Our Author of the Month, Nikita Lalwani, recommends three books:
Tokyo Cancelled by Rana Dasgupta
Ruthless, heartwarming and utterly relevant, this is a fantastic riff on The Canterbury Tales.
The Silent Cry by Kenzaburō Ōe
Written in rich, at times nightmarishly sticky prose, I find this novel very difficult to forget.
Loving Sabotage by Amelie Nothomb
I am thrilled by her lightness of touch, and the firm line that she walks, along the absurd and tragic track at the heart of her novels, especially this shockingly funny tale of a child's desire for autonomy.