🏛️ Classic Literature · India
Best Classic Literature Books from India
Classic literature is the body of work that time has tested and culture has kept. India has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in classic literature, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best classic literature from India by editorial consensus.
#1
poetry
Gitanjali
Rabindranath Tagore· 1910
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score60/100
#2
classic-literature
The hungry stones
Rabindranath Tagore· 1916
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#3
historical-fiction
Train to Pakistan
Khushwant Singh· 1956
Editorial Score30/100
#4
literary-fiction
The Guide
R.K. Narayan· 1958
Editorial Score30/100
#5
literary-fiction
Nectar in a Sieve
Kamala Markandaya· 1954
Editorial Score30/100
#6
historical-fiction
Anandamath
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee· 1882
Editorial Score30/100
#7
classic-literature
Four Arthurian Romances
Chrétien de Troyes· 2002
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#8
classic-literature
Malgudi days
Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan· 1982
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#9
classic-literature
The grandmother's tale and selected stories
Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan· 1994
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#10
classic-literature
Signo Maldito
Easton Royce· 1997
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#11
classic-literature
Expediente X - 3 - Signo Maldito
Easton Royce· 1997
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#12
classic-literature
The Complete Works of Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore· 2021
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#13
classic-literature
Selected Stories of Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore· 2018
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#14
classic-literature
Expediente X - 5 - Empatia
Easton Royce· 1997
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score25/100
