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July fiction picks: A new novella by Anita Desai and five just-published books to read this month
Scroll· 10 hours agoBonita, a young student from India, sits on a park bench in San Miguel, Mexico – where she has arrived to learn Spanish. No, says Bonita, my mother did not paint. Into a story where Bonita and ...
Fear and fantasy: Bangladeshi author Mashiul Alam’s short stories juxtapose the banal with the...
Financial Express· 16 hours agoA slice of reality often sets a perfect platform for the author to stray into the unreal and the...
Book Box | B-School Diaries: The leadership lessons from these 10 inspiring memoirs
Hindustan Times· 17 hours agoYou, dear Reader, may relate to my situation — have you ever needed to persuade a friend, a...
‘I have spent at least a part of my day writing since the age of seven’: Anita Desai
Scroll· 1 day agoIf someone were to ask me to list my five all-time favourite writers, Anita Desai would make the list on any given day. Reading Desai’s fiction many years after they were published is a strange ...
George Orwell’s Time in Burma: How His Experiences Shaped '1984' and 'Animal Farm'
Times Now· 3 days agoGeorge Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair, is one of the most influential writers of the 20th century....
The continuing relevance of Franz Kafka, 100 years after his death
Indian Express· 3 days agoThe outcome was ‘Kafkaesque’, a nightmarish world of labyrinthine bureaucracy, full of forms,...
Best Ruskin Bond Books in India for the Childish Reader in You (2024)
The Economic Times· 5 days agoCelebrated for their simplicity, poignant storytelling, and depiction of rural life in India, the...
The Angels and Demons Within Us - Times of India
The Times of India· 6 days agoOn March 4, 1861, the 16th President of United States, Abraham Lincoln, took the oath of office and made his inaugural address to his country, over which...