The Boy in Striped Pajamas by John Boyne, Book Review

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The 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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The Girl Who Ate Books By Nilanjana Roy Book Review

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The Girl Who Ate Books By Nilanjana Roy \”I\’m unable to explain why you want to eat books in the first place and why, having honed that appetite, you would grow past it into other pleasures.\” The novel The Girl Who Ate Books By Nilanjana Roy takes us down memory lane of the author\’s life,

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Anita Nair\’s Cut-Like Wound, Book Review

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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 : Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer by Cyrus Mistry

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Book: 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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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma Book Review

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The 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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The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins Book Review

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The 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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When the River Sleeps by Easterine Kire, Book Review

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When 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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  Siddhartha (1922) by Herman Hesse Book Review

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Book: 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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A Man by Keiichiro Hirano

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Book: 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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Arcadia (1580) by Philip Sidney, A Brief Critical Evaluation

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An Introduction to the Text: Arcadia (1580) by Philip Sidney is the first prose pastoral romance in English. It sets a style: “Arcadian”…many later writers imitated this style in their writings. Full title: The Countess of Pembroke\’s Arcadia 1577–  Mary (Sidney\’s younger sister) married Henry Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. They started living at Pembroke\’s Wiltshire

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