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Book review: The Golden Legend by Nadeem Aslam

The master story-teller is back, weaving the usual magic with his words, writing a familiar yet brand-new tale of love in the times of bigotry and xenophobia.“ I wake up every day approaching life’s problems through fiction,“ says Nadeem Aslam.  Which explains the prose that soars even as it touches upon, examines, parses all the conflict life…

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Books: Very Very Brief Takes

A quick look at some good books Sarnath Banerjee`s latest graphic novel ABSOLUTE JAFAR  (HarperCollins books).In which the reader is drawn into the tale of the artist/author`s alter ego Brighu, his circle of friends, his quietly content life in Delhi, his falling in love with Pakistani Mahruk  and trying to forge a life together which…

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