Which Indian Family Saga Novels Span Multiple Generations And Cities?

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Forget the obvious literary picks for a second. If you want a saga that's all about the cities themselves as characters, check out 'Shantaram' by Gregory David Roberts. Okay, it's not a family saga in the traditional sense, but the city of Bombay is the central, breathing, chaotic ancestor that every character descends from. It spans generations of the city's underworld and ex-pat community. The 'family' is the makeshift one the protagonist builds in the slums and the mafia. It's a different lens on the multi-generational, multi-locale epic, where the geography dictates the bloodlines.
2026-07-21 06:55:49
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I wish more of these epics were adapted into limited series. The scale is perfect for it. 'A Suitable Boy' got a BBC series, and 'The White Tiger' a film, but imagine 'The Glass Palace' or 'The Lives of Others' as a multi-season HBO show. The visual potential of shifting between eras and cities is huge. The right director could do wonders with that material.
2026-07-22 11:31:06
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