THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE Vladimir Nabokov may be known for Lolita, but Ankit Srivastava believes the writer’s Pale Fire is a better piece: a rare masterpiece that satiates the literary palate and also greases the intellectual gears.
THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE In his review of Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, Ankit Srivastava professes his admiration for how Flaubert has dealt with a seemingly boring subject of life in rural France with excellence – and most importantly, without judgment on the protagonist’s attempts to make her dreary life more interesting.
THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE “The book attempts to recreate a modern day renaissance of Hafiz, Kabir, Rumi, Lalla, Mirabai and Tagore at least in intent,” says Vinita Agrawal, in a review of ‘The Poetry of Yoga’, a collection of the works of 150 poets from over 16 countries. Read on.
THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE Ashok K. Banker’s ‘The Forest of Stories’ is a must-read, suggests Vibha Sharma. Banker not just narrates the stories; rather, he adorns them beautifully with drama and action while keeping it simple and contemporary for the new generation, she says.
THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE Anupama Krishnakumar writes on her world of books and all things bookish that find a place around her. If you are book crazy, then here’s something you are sure to relate to!
What’s a story without happy beginnings and happy endings? A lot, argues Vani Viswanathan, using Japanese author Haruki Murakami as an example.
The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews is a book that unravels how man agonises over everything, looking for a solution outside him, when ironically the solution lies within. It’s a book that has to be read, stresses Priya Gopal.
‘A Free Man’ by Aman Sethi is narrated exceptionally well and combines good journalistic writing with a moving story of an unknown man and his life. That is its winning point, making it a worthy read, says Anupama Krishnakumar.
A recent, sudden revelation on judging creativity inspired this article. Fine, we all have different tastes on what’s good and what’s bad, but how right are we in putting down someone’s work just because it doesn’t fit into our definitions of brilliance and creativity? After all, pop fiction is read by a massive number of people too – in fact, it is read more than what the ‘elitists’ would consider good literature. And so began an internal debate… one that ended on a diplomatic note that is typical of the author!