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On the turning away
VOICES Unveiling love and life Nothing overly sentimental about this girl's life.
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The philosophic duellistsCamus and Sartre were two different men who travelled briefly together, only to fight bitter battles later. Yet they left us richer, says KEKI N. DARUWALLA.
ENDPAPER Blast from Blaft Independent publishing house Blaft continues to surprise with its publishing list.
FEMINIST TALES Voices from the kitchen Death and food entwine constantly in this collection of nine stories ranging from the macabre to the hilarious. SHORT FICTION Of human bondage Rahul Mehta's Quarantine is much more than ‘gay fiction'. It is about the fragility of human relationships… Rethinking Nehru Was Nehru just a woolly-headed philosopher? Or, indeed, a realpolitik player? TRANSLATION Weaving the personal and the political A gripping novel about the freedom struggle which holds no punches.. ECONOMICS Market conversations Discovering alternative civilisations, unravelling the story of money… FICTION To the heart of a horror Beatrice and Virgil is about yet another Western journey into the heart of darkness. Tale of two cities A feat of the imagination that draws the reader into living a life that is both real and invented…. Lighting up the shadows Glimpses of the loves, struggles and longings of the marginalised. NOVEL Vapid fare The Red Book fails dismally with its exotic stereotypes of India and its unlikeable characters… TRANSLATION Evocative mirror The riches of Oriya history and literature are re-captured in A Time Elsewhere, making it a complement to the original, says HIMANSU MOHAPATRA VERSE Bold new voices An issue on Indian poetry attempts to redress the shortfall of Indian poetry anthologies in the U.S. ANUPAMA RAJU Last lines A farewell to two poets who will both write no more, for different reasons. NOVEL Few redeeming factors While the plot doesn't really hold attention, the sights and sounds of former Madras make the book readable. NARRATIVES Edited experiences A series of letters between a father and daughter that's more a confessional than a novel. FICTION Bitter-sweet fare Malathi Ramachandran's debut keeps the reader riveted. ESSAYS Existential dilemmas Ravikumar's approach to human issues, as seen in his writing, befits his many-sided personality. NOVELLA Tragi-comic story Kalpish Ratna offer a glimpse of the harsh reality of life as we know it today. FROM THE BLURB 
For politeness' sakeThis is neither a book about manners, nor a book about etiquette. It is a book about rudeness. Lynne Truss, author of the bestselling Eats, Shoots & Leaves and champion of correct punctuation, returns to fight for the cause of politeness. ... |
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