Title: The Unlikely Adventures of Shergill Sisters Author: Balli Kaur Jaswal Publisher: HarperCollins India Pages: 312 ISBN: 978-935357043 Source: Publisher The Unlikely Adventures of Shergill Sisters explores the dynamics of familial relationships in the present times. The novel recounts the story of the Shergill sisters as they undertake a journey to India to fulfill their … Continue reading Book Review: The Unlikely Adventures of Shergill Sisters
Title: The Man Who Saw Everything Author: Deborah Levy Publisher: Hamish Hamilton- Penguin Random House Pages: 200 ISBN: 978-0241268025 Source: Publisher The Man Who Saw Everything presents an immersive and surreal story of Saul Adler- a young historian. The novel spans a period of roughly 30 years. It opens on a September day in 1988 … Continue reading Book Review: The Man Who Saw Everything
Title: The Fourth Courier Author: Timothy Jay Smith Publisher: Arcade Publishing Pages: 300 ISBN: 978-1948924108 Source: Author The Fourth Courier is a thriller set in Poland. The novel is a concoction of murder, politics, liaisons (both heterosexual and homosexual), nuclear threat and power hungry creatures. The chief characters involve a FBI agent, a gay black … Continue reading Book Review: The Fourth Courier
So here I'm going to share an excerpt from my current read Texaco. It's considered one of the finest works of Carribean Literature. I'm done with about 70% of this 400 page long book and I'm enjoying it. I thought of sharing a passage from the novel, which I liked very much and appears in … Continue reading Book Excerpt: Texaco by Patrick Chamoiseau
Title: In a Violent Land Author: Various Publisher: Alpeh Book Company Pages: 152 ISBN: 978-9388292313 Source: Publisher In a Violent Land is the second book from the Aleph Olio series that I read. As the title suggests, this collection consists of writings on the theme of violence. The blurb at the back of the book … Continue reading Book Review: In a Violent Land
Title: The Tatas Author: Girish Kuber Translator: Vikrant Pande Publisher: Harper Business- HarperCollins Pages: 264 ISBN: 978-9352779376 Source: Publisher In his book The Tatas, Girish Kuber traces the 200 year old legacy of India's one of the biggest business families. Right from the birth of Nusserwanji in 1822 to the present chairman Natrajan Chandrasekaran, this … Continue reading Book Review: The Tatas
Title: You will be Safe here Author: Damian Barr Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 346 ISBN: 978-1526608734 Source: Publsiher You will be Safe here tells two stirring and connected stories spanning over a century. Set in South Africa and told in three parts, the events in the novel take place in 1901 during the second Boer War … Continue reading Book Review: You will be Safe here
Title: Which of us are Aryans? Author: Various Publisher: Aleph Book Compnay Pages: 224 ISBN: 978-9388292382 Source: Publisher Which of us are Aryans? deals with the much debated question of our origins. This book offers several insights on the Aryan issue and examines the different theories that have been propounded. From the Vedic times to … Continue reading Book Review: Which of us are Aryans?
Title: The Essence of Delhi Author: Various Publisher: Aleph Book Company Pages: 134 ISBN: 978-9388292306 Source: Publisher Aleph Olio series is aimed at bringing together some of the best works on India, in the form of thematic compilations of stories and essays. The Essence of Delhi comprises of 12 pieces of writing on Delhi. There … Continue reading Book Review: The Essence of Delhi
Hello friends. Here I am with the latest installment of Author Tit-Bits. This time we've with us Golda Mowe from Malaysia who is famous for her novels on Iban people. Sometime back I read her novel Iban Woman, which I quite enjoyed. You can find my review of the novel here. Q. Please tell us … Continue reading Author Tit-Bits: Golda Mowe
