Anita Nair\’s Cut-Like Wound Book: Cut Like Wound Author: Anita Nair Publication: Harpercollins Pages: 368 Price: Click the link Anita Nair, author Introduction: She is an Indian English writer. Her most famous novels are: A Better Man (1999) Mistress (2005, this novel by her was later adapted into a play Nine Faces of Being) (2005) […]
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Book Review, Macabre ThrillerBook: Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer Author: Cyrus Mistry Publication: Aleph Book Company Setting: Pre-Independent Bombay, 1942 Pages: 248 Price: Click the link Author Introduction: Cyrus Mistry\’s Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer is a beautifully knitted sad tale of a corpse bearer…Phiroze Elchidana Cyrus Mistry, brother of Rohinton Mistry (born in 1952) was an Indian
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Book Review, Classic Novels, Love Story, Social IssuesThe Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma Book: The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Author: Robin Sharma Publication: Jaico Publication Pages:198 Price: Click the link below Synopsis of today’s discussion: Author Introduction The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma Book Structure Massive Heart Attack and the Change of Attitude Julian, the
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Book Review, Motivational Books, Social IssuesThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins Book: The Woman in White Author: Wilkie Collins Publication: RHUS Pages: 800 Price: Click the link below Synopsis of today’s discussion Author Introduction Opening of The Woman in White The storyline of The Woman in White Plot and Structure of The Woman in White Different Narrative Voices of
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Book Review, Mystery, Psychologiacl NovelWhen the River Sleeps by Easterine Kire Book: When the River Sleeps Author: Easterine Kire Publication: Zubaan Books Pages:264 Price: Click the link below Detailed Summary of When the River Sleeps – Chapter I https://zubaanbooks.com/shop/when-the-river-sleeps/ Synopsis of Today’s Discussion: Author Introduction The Plot-line of When the River Sleeps Alvina’s Verdict Author Introduction: Easterine Kire, currently
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Book Review, Social IssuesBook: Siddhartha (1922) Author: Hermann Hesse Publication: RHUS Pages: 160 Price: Click the link Synopsis of Today’s Discussion: Author Introduction Book Parts Goutama Buddha and Siddhartha Govinda vs Siddhartha two ways of life Vasudeva, the wise boatman Most significant Last Chapter: Govinda Alvina’s Verdict Author Introduction: Hermann Karl Hesse (1877-1962) was a popular and famous
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Book Review, Historical Fiction, Motivational BooksBook: A Man Author: Keiichiro Hirano Translator: Eli K.P. William Publication: Amazon Crossing Pages: 302 Price: Click the link below Author Introduction: A Man by Keiichiro Hirano is a psychological thriller where multilayered identities get entangled through the interplay of different personalities. Before budging into the novel let\’s have a look at the author’s
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Book ReviewBook: The Road Less Traveled Author: M. Scott Peck Publication: Simon & Schuster Pages: 320 Price: Click the link Today I am going to talk about the seminal work of M. Scott Peck: The Road Less Traveled. Before joining the conference table let\’s have a look at the carte du jour. Synopsis of today\’s Discussion:
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Book Review, Motivational BooksBook: Native Son Author: Richard Nathaniel Wright Publication: Vintage Classics Pages: 480 Price: Click the link below Synopsys of today’s Discussion: Author Introduction Introduction to the Text Narrative Techniques Major Characters Critical Discussion Blindness as a recurrent motif Alvina\’s Verdict Author: An American novelist, short story writer, and poet Richard Nathaniel Wright\’s novels are mostly
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Book Review, Social IssuesBook: Written in Tears Author: Arupa Patangia Kalita Publication: Harper Perennial India Pages: 228 Price: Click the link Author Introduction: Arupa Patangia Kalita was born in 1956 in Assam. Her books have been translated into various languages like English, Hindi, and Bengali. Her works centre around the political & social lives of the lower &
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