-    Vikram Seth “ Il Ragazzo giusto” (The Right Boy) Ed. Tea Milano (2001)
Placed in  post-Colonial India during the 50’s, this novel revolves around a Hindu woman who is searching for a husband suitable for her daughter.

-    Rabindranath Tagore “ Massime per una vita armoniosa” ( Maxims for a Harmonious Life) Ed. Corbaccio Milano (2001)
One speaks about a collection of aphorisms in which the main plot is the message that the search for  internal harmony, united with the discovery of the other and to the forces of comprehension, is the essential condition for a happy life.

India seen by the eyes of Foreign Writers

-    Marguerite Duras “La Donna del Ganges”, (The Women of the Ganges)  Ed. Oscar Mondadori Milano (1990)
One sees here a cinematographic scene, which narrates the story of love, passion and crime experienced during the 30’s in the background of a mysterious and miserable country.

-    Edward Morgan Foster “ Passagio in India” (Passage to India) Ed. Oscar Mondadori Milano (2001)
The central theme – friendship between the Indian Aziz and the English Fielding – is handled in all its conflicts and tensions. In the background social problems and religious conflicts of the two cultures are dealt with.

-    Hermann Hesse “Dall’India” (From India) Ed. Oscar Mondadori Milano ( 1998)
A series of short stories inspired by Hesse’s journey to India in 1911.

-    Dominique Lapierre “ La Citta’ della Gioia” (The city of Joy) Ed. Oscar Mondadori Milano (2001)
This is a precious and irreplaceable book for travellers who stay over in Calcutta. A successful film was made of the book in 1992.

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