“Dumb Witness” by Agatha Christie is yet another novel featuring her Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The novel was first published in 1937. Book Title : Dumb Witness Author : Agatha Christie Publisher : William Morrow Paperbacks, Collins Crime Club, and others Purchase Links : Buy Dumb Witness from Flipkart.com How often does it happen that we write a letter and ... Read More »
The name Jane Austen has come to symbolise the romance, the wit and the conjugal happiness of the 18th Century England. The six stories written by her have proved to be evergreen. Generations past have enjoyed them and without a doubt generations to come will. At any point of time, there are going to be millions of ‘Austenites’ in this ... Read More »
“The Silver Castle” by Clive James is an attempt to describe life in Mumbai as seen by a foreigner. Set in and around the bollywood of ‘90s, the story certainly had potential. Book Title : The Silver Castle Author : Clive James Publisher : Random House (First U.S. Edition) Purchase Links : Buy The Silver Castle from Amazon.com Buy The ... Read More »
Though it is mainly the story of Gogol, as we went through in Part 1, ‘The Namesake” also vividly captures the journey of his parents through their lives. Ashoke, a brilliant young engineer, come to the land of dreams to make his contribution to the research work done by the best minds in the world. We trace him from a ... Read More »
Robert Ludlum started his career as an actor and theatrical producer and later became a best-selling author. His books had such a wide fan-following that even after his death in 2001, his name kept appearing on the titles of many best-sellers which were written by other writers. The name “Robert Ludlum” had become synonymous for the genre of crime thrillers. ... Read More »
What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; – William Shakespeare “The Namesake”, the critically acclaimed book by Jhumpa Lahiri, first published in 2004 by Harper Parennial, revolves around the eternal questions. The sense of belonging that is so important to a human being, where does it come from? Where ... Read More »
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