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Of Lords, aunts and pigs
Renewing one's acquaintance with Wodehouse is not unlike the timely pick-me-up administered by Jeeves to Bertie on the morning after the...
Jun 2, 20125 min read
Storyteller sublime
Eli Amir's novels examine issues of identity and the true meaning of exile. It is the best hour of the day in Jerusalem. The...
May 5, 20124 min read
Of Writers and writers
While some have all the time in the world to just put pen to paper, there are some authors who work all day and write at night. Judging...
Mar 3, 20125 min read
To savour and swirl
50 Great Short Stories, edited by Milton Crane is a remarkable collection with a huge variety of settings, subjects and styles but...
Dec 3, 20114 min read
Poetry on a perfect pitch
It was by accident that Sir Neville Cardus started writing on cricket. He ended up becoming its most stylish chronicler and it's a...
Sep 3, 20115 min read
On official duty
Mr Krishnan was a senior officer of the government. Everything about him testified to this fact. He was neat and tidy. He was meticulous...
Sep 1, 201110 min read
The Chatterley hat trick
Three books that give you the complete story behind D.H. Lawrence's notorious Lady Chatterley's Lover. Not the most felicitous of...
Aug 6, 20114 min read
No Way Home | Outlook India
The tumultuous events of 1984 can, and certainly will, provide an emotionally-charged setting for many a novel. But the traumatic...
Aug 5, 20102 min read
Wizard called Oz
R amat Aviv is a leafy suburb of Tel Aviv, the understated terrain of the intellectuals, lawyers and professors, politicians and...
Dec 6, 20094 min read
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