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, April 20, 2014

Best Served Cold

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Today's Sunday Guardian column . One of the more commented-on aspects of Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby was the decision to ne...
Sunday, March 30, 2014

Now, A Reading App That Does Away With Reading

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Today's Sunday Guardian column . There’s been much chatter of late about a new app that promises to increase reading speeds . C...
Saturday, March 22, 2014

In An Antique Land

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This review appeared in today's The Indian Express At one point in Kamila Shamsie’s new novel, A God in Every Stone , a character...
Sunday, March 9, 2014

Tolstoy Reports From Crimea

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My Sunday Guardian column . Over one-and-a-half centuries ago, a young Russian aristocrat racked with gambling debts enlisted in the ar...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

"One Of The Few English Novels For Grown-Ups"

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This appeared in the latest issue of the Sunday Guardian -- although, by mistake, under a different byline.  When I first read George ...
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Sunday, February 9, 2014

One Of Marquez's Heirs

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Today's Sunday Guardian column . To the world, Gabriel Garcia Marquez still remains Latin America’s best-known writer, One Hundred ...
Sunday, February 2, 2014

This Land Is Our Land

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This appeared in today's Sunday Guardian . The members of a dysfunctional family come together to celebrate an event. Old bonds ar...
Sunday, January 26, 2014

Reading's Serious Pleasure

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Today's Sunday Guardian column . Now that Jaipur's "largest free literary festival on earth” has come to a close, it’s ti...
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Sunday, January 12, 2014

To Be Read In Bed

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A slightly condensed version of this appeared in today's Sunday Guardian . I spent most of last weekend in a horizontal position, so...
Sunday, December 29, 2013

My Favourite Unread Books Of The Year

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This appeared in today's Sunday Guardian . What a year it's been for not reading. From translated novels to Indian debuts to Am...
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