“The Red Pony” by John Steinbeck “A longing caressed him, and it was so sharp that he wanted to cry to get it out of his breast. He lay down in the green grass near the round tub at the brush line. He covered his eyes with his crossed arms and lay there a long […]
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Hamnet by Maggie O’ Farrell, Book Review “Every life has its kernel, its hub, its epicentre, from which everything flows out, to which everything returns.” Maggie O\’ Farrell\’s novel \”Hamnet\” is a captivating and emotional retelling of the story of William Shakespeare\’s son, Hamnet, and his death. The novel is set in 16th-century England
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Book Review, Classic NovelsSnow Country by Yasunari Kawabata https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Country Book: Snow Country Author: Yasunari Kawabata Publication: Vintage Pages: 192 Price: Click the link below Author Introduction: Born in 1899, Osaka Yasunari Kawabata was the first Japanese writer to receive the Nobel Prize in literature. He lost his parents when he was two. He is famous for his novels
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Book Review, Classic Novels, Love Story, Psychologiacl NovelThe Boy in Striped Pajamas by John Boyne Book: The Boy in Striped Pajamas Author: John Boyne Illustrated by: Oliver Jeffers Publication: John Boyne Setting: 1942 Berlin Pages: 256 Price: Click the link below Author Introduction: Born in 1937, John Boyne was an Irish novelist. He wrote many novels and short stories that keep a
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Book Review, Classic Novels, Historical Fiction, Political Novel, Social IssuesBook: 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 House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Book: The House on Mango Street Author: Sandra Cisneros. Publication: Vintage Pages: 144 Price: click the link Author Introduction: Sandra Cisneros ( born 1954 ) is a Mexican-American writer. She is best known for her debut novel, The House on Mango Street (1983) which we
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Autobiography, Book Review, Classic Novels, Social IssuesBook: Girls Burn Brighter Author: Shobha Rao Publication: Flatiron Books Pages: 320 Price: Click the link Author Introduction: Shobha Rao is an Indian-American novelist. Her debut novel is Girls Burn Brighter, (2018). Her other works include An Unrestored Woman, a short story collection. She confesses that she celebrates the ‘incredible courage’ of
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Book Review, Classic Novels, Social IssuesBook Name: Purple Hibiscus Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Publication: Fourth Estate Pages: 307 Price: Click the link Author Introduction: Born on 15th September 1977, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian writer whose works include novels, short stories and nonfiction. Adichie has written the novels Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a Yellow Sun (2006), and Americanah (2013), the short story collection The Thing Around Your Neck (2009), and
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Book Review, Classic Novels, Social IssuesBook: 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 NovelsBook: The Girl You Left Behind Author: Jojo Moyes Publication: Penguin Pages: 560 Price: Click the link below Introduction: Pauline Sara Jo Moyes alias Jojo Moyes is a journalist, romance novelist, and screenwriter. Her novels were translated into 28 languages. She has won the \”Romantic Novel of the Year Award\” twice. So it will
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