Book Review: \”Next Door\” by Jahnavi Barua Buy the book Jahnavi Barua\’s debut collection of short stories, \”Next Door,\” offers a poignant and nuanced exploration of life in Assam, India. Published in 2008, this critically acclaimed work introduces readers to a talented new voice in Indian literature. The collection comprises 11 stories set against the […]
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Book Review, Short Story CollectionAn Angel in Disguise a short story by T.S. Arthur It is an amazing story that stirs every nook of one\’s heart and keeps one absorbed in the meandering alleys of sombre contemplation. The story celebrates love, pure blessed unconditional love. The story evokes several emotions like pity, love, sorrow, empathy, sympathy, sweetness, and gratitude…all
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Short Story CollectionNandini C. Sen\’s The Second Wife and Other Stories Book Review Nandini C. Sen\’s The Second Wife and Other Stories is a short story collection that comprises 11 stories with a motley of characters and variegated themes, providing a wide scope for tweaking your imagination and interest. The first story \”The Sapphire Ring\” is set
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Short Story CollectionDance to My Tunes by Tanvi Sinha Book Title: Dance to My Tunes Author: Tanvi Sinha Genre: A collection of Short Stories Publisher: Cyscoprime Publishers Length: 221 pages To Buy: Click the Link Below Kindle Unlimited Free: Introduction: “Women have been fooled by fairy tales and Bollywood for a very long time. It is
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Book Review, Short Story Collection, 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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Book Review, Short Story CollectionBook: Laburnum for My Head Author: Temsula Ao Publication: Penguin India Pages: 120 Price: Click the link Introduction: Dr. Temsula Ao (1945-), Nagaland\’s most eminent contemporary folklorist, academic and author was born in Jorhat, Assam, British India. She is a poet as well as a short story writer. She collected Naga folklores and gave them
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Book Review, Short Story CollectionBook: Arranged Marriage Author: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Publication: RHUK Pages: 320 Price: Click the Link Author Introduction: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, an Indian American author and poet, started her writing career with her lyric pen. But her unique potency unfurls in her fiction. Today’s topic, \”Arranged Marriage”,
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Book Review, Short Story CollectionBeautiful: In the Eye of the Beholder: 200 Stories and Poems by authors and poets worldwide (Steve Carr/Sweetycat Press) It is a wonderful collection of short stories and poems centred around the theme of beauty…ever-widening concept circulated beauty and gives birth to assorted colourful thoughts and conceptions. Every piece of literary creation is awesome in
Tell-tale Heart is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1843. It can be considered a classic example of Gothic fiction shaped by Poe’s unique individuality. Story-line: Following a unanimous Ist person narrator, we enter into the story. The narrator lives with an old man. He had no enmity with
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Book Review, Short Story CollectionMaster of the Modern Short Stories: Anton Chekhov Anton Chekhov: Anton Chekhov, (1860-1904) was a Russian playwright as well as a short story writer. In his writing style, he is always unique and distinct with his profound competency in dealing with human behaviour an d psychology as well as nature…vast panoramic, wonderful Russian landscape.
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