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Sunday, September 02, 2007
Online edition of India's National Newspaper Sunday, September 02, 2007 |
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LOOKING BACK Witness to history Naguib Mahfouz inscribed Cairo, its spaces and its lives in the hearts of his readers.
HISTORICAL FICTION Inner ferment K.R. Usha stitches fact and fiction together with delicate, strong seams.
IN CONVERSATION Secular vision David Davidar on his second book, Solitude of the Emperors, and how he juggles two hats.
POETRY Essentiality of form Norman MacCaig’s ideological view was that poetry should ‘examine the emotional and intellectual meaning of any event and any word.’
CLASSICS REVISITED Nazim Hikmat: The poet of Turkey BOOK WATCH Punch-packed BOOK WATCH Pilgrim's jottings BOOK WATCH Random notes First impressions SECOND THOUGHTS Memories in the mist Vignettes from the journals of two foreigners who travelled through Punjab in the early 19th century. WORDSPEAK Of military ranks ENDPAPER Buy books on the Net Several fabulous book search engines help you get hold of used, out-of-print, rare and first editions.
FICTION Round and round Coming as it does without hype, My revolutions is thought provoking. FICTION Heart of darkness This novel is a severe indictment of the lunacy of war in Afghanistan. SHORT FICTION Stories from two realms While the stories of the surreal are clichéd, the realistic ones have an earthy appeal. FICTION Rich canvas Evocative and lucid, the novel is let down by its weighty concerns. Relationships and equations Set amidst a world of swirling numbers, Gifted describes the immigrant dilemma. No emotions or insight McEwan tries to follow in the footsteps of D.H. Lawrence but succeeds only partially. TRANSLATION Transcending territoriality A simply structured multi-layered narrative. A story worth reading The tragedy and triumph of the human spirit in general, and the dream of independence in particular, are still relevant. The upside of ageing A wry look at what most women don’t want to look at. LITERATURE Creator and critic Radicalism of the past has created a vibrant literature of social commitment. FICTION Tragic drama Set against the Biafran war of independence, the book evokes horror and empathy. |
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