Name of the Book: Geisha of GionAuthor: Mineko Iwasaki (with Rande Brown)No. of Pages: 334Year of Publication: 2002Publisher: Simon and Schuster About the Book:Geisha of Gion is an autobiography of “Japan’s foremost Geisha” as is described on the cover of the book. I am somewhat ashamed to admit, I had never heard of her before…
Name of the Book: HiroshimaAuthor: John HerseyNo. of Pages: 118Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Inc.Year of Publication: 1946Place of Publication: New York About the Book:As the name suggests, the book is based in Hiroshima and is a fictional account of the atomic bombing of the city. It describes, using narrative accounts of six survivors, the events…
Name of the Book: Band Gali ka Aakhiri Makaan (Hindi)Author: Dharamvir BharatiNo. of Pages: 116Year of Publication: 2013 (17th edition)Publisher: Bhartiya Gyanpith About the Book:The book is a collection of short stories written by noted playwright, poet and writer, Dharamvir Bharati, between the years 1955 and 1969.The stories are mostly located in rural and semi…
Name: Shikhandi and Other Tales They Don’t Tell YouAuthor: Devdutt PattanaikNo. of Pages: 179Publisher: Penguin/ Zubaan About the Book:The book is a collection of mythological stories about transsexuals/ transgender/ homosexual/ cross dressers and all who fall under the umbrella category of queer. The book begins with an introduction to what is queer and how it…
Name: Half GirlfriendAuthor: Chetan BhagatNo. of Pages: 260Year of Publication: 2014Publisher: RupaAbout the Book:The book is a love story of a small town boy who joins an elite college in Delhi. He falls in love with a girl from a rich family background. The story is his first person account of his efforts in ‘winning’…
Name: EcstasyAuthor: Sudhir KakarNo. of Pages: 251Year of Publication: 2001Publisher: Penguin About the Book:It is a book about that traces the journey of two mystics who are separated by several years, but connected through a common spiritual quest. Their experiences that lead them to initiation are the fulcrum of the book. Yet, there are several complex…
Name: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time Author: Mark HaddonNo. of Pages: 272Year of Publication: 2003Publisher: Random HouseAbout the Book:The book is a first person account of an adolescent, Christopher, who is writing a mystery novel. Christopher attends a special school. His exact diagnosis has not been specified but he is…
Name: Feluda Author: Satyajit RayNo. of Pages: 146Year of Publication: 2011Publisher: PenguinAbout the Book:The book is a collection of four interconnected short stories about Feluda and Topshe. Set in Bengal, the stories are in the voice of Topshe, a teenaged boy whose older cousin, Feluda, is an amateur detective. The stories are simple, without many intricate…
Name: A Book of Memory: Confessions and Reflections Author: Sudhir KakarNo. of Pages: 318Year of Publication: 2011Publisher: VikingAbout the Book:Kakar is as lucid as ever in this autobiographical writing. Not surprisingly, he has academised it as well. At the same time he has shared many vivid descriptions of his life or maybe, we should say, reconstructions…
Name: The Kite RunnerAuthor: Khaled HosseiniNo. of Pages: 318Year of Publication: 2004Publisher: Bloomsbury About the Book:The Kite Runner is Hosseini’s first novel. Set predominantly in Afghanistan, it is the story of a boy, Amir, from an affluent family in Afghanistan. His attempts at catching is father’s attention, his relationship(s) with his domestic help and friend,…
