A perfect narration and description from a good author allow us to peep in the aura of any city. Actually, the city never forgets. Somewhere deep in its womb, it keeps your secrets, your years of learning and laughter, all combined in an electrifying ball, floating in space. When you leave a city, you leave behind a part of your soul, etched for eternity. Writers and authors have often romanced cities, immortalizing them through their written words, with a penchant for memories, holding on to these worlds.Here, we give you the most popular novels that romance cities; irresistible books that are based on some of the fascinating cities across the world.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being – Milan Kundera (Prague)

Written by Czech expat Milan Kundera, the novel follows the Prague Spring of 1968. One of the main characters of the novel is the city of Prague itself, as the author weaves history, philosophy, and fiction to create a remarkable tale. The novel goes against Nietzsche’s theme of eternal recurrence and says that each person has one life to live, and the events in that life do not repeat themselves. Homage to the history of Prague, this is your book of choice when traveling to Prague.

Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found – Suketu Mehta (Mumbai)

Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found is one of the most popular novels ever written by an Indian author. The novel is a non-fiction work that dwells on the author’s return to Bombay and finding the depth of it, finding a Bombay that is deeply personal to him. The numerous stories of the book come together to form a Bombay that, with its arms wide open, has embraced it all to make it one. Mehta’s Maximum City is a guide to a fascinating city that should be read when traveling through it, as you try to find your own Bombay, or Mumbai. 

Ulysses – James Joyce (Dublin)

Set in Dublin 1904, Ulysses is one of Joyce’s most celebrated books and is often considered one of the greatest works of literature in the world. About Ulysses, Joyce had once famously said that if Dublin, “suddenly disappeared from the Earth, it could be reconstructed from my book.” Well, that pretty much sums up the reason why you should pick this book when traveling to Dublin. The book romanticises Dublin’s many iconic landmarks, making it one of the most important novels set in Dublin.
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