The Swedish Author Steig Larsson wrote three crime novels, before he unexpectedly died in 2004. After his death, those novels were translated in English by Reg Keeland under the names of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’, ‘The Girl who Played with Fire’ and ‘The Girl who kicked the Hornets’ […]
The name ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ was intriguing enough to draw me towards this book and as I anticipated, the novel is a murder mystery written with a penchant by Late Steig Larsson, a Swedish author. The main characters of novel are Michael Blomkvist-an Investigative Journalist and Lisbeth […]
Last week, I finally got to read Difficult Daughters by Manju Kapur. Though, it is her first novel, I ended up reading it only after her later and less popular works like Home and Married Woman. However, after reading Difficult Daughters, I am a bit surprised as to why the […]
I was a bit apprehensive when I picked up ‘Immortals of Meluha’ by Amish, as the name sounded too unfamiliar. But a quick reading of the blurb on the back cover of the book was enough to attract me. This novel is the first in Shiva Trilogy written by a […]
‘The City of Djinns’ by William Dalrymple is a book that my brother insisted, I must read if I want to understand Delhi and its rich heritage. However, I thought it to be a travel book, which may attract the first time tourists, but would not appeal to a seasoned […]
Fasting Feasting was my first encounter with Anita Desai’s writing. The book jolted me emotionally. I became an ardent fan of hers and religiously devoured Clear Light of Day and ‘Baumgartner’s Bombay‘. I like her style of writing in lyrical, fluid language, fusing imageries and dreams to create an impressive […]
Emma by Jane Austen is a novel set in Highbury, the country side of England, adjacent to London. The main protagonist of the novel is Emma Woodhouse, a rich, handsome and clever girl, who happens to have too much free time, with nothing significant to do. Emma, with her fertile […]
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown was written in 2000 and adapted into a movie in 2009 starring Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon. I had seen the movie and believed that ‘Angels and Demons’ was written after ‘Da Vinci Code‘ as a sequel but only after reading Angels and Demons, […]
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