Sunday, October 28, 2007

Life Stories

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A lightly edited version of a review that appeared in today's Hindustan Times . LAST EVENINGS ON EARTH Roberto Bolano One of the charac...
Monday, October 22, 2007

Song Sung Blue

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This appeared in the September-October issue of Biblio . THE ASSASSIN'S SONG M.G. Vassanji In his much-debated 1961 essay 'Writing ...
Friday, October 19, 2007

Long Division

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This appeared in the latest issue of TimeOut Mumbai . DIVISADERO Michael Ondaatje At one point in Michael Ondaatje’s lyrical but frustratin...
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Monday, October 15, 2007

No So Fine A Specimen

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Apologies for the absence. Work apart, have been busy completing reviews of Michael Ondaatje's Divisadero , Orhan Pamuk's Other Co...
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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