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Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami

Book: Sputnik Sweetheart Author: Haruki Murakami Translator: Philip Gabriel Publisher: RHUK Pages: 229 Price: Click the link Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami Author Introduction: Haruki Murakami, (born in 1949) is a best-selling Japanese writer. He is a novelist, short story writer, essayist whose works are translated into 50 languages. He received many awards and applauds. […]

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Book Review, Psychologiacl Novel

The Eighth Girl by Maxine Mei-Fung Chun

The Eighth Girl by Maxine Mei-Fung Chun Book: The Eighth Girl Author: Maxine Mei-Fung Chun Publisher: William Morrow Pages: 480 Price: Click the link   Introduction: It is a brilliant debut novel by Mei-Fung Chun, a Psychoanalytic and clinical supervisor. She studied comprehensively trauma, sexuality, clinical dissociation of women. Here in this novel, she explores

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Book Review, Psychologiacl Novel

Current Show by Perumal Murugan

Book: Current Show ( 2004) Author: Perumal Murugan Publication: Penguin Random House India Pages: 200 Price: Click the link   “Money is money, however, you get hold of it. Same value everywhere, for everyone.” Author Introduction: Perumal Murugan is a contemporary Tamil author. His works mostly focus on the lives of the distressed, disadvantaged, castrated

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Book Review, Social Issues

Cinderella’s Not-So-Ugly Stepsister by Lee Hayton

Book: Cinderella’s Not-So-Ugly Stepsister Author: Lee Hayton Publication: Gimmer Fairy Tales Pages: 112 Price: Click the link   \”My tale to you has been littered with shattered and battered corpses of everyone I\’ve ever loved.\” Sometimes I like to go through some romance-fictions that will give my brain a bit of relaxation and my heart

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Book Review, Macabre Thriller

Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe, Summary and Character Analysis

Book: Things Fall Apart Author: Chinua Achebe Publication: Penguin Uk Pages: 176 Price: Click the link below Author:  Chinua Achebe (1930-2013) was an African, more particularly a Nigerian writer. He was an illustrious name in the history of African literature as well as world literature. Though he showed the same dexterity in writing short stories,

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Book Review, Classic Novels

As a Man Thinketh by James Allen

Book Name: As a Man Thinketh Author: James Allen Publication: Cosimo Classics Pages: 84 Price: Click the link     Author Introduction: \”Mind is Master power that moulds and makes\” James Allen (1864-1912),  the great British philosopher, is considered the trailblazer of modern motivational and self-help books. This book, As a Man Thinketh (1903) by

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Book Review, Motivational Books

That Long Silence by Shashi Despande

Book: That Long Silence Author: Shashi Despande Publication: Penguin India Pages:204 Price: Click the link below   Introduction: \”To achieve anything, to become anything, you\’ve got to be hard and ruthless.\” Shashi Despande, (born in 1938, Karnataka) is an eminent contemporary Indian author. She won Sahitya Akademi Award for her novel That Long Silence. All

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