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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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  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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The Shadow Lines by Amitabh Ghosh

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Book: The Shadow Lines Author: Amitabh Ghosh Publication: Penguin India Pages: 288 Price: Click the link Author: Born in 1956, Calcutta, Amitav Ghosh’s novels never detached themselves from their search for national identity. As he moved with his family to different places due to his father’s job as a diplomat, his novels capture all the

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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

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Book: A Little Life Author: Hanya Yanagihara Publication: Doubleday Pages: 736 Price: Click the link     Introduction: American novelist, editor, travel writer Hanya Yanagihara\’s A Little Life (2015) is a modern-day classic tale of despair and brooding sadness. Yes…it is also a telltale story of relationships…male relationships…complicated and intricately cordial. Summary of the novel:

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Falling in Love, Ruskin Bond

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Book:  Falling in Love Again, ( Stories of Love and Romance) Author: Ruskin Bond Publication: Rupa publication India 2013 Pages: 197 Price: Click the link  \”Falling in Love Again\” is a perfect love story collection by our most adorable and honourable author Ruskin Bond. I grab the book. First of all, he is Ruskin Bond,

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The Dark Room, R.K.Narayan

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Book: The Dark Room   Author: R.K.Narayan Publication: Indian Thought Pub. Pages: 162 Price: Click the Link   Author: R.K. Narayan (1906-2001), born in Madras, is one of the most prolific Indian writers whose name is well known for his extraordinary competency in drawing the simple legends of everyday Indian life. Introduction: His novel, The

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