‘Long, long ago there was a kingdom called the Golden Valley, nestling amidst evergreen forests.’ Manoj Das’s book opens in the manner the best fairy tales do–by evoking an idyllic sylvan world where ‘everyone lives happily’. However, he says, even in Golden Valley,..
‘History tells us what people do. Historical fiction helps us imagine how they felt.’ Jean M Auel
Queen of Earth is a gender bending narrative of a spunky queen, appropriate to our times.
Kalinga of the seventh century is a vast land ruled by two adversaries, the Somavamsha and the Bhaumakaras.
The fate of a young princess caught in their crossfire is expertly depicted by Devika Rangachari in Queen of Earth.
Sisters at New Dawn by Varsha Seshan is a coming-of-age story of two sisters, Padma and Kannagi Shankar. Most of the action of the story takes place at New Dawn, a high school that is committed to fostering values of ‘honesty, integrity, justice’ in the students enrolled there.
A cardboard box appears on the beach, a wet wriggling cardboard box. What does it contain?
Woof! Adventures by the Sea narrates the life of Mumbai’s homeless dogs on the beach. A new puppy is discovered and helped by the pack of resident dogs and large-hearted humans, given a name and a sense of belonging.
Some of South Asian literature’s most lauded works belong to the fascinating category of Sci-fi/Dystopian Fiction. It already existed even before its so-called definitions came to the forefront. Resurgence and increasing acclaim of western sci-fi fiction.
