Pixabay Saumya Kalia 2020-12-28T12:34:20+05:30 2020 Bookmark: 5 Works of Fiction That Resonated During The Pandemic outlookindia.com 2020-12-29T17:53:35+05:30 One can always count on the literary gale to blow in the right direction. Such was the case when the pandemic turned the actual to absurd, and people turned to books to counter the strangeness of our times. A popular choice was to read about simulations of worlds and scenario that look eerily similar to ours. We look at five titles that beamed with meaning upon revisiting in the interminable yet swift days of the pandemic. These are, in no way or measure, the ‘best’ five books about lockdown living. This curation is a subjective undertaking, and may live up to or disappoint one’s literary taste -- because when it comes to 2020, the truth is indeed stranger than fiction.