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Author Archives: Thebookreviewindia

All The King’s Horses

Volume I No. 4 - OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1976By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 27, 2017Leave a comment

Sub-titled Decline and Fall of the British Empire, this book, by an ex-officer of the Royal Air Force who was an equerry of King George VI.

De-Colonizing Postcolonial Theory

Volume XXXVII No. 8 - AUGUST 2013By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 26, 2017Leave a comment

Have postcolonial theory and subaltern studies in their attempt to point towards difference, consciously or unconsciously, reproduced colonial ideology and an Orientalist description of the subaltern and her politics in India?

Tribute to Hammarskjold

Volume I No. 4 - OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1976By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 26, 2017Leave a comment

Dag Hammarskjold and the Congo Crisis are both fascinating subjects, joined together by the United Nations connection.

Legacy of Mao

Volume I No. 4 - OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1976By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 26, 2017Leave a comment

The authors of this book, Wilfred Burchett, an Australian, and Rewi Alley, a New Zealander, are no strangers to China.

In Defence of the Liberal Vision

Volume XXXVII No. 9 - SEPTEMBER 2013By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 26, 2017Leave a comment

This volume is a collection of fifteen essays on a bewildering array of themes, which range from a gossipy piece on factional feuds at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library to a profound reflection on the state of universities in India.

Of Women, Animals Sans Men

Volume XXXVII No. 8 - AUGUST 2013By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 26, 2017Leave a comment

Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog is an extremely witty, humorous and enjoyable book. It makes for very good reading and is the perfect companion during a flight—will bring smiles and laughter to an otherwise boring flight or enjoy its cheerful funny snippets while lapping up the waves on a waterfront by the beach.

Murders in a Bedroom

Volume XXXVII No. 8 - AUGUST 2013By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 26, 2017Leave a comment

Vinod Joseph writes well, with a crisp, clear, no nonsense style. He writes with a bravado, typical of the new generation of young writers, who don’t need publicity to feel that they can succeed.

Untangling Human Complexities

Volume XXXVII No. 8 - AUGUST 2013By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 26, 2017Leave a comment

After reading a few young home-grown Indian English authors, switching to Joginder Paul’s short fictions in their English translation by Usha Nagpal and Kirti Ramchandran was like a breath of fresh air.

Between Communist Giants

Volume I No. 4 - OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1976By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 26, 2017Leave a comment

International developments have been unfolding with such rapidity in the second half of the present century that any attempt to survey them is in danger of being outdated between the time of its writing and its presentation to the reader.

The Incense Stick Has Burnt Down

Volume XXXVII No. 8 - AUGUST 2013By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 26, 2017Leave a comment

A Tale of Things Timeless is a tale of a life lived in pain and perishing. It does not begin from the beginning but from the end in an act of artful retrieval of a life lost in the process of living.

That Man Woman Partnership

Volume XXXVII No. 8 - AUGUST 2013By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 26, 2017Leave a comment

A Grief to Bury: Memories of Love, Work and Loss is a series of conversations with twelve Indian women who reflect upon the internal dynamics of their long enduring relationship with their spouses. They also share their individual coping strategies at the traumatic loss of their loved one, either suddenly or after a prolonged illness.

Not All Revolutions Will Be Televised

Volume XXXVII No. 8 - AUGUST 2013By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 26, 2017Leave a comment

All journalists carry many notebooks, either literally or in their heads. That is because what they manage to bring out through their channels, whether print or television, is just the tip of the iceberg of the story.

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