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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