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Chitra Banerjee

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Chitra Banerjee is one of my favorite writers, particularly the sensitive portrayal of women in her novels wins me over. A few of my favorite quotes: “A dream is a telegram from the hidden world,” Queen of Dreams “The dream is...
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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dost...

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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is the third classic I have read in last few weeks, closely following 1984 and The Great Gatsby. And, perhaps, classics are like old wines, they taste even better when aged. For now, I am smitten...
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F. Scott Fitzgerald

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F. Scott Fitzgerald – a unique name with an equally unparalleled style of writing. He is one of the first writers, who left an indelible imprint during the eventful infancy of American literature, bubbling with the cherished...
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s ‘Crime and Punishment’ once again reaffirmed my belief in the superb creative abilities of Russian writers. While War and Peace was a summary on politics and society, Crime and Punishment abounds in...
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzge...

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of the few books that I decided to pick up just to get a taste of classic American Literature of a bygone era. My expectations were minimal and contrary to my usual careful dictum of...
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Rajeev Ranjan

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Rajeev Ranjan, a Delhi University alumnus, a worthy member of Indian Coast Guard debuted as a writer in 2011, with “A Splash of Love”. In his first book itself, I found a few pearls of wisdom, shining bright in his unusual love...
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Pearls of Wisdom

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While reading books, I often come across a beautiful line, a twisted thought, a potent universal truth- a rare Pearl of Wisdom, so to say, that shines among the written words and has the capacity to influence my attitude towards...
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Paulo Coelho

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Paulo Coelho was born in Brazil in 1947 and reborn as a writer in 1982. Presently, he is one of the most famous spiritual writer, and his own life, ebbing between introversion and protests against leading a restricted traditional life, has...
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