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Bhavani Iyer is a screenwriter for many Hindi films and television shows, so when I received this book, I knew I would not be disappointed. Anon is her debut work published earlier this year. The storyline is based in Calcutta of 1960s-70s where Jazz clubs are still lively. The storyline revolves around two personalities, who are different by a vast amount of surroundings between them yet, they found each other become friends. One is a son of a wealthy landowner and another is born into a fisherman’s family. One is a genius vagabond, another is an ambitious dreamer. However, both of them share a common passion. They both are aspiring writers and have their own share of struggles. Their friendship […]
BOOK REVIEW: Anon by Bhavani Iyer Posted August 4, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 1 Comment Bhavani Iyer is a screenwriter for many Hindi films and television shows, so when I received this book, I knew I would not be disappointed. Anon is her debut work published earlier this year. T
BOOK REVIEW: The Aryabhata Clan by Sudipto Das Posted May 15, 2018 by @amanhimself in Books, Fiction / 1 Comment The delightedness of reading a book depends on very few factors. One of them is how the plot unfolds in front of the reader and his mind. Afterall, every story has some of it. Without a s
BOOK REVIEW: On the Road to Tarascon by Arnab Nandy Posted April 5, 2018 by @amanhimself in Books, Fiction / 0 Comments Arnab Nandy latest book published on the new year day of this year is fascinating. Not only because it is released on January the first but story that revolves around by shifting t
BOOK REVIEW: The Legend of Kuldhara by Malathi Ramachandran Posted April 3, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Fiction / 0 Comments This is a historical novel set in Rajasthan in village name Kuldhara, near Jaisalmer. It was abandoned and cursed nearly two hundred years ago and now what re
BOOK REVIEW: The Assassinations by Vikram Kapur Posted February 13, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 1 Comment The Assassinations, A Novel of 1984 written by Vikram Kapur is a historical fiction that deeply covers the riots that took place after a former Prime Minister of India was assa
BOOK REVIEW: Gandhi, Ambedkar and the Four Legged Scorpion Posted May 5, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments Published: October, 2016 Pages: 185 Not very often do I come across a contemporary written piece that discuss an important aspect of Indian history. Gandhi, Ambedkar and
REVIEW: Maus – My Father Bleeds History Posted December 25, 2016 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Graphic Novels / 0 Comments I picked this book on a friend’s recommendation and I must say, while reading it, I could not put it down. Maus is a two part series graphic novel written by American
BOOK REVIEW: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Posted April 22, 2014 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 0 Comments “Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel is a kind of book that gets better, the more you think about it.” I have always been fascinated by the life of Henry the VIII, and adding, reading through the pers
THE LOWLAND BY JHUMPA LAHIRI: A BOOK REVIEW Posted February 11, 2014 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 0 Comments After reading The Lowland in two days, not for the reason the book is easy to read. But for Jhumpa Lahiri is a natural-born storyteller. She indeed is. In this book, she introduces two
BOOK REVIEW: HITLER’S DAUGHTER Posted November 5, 2013 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 0 Comments HITLER’S DAUGHTER By Jackie French Hitler’s Daughter is an impressive book. The title of the book is in itself is a wonder and a seed of curiosity. Short length, one day read I would call (though du