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Sunday, February 05, 2006
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Call for introspectionThere are ways and ways of raising questions and getting replies and Manji's method is "loud" and meant to provoke. The Trouble with Islam Today, Irshad Manji, Vintage Canada, published in India by ImprintOne, 2005, p.258, Rs. 295.
IN CONVERSATION Crossing boundaries Fiction is about journeys of imagination into the lives of others, says Beverley Naidoo. Literary Odyssey Sivasankari on the Knit India project and the manner in which it will deepen our understanding of the country. Excerpts from an interview...
CLASSICS REVISITED Continuing charisma In Collected Plays, Anton Chekhov, Penguin Classics, first translated by Elisaveta Fen, 1954. Other editions are also available. Saints on their hooks The dictionary charts Shakespeare's oscillations between Catholic, Protestant, sacred and secular discourses. Shakespeare's Religious Language: A Dictionary, R. Chris Hassel, JR., Continuum, p.456, £150. 0 8264 5890 4 DIFFERENT REGISTERS Issues that echo across time and space THERE are some authors you remember only for certain works of theirs, for, those works are linked to certain phases of your life in a unique way. I remember, for instance, sitting one afternoon, in the Tamil section of the National Library in ... ENDPAPER 
SnarkingTHERE isn't a better place to write about the practice of book reviewing than the Literary Review. And there couldn't be a more interesting book and book reviewer to review than Hatchet Jobs and Dale Peck. This little book of six ... WORDSPEAK Reflections of a language-wala IN a recent report on the clout of Bangalore (soon to be Bengaluru) in the techie-nerd-BPO world, the Times of India's U.K. correspondent talked about the fear and respect that the city's "IT-wallahs" on the make cause in the hearts ... First Impressions The Girl, Sonia Faleiro, Viking, Rs.250. First Impressions Ramu, Henry Scholberg, Promilla & Co. Publishers, Rs. 395. First Impressions Servant Master Mistress, Boman Desai, Indiaink, Rs. 395.
TRAVEL WRITING 
Different journeys and destinationsOther Routes opens a world of alternative traditions to European travel writing. Other Routes: 1500 Years of African and Asian Travel Writing, edited by Tabish Khair, Martin Leer, Justin D. Edwards and Hanna Ziadeh, Signal Boo ks, 2006, p.421, £14.99. ORAL TRADITIONS 
Legend and historyThe book under review deals with an enduring legend about Talakad, near Mysore... The Curse of Talakad: (Re)situating and (Re)contextualizing a Legend in History, Sashi Sivaramakrishna, Rupa & Co, 2005, price not stated. CULTURAL POLITICS 
America unpluggedDavid Barsamian deserves credit for exposing the kind of culture that is emerging in the West as a result of the "war against terror". Speaking of Empire and Resistance: Conversations with Tariq Ali, Tariq Ali and David Barsamian, T he New Press, 2005, p.234, £8.99. TRANSLATION 
Wide canvasThe novel reflects Premchand's belief in the strength of literature to grapple with social and economic evils. Karmbhumi, Premchand, translated by Lalit Srivastava, OUP, p.358, Rs. 395. FICTION Battles at home Vachani weaves diverse strands together to form a fairly engrossing story. HomeSpun, Nilita Vachani, Penguin, Rs.295. CHILDREN'S LITERATURE Fable for our times John Boyne, author of a book that looks at the Holocaust from a child's perspective, says there is no subject that is `inappropriate' for children. POETRY 
Capturing life in all its huesThere is a variety of poems that delight, move, or make you re-think... Looking In, Looking Out, Shanta Acharya, Headland Publications with the financial assistance of Arts Council, England, £7.50. Masala immortality Kardamom Kisses will cure you of any reservations about the merits of straightforward writing. Kardamom Kisses, Shinie Antony, Rupa and Co., 2005, price not stated. NON-FICTION 
Dose of sunshineThis handy book is an ideal ready reckoner for anyone interested in the romance and the simplicity of wines. Wine wisdom: Buying and Drinking Wine in India, Magandeep Singh, Penguin Books, p.234, Rs. 250. VISUAL ARTS Graphic graffiti The Policeman comes alive through lines that sing and surge. The Policeman: A Paper Tiger Book. A Wordless Play in Thirteen Scenes, Arun Kolatkar, Pras Prakashan, 2005, p.70, Rs. 495. 
From the blurb...`IN 1951, filmmaker Guru Dutt ... met the talented playback singer Geeta Roy. A few days later, when he wrote her a first letter, it marked the beginning of a correspondence that spanned a 13-year-long relationship... There is often a divide ...
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