IncestMarquis de Sade2013 (1st edition 2003)(originally published in 1800 as Eugenie de Franval as part of The Crimes of Love)Bloomsburyp. 107 Available at: Incest (Alma Classics) At once outrageous and fascinating, sacrilegious and deeply religious, the story of the Franval family is marked by events and ideas that take courage to even imagine. As the name…
Many Lives, Many MastersBrian Weiss1988New DelhiPiatkus (Hachette India)p. 218Many Lives, Many Masters, is supposedly a factual account of the events that unfolded through the interaction of author, psychiatrist Weiss and his patient, Catherine. While Weiss claims to have concealed the identities of his patients, he has shared the details of his sessions in which the…
Name of the Book: Whistling in the Dark (Twenty One Queer Interviews)Names of the Authors: R Raj Rao and Dibyajjyoti Sarma (Editors)Year of Publication: 2009No. of Pages: 264Publisher: Sage About the Book:The book is a collection of twenty one interviews of people from the LGBT community. Most of the people in it are from India…
Name: I am MalalaAuthor: Malala Yousafzai (with Christina Lamb)Publisher: Weidenfeld and NicholsonYear of Publication: 2013No. of Pages: 276 About the Book:I am Malala is the autobiographical account of Malala Yousafzai. Written in 2013, the book presents details of her life and her campaign for education that led upto her shooting by members of the Taliban…
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: 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: 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,…
Name: Broken RepublicAuthor: Arundhati RoyNo. of Pages: 182Publisher: Penguin BooksYear of Publication: 2013 About the Book:The book presents four essays by Roy. All the essays are based on the Naxal movement in red zones in central India. All four essays vividly describe the landscape, the life and struggles of people in the tribal belt. The…
Name of the Book: Man’s Search for MeaningName of the Author: Viktor FranklReading Time: 8-10 hours About the Book:The book is divided into three sections. The first, and the most elaborate sections describes Frankl’s experiences in the different concentration camps he is forced to live in. His experiences lead him to put forth a school…
