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We should compile all these names and publish it on the website as a ready reference .
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Posted on: 26-04-06 11:04:04
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Originally posted by my2cents
As an aside I liked VS Naipauls " India - A million mutinies now" But his later books were not as interesting.
my2cents:
I tried and tried but i couldnt get into this book for some reason.
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~ Morning rain
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Originally posted by morning_rain
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Originally posted by my2cents
As an aside I liked VS Naipauls " India - A million mutinies now" But his later books were not as interesting.
my2cents:
I tried and tried but i couldnt get into this book for some reason.
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Neither could i. But the idea of compiling a list of the books seems to be a good idea...and we could keep adding to it as we read and add what we think of the book aswell.
Hey, howcome no one is mentioning Harry Potter ??
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Originally posted by morning_rain
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Originally posted by my2cents
As an aside I liked VS Naipauls " India - A million mutinies now" But his later books were not as interesting.
my2cents:
I tried and tried but i couldnt get into this book for some reason.
MR
It has been almost 7 or 8 yrs since I read it but what I recall was I liked the characters Naipaul interviewed to get a flavour for different sections of Indian society. Some of the stories were poignant. I guess part of it may be that it satisfied my voyeuristic instincts to delve into other peoples lives and see what makes them tick.
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Posted on: 26-04-06 11:39:56
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Originally posted by Loser
We should compile all these names and publish it on the website as a ready reference .
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Great idea Loser.
Another fantastic book I read a long time ago was A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth. Don't be put off by the size of this book as it's HUGE! But the story was superb - I learnt a lot about what India went through during the post-independence, post-partition decade of the 1950's. It's not all about ploitics though, there are elements of various love stories throughout.
Vikram wrote the book over a period of 10 years! Hence the length of it I guess. Well worth the read though.
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http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/post/misc/authors.html
A list of well-known authors from Pakistan and the Indian Subcontinent. The main site has many useful links
http://www.chillibreeze.com/articles/TOPTENINDIANWRITERSINENGLISHTODAY.asp
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You know you are a desi when ........ You spew forth the virtues of India, but don't want to live there...............You've never had a tanning salon membership
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Originally posted by Loser
We should compile all these names and publish it on the website as a ready reference .
Moderators/Webmaster please note.
My "super-swamped" streak continues into this week. But this is a good idea for sure, I'll compile a list and from this post and make a sticky when I find time.
OTOH, if someone has time and can volunteer to compile a list and PM it to me...I'll create a sticky and keep editing to update the list anytime a new book gets mention. If you can find the time to do this, it would be great if you could send me the data in the following columns...
Title / Author / Recommended by (CD member alias)
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