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Book review: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

IN COLD BLOOD by Truman Capote. Penguin Modern Classics. My Book Club`s choice for the month had me re-read `In Cold Blood,` this tour de force account of a gruesome set of murders committed in 1959, in Holcomb, agrarian Kansas. The facts, for those who wouldn`t know, are as follows. Two drifters, Smith and Hancock,…

Book review: Hymns in Blood by Nanak Singh

Trauma besides the Soan Nanak Singh, widely regarded as the father of the Punjabi novel, needs no introduction to those familiar with Punjabi literature. The Sahitya Akademi winner had little formal education but went on to create a prodigious oeuvre of 59 works spanning novels, short stories, plays, poems, essays and translations; one of his…

A quick look at some good books

A quick look at some good books Another excellent read, THE DIG/Keeladi and the Politics of India`s Past by Sowmiya Ashok. Hachette India.The author takes up the topic of Keeladi`s archaeological finds since its discovery in 2014, juxtaposes it against Harappan/IVC finds, mixes in a good dose of humour, and delivers info that informs, and…

Feature: Attacking Atticus

Attacking Atticus: What happens when characters overshadow their creators Intermixed with the excitement about Harper Lee’s new book, To Set A Watchman, which is actually an old book since the manuscript dates back to 1957, is widespread dismay that the man who shone with a clear sense of purpose and fair play in To…