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Book review: The Wildings by Nilanjana Roy

This is the briefest of takes –raves, rather — than a review. Just finished reading one of the most charming books that have come my way this year. Nilanjana Roy’s The Wildings. It’s a fable, there’s a moral or two in there somewhere and it’s very polished prose but ultimately, its the irresistible charm that…

Book review: The Hundred Names of Darkness by Nilanjana Roy

Survival strategies The Hundred Names of Darkness, writer Nilanjana Roy’s second book in the cat series, makes a pitch for animals and humans to live peacefully together. Any sequel to a critically acclaimed novel comes with its own baggage, but Nilanjana Roy manages to manoeuvre her way through the inevitable obstacle path of expectations, to…

Feature: The Nilanjana Roy Interview

Journalist, book reviewer and author Nilanjana Roy’s `The Wildings` goes with sure tread into animal territory, telling us the story of Mara and a brood of felines, cheels, crows, wild pigs; a whole caboodle of creatures, each one more interesting than the other. It’s the old tale of Good versus Evil but told…