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Category: Books

  • The Eloquent Prose of Yasunari Kawabata

    The Eloquent Prose of Yasunari Kawabata

    Kawabata does not spend pages in detailed descriptions. Rather, he captures the essence in few sentences with such eloquence that it can only be compared with a haiku.


  • The Name of the Rose

    The Name of the Rose

    Unlike The Da Vinci Code, The Name of the Rose does not provide easy solutions to any of the mysteries.


  • Two Lives by Vikram Seth

    Two Lives is a difficult book. It is difficult to read and it is even more difficult to write about it. When psychopaths gain enormous power and a black cheque to do anything, the consequences are horrendous.