Antiblurbs

You can buy them. You can borrow them. You can download them. But are all those books out there really worth your while? Herewith some brief assessments.

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Short Cuts

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From the non-fiction shelf... A WRITER'S PEOPLE V.S. Naipaul Words used to describe Naipaul's work in the jacket copy of this book:...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

The Discreet Charm Of The White Goatee

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Again, nothing to do with books; perhaps just the result of indigestion. This appeared in today's Hindustan Times . Opinion is divided ...
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Sunday, September 23, 2007

Son Of The Father Of History

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This appeared in today's Hindustan Times . TRAVELS WITH HERODOTUS Ryszard Kapuściński It was during an interview with Bill Buford in 1...
Thursday, September 20, 2007

Passages To India

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This appeared in the September 21 issue of TimeOut Mumbai . THE ELEPHANTA SUITE Paul Theroux In The Great Railway Bazaar , Paul Theroux re...
Monday, September 17, 2007

Animal Planet

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ANIMAL’S PEOPLE Indra Sinha Put A Clockwork Orange’s Alex, Midnight’s Children’s Saleem and The True History of the Kelly Gang’s Ned int...
Monday, September 10, 2007

The Boredom Of Readers

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THE SOLITUDE OF EMPERORS David Davidar This is a liberal polemic emphasising the need for watchfulness at a time when communal forces are s...
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Sunday, September 9, 2007

Not Enough Buzz

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This appeared, in a slightly edited form, in the September 7 issue of TimeOut Mumbai . MOSQUITO Roma Tearne “Life in this paradise, he fel...
Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Street Fighting Years

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MY REVOLUTIONS Hari Kunzru Hari Kunzru is like Vikram Seth in that each one of his novels is quite different from the other. His latest, My...

Shelf Life Over Second Life

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Not a review, but another idle meditation, the slightly edited version of which appeared in today's Hindustan Times . One of the prime ...
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Saturday, September 1, 2007

Meeting Great Expectations

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MISTER PIP Lloyd Jones The words “deceptively simple” are such a reviewing cliché; yet, they’re the ones that irresistibly come to mind whe...
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