Sex, femininity, slaughter: a selection of this year's novels

Sex, femininity, slaughter: a selection of this year's novels
Trinidad-born Kevin Jared Hosein's latest novel grapples with the ghosts that haunt his homeland's past. (Image: Bloomsbury)
The Economist
Thousands of new books land on the desk of the culture editor at the Economist each year, but only a select few are reviewed. Among the novels chosen for the attention of the magazine's reviewers so far this year are six works of fiction that make up an eclectic library. The first is a crime story about sex, race and the abuse of power on campus. In the next, the ghosts of Trinidad’s past haunt the island. The third is a story of middle age, femininity and desire. Another is a Hindu epic made more poignant by...

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