kolkata (9)
A Burning
Megha Majumdar
Primary setting; Jivan witnesses terrorist attack on a train
A Guardian and a Thief
Megha Majumdar
near-future climate-stricken city
Chowringhee
Sankar
Primary setting — Chowringhee hotel district, Calcutta
Sea of Poppies
Amitav Ghosh
opium trade port hub
The Hungry Tide
Amitav Ghosh
malaria research, colonial science
The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport
Samit Basu
Real-world anchor for fictional Shantiport
The Lives of Others
Neel Mukherjee
Bhowanipore neighbourhood; the Ghosh family joint home 1967-1970
The Shadows of Men
Abir Mukherjee
1923 Calcutta, religious tensions, Sam Wyndham detective
The Lowland
Jhumpa Lahiri
brothers childhood home
Also featuring Kolkata (5)
A Suitable Boy
Vikram Seth
Chatterji family Calcutta scenes
Interpreter of Maladies
Jhumpa Lahiri
Calcutta durwan apartment stories
The Calcutta Chromosome
Amitav Ghosh
characters depart from city
The Glass Palace
Amitav Ghosh
multi-family connections, Uma departs
The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri
Ganguli family origins
Notable locations in Kolkata
Tollygunge, Kolkata1
