Sunday, January 1, 2012

15 Literary Predictions For 2012

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This appeared in today's DNA. The jury's out on whether the Mayan prophecy of the world ending in 2012 will come to pass. If we...
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Lost In The Middle Kingdom

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This appeared in yesterday's The Hindustan Times THE YELLOW EMPEROR'S CURE Kunal Basu Novels, like human beings, sag in the m...
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Thursday, December 29, 2011

2011's 11

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To summarise one’s favourite fiction of 2011 this late in the year is to write about books that have been written about many times alread...
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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Flabby Fantasy

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This appeared in today's The Indian Express . 1Q84 Haruki Murakami A female assassin wielding an ice-pick. Shadowy members of an u...

Lady Sings The Blues

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This appeared in last Sunday's DNA. OUR LADY OF ALICE BHATTI Mohammed Hanif Often, it’s an author’s signature tone of voice that’...
Saturday, November 12, 2011

In Search Of Love And Beauty

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This appeared in today's Mint Lounge A LOVESONG FOR INDIA Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Comparisons have often been drawn between ...
Sunday, October 30, 2011

Occupy Poetry

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All of the words in this poem are drawn, in chronological order, from the quotes in Lizzie Widdicombe's Talk of the Town piece  on the ...
Saturday, October 22, 2011

Lovers' Discourse

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This appeared in today's The Indian Express . THE MARRIAGE PLOT Jeffrey Eugenides One doesn’t expect the conventional from a write...