Book: 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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Book Review, Short Story CollectionAnon by Bhavani Iyer Book: Anon Author: Bhavani Iyer Publication: Fingerprint Publishing Pages: 312 Price: Click the link Synopsis of Today\’s Discussion: Author Introduction Anon by Bhavani Iyer Storyline Literature and Critical Analysis The smell of books Urbish and Debottam Best quotes Alvina\’s Verdict Author Introduction: Bhavani Iyer is a screenwriter who has screened Bollywood
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Book ReviewUtopia by Sir Thomas More, (1478–1535) Type of Work: Humanistic treatise Author: Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) Time: Reign of Henry VII of England Locale: Antwerp, England, Utopia First published: 1516 Principal characters: Thomas More: He is the author of this book. He is a writer, lawyer, philosopher, politician, and catholic saint. Peter Giles: He
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Book Review, English LiteratureBook: 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 CollectionTottle’s Miscellany by Richard Tottle English poetry burst into sudden glory in the late 1570s. A decisive shift in taste and culture was visible from then. It was a period of slow increasing confidence in the literary sky along with the progress in the educational arena and the growth of substantial English leadership
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Book ReviewBook: What We Know About Her Author: Krupa Ge Publication: Context Pages: 204 Price: Click the link Author Introduction: Krupa Ge: A writer from Madras. What We Know About Her (2021) is her debut novel. Her non-fiction work Rivers Remember (2019). She got various literary praises for her creative acumen. What We Know About Her:
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Book ReviewBook: Three Women Author: Lisa Taddeo Publication: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster Pages: 320 Price: Click the link Author Introduction: Lisa Taddeo is an American writer. She is the two-time recipient of the Pushcart Prize, for her short story collection \”42 (2017)\”, Her works are translated into many languages- German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese,
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Book Review, Psychologiacl NovelBook: Whereabouts (Dove Mitrovo) Author: Jhumpa Lahiri Publication: Knopf Pages: 176 Price: Click the link The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Book Review Author Introduction Jhumpa Lahiri Nilanjana Sudeshna alias Jhumpa Lahiri is an American author of versatile faculty. She has received numerous awards: the Pulitzer Prize, the Hemingway
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