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, May 17, 2009

Stodgy Fare

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This appeared in today's The Sunday Express IN THE KITCHEN Monica Ali Considering that there’s a mysterious death on the ve...
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Monday, April 20, 2009

Afternoon Raag

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This appeared in yesterday's The Sunday Express. THE IMMORTALS Amit Chaudhuri In an essay from his recent collection, Clearing a Spac...
Monday, April 6, 2009

Shadow Play

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This is from the latest Tehelka BURNT SHADOWS Kamila Shamsie There have been novels about the atomic bombs dropped over Japan ( ...
Thursday, March 12, 2009

Guilty As Charged

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"Poignant". "Compelling". "Nuanced". "Unflinching". These expressions and more are what you'll f...
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Friday, March 6, 2009

O Tempora O Mores

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From an e-mail I just received, retaining the formatting and grammar: Oxford Bookstore invites you to celebrate World Womens Day by offering...
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Saturday, February 28, 2009

Chemical Brothers

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This is from the latest issue of Tehelka . SOLO Rana Dasgupta In Jorge Luis Borges’s story, ‘Funes the Memorius’, a 19-year old finds hims...
Friday, February 27, 2009

Replaying The Great Game

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This is from the January-February issue of Biblio . THE WASTED VIGI L Nadeem Aslam In a recent analysis for The New York Times...
Sunday, February 22, 2009

Scalpel, Please

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This is from today's Hindustan Times . CUTTING FOR STONE Abraham Verghese Abraham Verghese is, of course, known for the sensitive, res...
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Lacking Enchantment

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This is from today's DNA . THE WIDOWS OF EASTWICK John Updike Given that he wrote over 20 novels, it’s striking that most of the well-...
Sunday, February 15, 2009

Rooms Of Wonder

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This appeared in today's The Sunday Express IN OTHER ROOMS, OTHER WONDERS Daniyal Mueenuddin Writing about Henry Green’s Lo...
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