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The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama
I read Vikram Seth’s Suitable Boy over two years ago. Yet many of the characters, even lesser ones – like Mahesh Kapoor, remain vivid in my memory. I can almost see the man when I close my eyes … more →
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The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama
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mystic wanderer wrote 3 months ago: I read Vikram Seth’s Suitable Boy over two years ago. Yet many of the characters, even lesser … more →
Maximum City by Suketu Mehta
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mystic wanderer wrote 3 months ago: I would disagree with those that have classified Maximum City under “Description and Travel”. A typi … more →
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
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mystic wanderer wrote 1 year ago: To read an Amitav Ghosh novel is not merely to get a glimpse of the best of contemporary Indian writ … more →
Literary potshots
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mystic wanderer wrote 1 year ago: In Fury, a Salman Rushdie character (Prof. Solanka) flays Hemingway, calling him the “most eff … more →
From Heaven Lake by Vikram Seth
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mystic wanderer wrote 1 year ago: When Vikram Seth traveled through China almost twenty five years ago, the country was much less fash … more →
Adiga wins the Booker
mystic wanderer wrote 1 year ago: It is probably news no longer, but I am happy with the choice, though it might sound strange when I … more →
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
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mystic wanderer wrote 1 year ago: What becomes apparent soon into The White Tiger is its anger. This is the voice of the post liberal … more →
The Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh
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mystic wanderer wrote 1 year ago: In his essay on the anti Sikh riots of Delhi (The Ghosts of Mrs. Gandhi), this is what Amitav Ghosh … more →
Incendiary Circumstances by Amitav Ghosh
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mystic wanderer wrote 1 year ago: Incendiary Circumstances is a collection of seventeen essays, written over two decades, on the many … more →
An Equal Music by Vikram Seth
mystic wanderer wrote 1 year ago: Michael, a brilliant but temperamental violinist, finds that the love of his life happens to be livi … more →
Train To Pakistan by Khushwant Singh
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mystic wanderer wrote 1 year ago: After the prolix of Love in the Time of Cholera, Train to Pakistan was a refreshing change. Not mere … more →
The Leopard by Ruskin Bond
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mystic wanderer wrote 1 year ago: I am presently perusing a collection of short stories titled “Best Indian Short Stories – Volu … more →
The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
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mystic wanderer wrote 1 year ago: After plodding through the last few books, “The God of Small Things” was a refreshing change. It dre … more →
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
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mystic wanderer wrote 1 year ago: It is not a badly written book. But not one “that” well written to deserve an award, and … more →
The Impressionist by Hari Kunzru
mystic wanderer wrote 1 year ago: Hari Kunzru makes a fair impression with his debut novel, which begins in the early twentieth centur … more →
Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry
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mystic wanderer wrote 1 year ago: A tale of the pains of old age and disease, Family Matters is also a reflection on ties that bind us … more →
East West by Salman Rushdie
mystic wanderer wrote 2 years ago: East West is a short story collection. The nine tales are grouped in three, by the flavour of their … more →
Shame by Salman Rushdie
mystic wanderer wrote 2 years ago: Though the characters and events are cast in a fable like fashion, “Shame” is clearly a portrayal of … more →
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry: Of quotes, names and more
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mystic wanderer wrote 2 years ago: I wanted to follow up my earlier post with a few things I had in mind, but could not fit in, … more →
