CITY · INDIABooks set in Mumbai
19.076, 72.878
26 books · 19 authors · 1872–2022
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Most-set authors
Rohinton Mistry (3) · Salman Rushdie (3) · Aravind Adiga (2) · Vikram Chandra (2) · Sujata Massey (2) · Jerry Pinto (1)
Genres
literary fiction (20) · mystery & crime (4) · children's (1) · adventure (1)
Books set here
Set in Mumbai (22)
A Little Princess
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sara Crewe and her father Captain Crewe voyage from Bombay to London at the novel's opening
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Bombay Stories
Saadat Hasan Manto
1930s-1940s Bombay; prostitutes, pimps, gangsters, and aspiring film actors in the seedy pre-Partition city
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No Presents Please
Jayant Kaikini
Mumbai's streets and neighbourhoods throughout all 16 stories
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The Lost Man of Bombay
Vaseem Khan
1950s Bombay — India's first female police inspector solves the Ice Man case
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Also featuring Mumbai (4)
Honor
Thrity Umrigar
Urban Mumbai — journalist Smita returns to the city she fled
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Colaba, Mumbai1Dharavi, Mumbai1Mahim1Malabar Hill1Sassoon Dock1Vakola, Mumbai1
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Quick answers
What books are set in Mumbai?
The Dogear maps 26 books set in Mumbai, including Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Honor by Thrity Umrigar, Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie and Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts.
Which authors have set the most books in Mumbai?
Rohinton Mistry (3 books), Salman Rushdie (3 books), Aravind Adiga (2 books) and Vikram Chandra (2 books).
Which books set in Mumbai have been adapted for film or TV?
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett (adapted as The Little Princess, 1939) and Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (adapted as Around the World in 80 Days).