Israel
Omer Bartov
Penguin Random House
Pp 256, Rs 999
Omer Bartov brings together history, political analysis, and personal reflection to examine the long arc of a conflict that continues to shape global politics. Born in Israel and later becoming one of the world’s foremost scholars of genocide, Bartov revisits the founding of the state in 1948, established with broad international backing in the aftermath of World War II, and traces the shifts that have followed. The book serves as an accessible entry point into one of the most closely watched conflicts in the world today.
THE CURIOUS AND THE CLASSIFIED
General Manoj Naravane
Rupa Publications
Pp 239, Rs 593
Equal parts accessible, humorous and thought-provoking, and embellished with warm personal vignettes and quirky illustrations, this definitive masterwork from the man who led India’s most revered institution also shines the spotlight on the tenets of every soldier’s life—duty, loyalty, comradeship and pride in deep-rooted traditions—tested by insurmountable
odds, hard choices and their lasting consequences.
Breaking into Cricketland
José Antonio Cachaza
TWAGAA International
Pp 241, Rs 599
When José Antonio Cachaza arrived to lead the Spanish football league’s expansion, he knew from the very beginning that he wasn’t there to sell a sport—he was there to sell emotions. Narrated with humility and quiet humour, Breaking into Cricketland is a story of professional ambition and personal transformation—an insider’s account of the sports business, and an outsider’s gaze at a country that resists simple explanations.
Souls of Someone
Shino Cherian
HarperCollins
Pp 192, Rs 799
For 18 days during the Chithirai month of the Tamil calendar, Koovagam, a sleepy hamlet in central Tamil Nadu, hosts one of the most extraordinary festivals in the world in which thousands of transgender women gather to participate. Shino Cherian is a travel photographer and aspiring filmmaker. His arduous journey to Koovagam, into the heart of the festival, paved the way to his debut photobook, Souls of Someone.
THE WITCH
Marie NDiaye
Hachette
Pp 132, Rs 399
What does a woman do when she discovers her power was always borrowed? Marie NDiaye has built a novel around this question. She has simply had the audacity to call her protagonist a witch. The Witch is one of Marie’s most beloved books in France. This is its first appearance in English. The International Booker shortlist has just made her impossible to ignore. But readers who find her now will wonder how they went so long without her.