Blurb: One of the greatest raconteurs of the 20th century, Saadat Hasan Manto declares that he was forced to write when his wife routinely demanded that he put bread on the table for the family. He doesn’t attribute any genius to his skills as a writer and convinces his readers that the stories flowed even as he […]
Tag: Translation
Blurb: In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Haruki Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he’d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a dozen critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has […]
It has been a long time since I have written a review here. That is not to say I haven’t reviewed anything. I have read and given my opinion on many books, articles etc. but just not in public. My overall impression is that The Reader by Bernhard Schlink is a ‘quiet’ book. No melodrama, […]
Sindhu S: Freelance Writer/Editor/Storyteller 