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, February 27, 2011

Call Diverted

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This appeared in the latest issue of Tehelka INDIA CALLING Anand Giridharadas You know a nation’s economic prowess is on the ascendan...
Sunday, February 20, 2011

Karachi Noir

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This appeared in today's DNA . INVITATION Shehryar Fazli Some say there are only a limited number of basic plots and subjects, an...
Saturday, February 19, 2011

Just So-so Story

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A lightly-edited version of this appeared in today's The Hindustan Times THE URBAN JUNGLE Samrat A classic 1920s postcard feature...
Monday, February 14, 2011

Spare, Disquieting Power

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This appeared in yesterday's edition of New Delhi's The Sunday Guardian NEMESIS Philip Roth As of now, India, Pakistan, Afgha...
Saturday, February 12, 2011

Novel Musings

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This appeared in today's Mint Lounge THE NAIVE AND THE SENTIMENTAL NOVELIST Orhan Pamuk Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina . Woolf’s To the ...
Sunday, January 30, 2011

Less Novel, More Social Document

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This appeared in today' s DNA . THE COLLABORATOR Mirza Waheed There are two ways to read Mirza Waheed’s The Collaborator . The fir...
Saturday, January 22, 2011

A Sterling Testimonial

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This appeared in today's T he Indian Express PEREIRA MAINTAINS Antonio Tabucchi It’s been said that a book’s style and its conten...
Friday, December 31, 2010

It's The Economy, Stupid: Musings On The Rise Of Asian Literary Prizes And Festivals

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This appeared in the latest edition of   The Caravan  Cherchez la femme goes the pulp fiction cliché: look for the woman, and you’ll dis...
Thursday, December 30, 2010

12 For 2010: My Books Of The Year

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I read more in 2010, but I didn’t read enough. Emma Donaghue’s Room , Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad and Howard Jacobson’s Th...
Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Bollywood Ending

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This appeared in the latest issue of TimeOut Mumbai LOST AND FOUND C.P. Surendran Alejandro Inarritu’s influential 2000 film, Amores ...
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