10 Asian authors you need to know: the Man Asian Literary Prize longlist

5. “The Thing About Thugs,” by Tabish Khair

Set in Victorian England, this work by Indian poet-novelist Tabish Khair tells the story of an Indian villager who travels to London with an English captain and fascinates him with the story of his life as a murderous thug.

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