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The Anger of Saintly Men by Anubha Yadav
Jagged Edges of Masculinity Anubha Yadav’s debut novel is a play of stereotypes and tags that constitute male upbringing, entitlement and survival in India. It’s..
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The girl and the ghost by Hanna Alkaf
Hanna Alkaf is a writer from Malaysia where the legend of the pelesit originated—in Malay myth, a pelesit is a shape shifting spirit usually under..
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Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
Sayaka Murata’s Earthlings (2020), translated into English by Ginny Tapley Takemori, is a slim yet eerie novel about a young woman who feels peripheral to..
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The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
Nothing distinguishes a human being from other creatures (including other humans themselves) like memory. Each of us are unique in our experiences and their associated..
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The Machine is Learning by Tanuj Solanki
The title of Tanuj Solanki’s book, The Machine is Learning suggests that this could be a book about a dystopian world commandeered by machines. It..
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Extinctions By Josephine Wilson
With Extinctions, Tin House Books has published an exceptional novel, smart in so many ways. Josephine Wilson’s writing is superb, the plot refreshingly original, characters..
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His Father’s Disease by Aruni Kashyap
The central focus in Aruni Kashyap’s collection of short stories titled, His Father’s Disease, revolves around issues like violence against women, parental problems, the subtle..
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Side Effects of Living: A Book Review
Side effects of Living: An Anthology of Voices on Mental Health (Edited by Jhilmil Breckenridge and Namarita Kathait)Publisher: Speaking Tiger I grew up in a..
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The Sensational Life and Death of Qandeel Baloch — Book Review
Sameen Borker reviews The Sensational Life & Death of Qandeel Baloch, by Sanam Maher.
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The Best Asian Short Stories 2017
Fehmida Zakeer reviews Kitaab’s first anthology of The Best Asian Short Stories.
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Stairs to the Sundial
(Poetry Collection ‘Available Light’ by CP Surendran – A Review) With ‘Available Light’, CP Surendran unleashes on us, verses set to the eternal ticks..
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Leonardo Da Vinci: The New Biography
Suhail Rasheed shares his experience of reading Leonardo Da Vinci’s new biography by Walter Isaacson