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Mirror, mantraThe canonisation of writers like Rushdie and Naipaul in the West enables it to think of itself as radical without really being inconvenienced. The real Other remains outside its gaze…
IN CONVERSATION 
Exile as a choiceSentimentality and nostalgia have ruined the rich possibilities afforded by the ‘migrant’ novel, feels Neel Mukherjee, recipient of the 2008 Vodafone Crossword Book Award for his novel Past Continuous. Excerpts from an email interview… ADITYA SUDARSHAN
BOOKWATCH 
Into a private worldIn the times of Love and Longing: Amrita and Imroz, translated by Arvinder, edited by Uma Trilok, Full Circle, Rs. 295.In the days of instant messaging and breathless communication over social networking sites, this collection of ... SHORT STORIES Chiaroscuro of insights Luminous stories that question the validity of status quo. ENDPAPER A fine press for Chennai In Tara Books, a book is not just another book; it is a work of art.
NOVELLA Power of the story Unconventional in format and subject, The Storyteller’s Tale is a celebration of tales. Elusive selves A stereotypical tale of Westerners ‘finding’ themselves in India. REVELATIONS Religion of the heart Sufism, often considered exotic and esoteric, belongs to ordinary people of faith. WOMEN'S VOICES The inaccessible laid bare Poems, stories and biographies rich in imagery and lyrics reveal trends in regional literature. SECOND THOUGHTS Midnight musings There are times when words cannot quite capture the eloquence of silence that underlies companionship. NON-FICTION Brave passage There’s more to Pakistan than meets the mind of the not-too-well-informed reader. TRANSLATION Wages of freedom A literary and social milestone that needs a place in the thinking connoisseur’s library. FICTION Misplaced enthusiasm A book that works more as an ebullient attack on New Literary Criticism, and not as a novel. |
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