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INTERFACE
IN FIRST PERSON Meeting Mr. Narayan In the year of R.K. Narayan's birth centenary, a Swedish writer recalls meeting a "reluctant guru".
ASIAN WRITING And the winner is ... The Man Asian Literary Prize, which is to be first awarded in 2007, will focus on new writing from Asian countries.
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FACE TO FACE An interview with Siddhartha Deb As the son of migrants from East Bengal, Siddhartha Deb has a different take on language, literature, politics and the points where they intersect. FACE TO FACE Words against weapons It is important to have rational debate on issues, feels Jostein Gaarder, the Norwegian novelist.
CLASSICS REVISITED Myths of failure 
First ImpressionsMITCH ALBOM has a way with stories. On the surface, they are simple ones that just about anybody can read and understand. But then that's what Albom's purpose in writing these books is. Remember Tuesday's with Morrie. Deceptively simple, ... SECOND THOUGHTS Monumental searches Pasternak or Greene, Fitzgerald or Poe ... as interesting in death as they were alive. WORDSPEAK Vandals and barbarians How did the names of certain tribes become pejorative terms?
Soaring free Fireproof is a tale about a real-life tragedy told with imagination and compassion. CRITICISM Shakespeare reloaded The essays in this volume are an attempt at liberating, not fossilising, Shakespeare. MEMOIRS Surviving liberation Torn from the Roots explores the double-sided power of destiny on the fate of women. FICTION Taut thriller Bougainvillea House creeps into and takes over a reader's mind. TRANSLATION Rooted in a rural milieu The translator's link to the local culture seemed to have helped her in preserving the original flavour of the stories. FICTION No journey of discovery A broth of identity crises, home truths and local colour but some bits float to the top. Lost moments Free of the fetters of plot and pace, the book drips, deeply and drearily, with symbolism. EXPERIENCE A ballad to the Himalayas Memoirs of life spent in a small village. CRIME Revenge in the snow An attempt to follow the police novel tradition featuring an entertaining and lively two-man act. AUTOBIOGRAPHY Learning to dance The book goes along very well, no bumps, no long pauses, no cynicism, and lots of fun, wacky people, and a great deal of inspiration. SHORT STORIES All for status quo Most of the stories do nothing to question standard `virtues' like chastity and purity. FICTION Dark comedy The shenanigans of the marriage mart. POETRY Time for fables and lessons An assertion of identity and rights. |
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