Khauf Ka Saudagar (Hindi)Ibn E Safi2009Harper Collins pp. 132 Khauf ka Saudagar (Literally translated as Trader of Fear) is a 2009 thriller book by Ibn E Safi. It is a concise book both in terms of the story as well as the size of the paperback. It dawned on my why I used to often…
Ibnebatuti (Hindi) Divya Prakash Dubey 2020 Hind Yugm pp. 160 Ibnebatuti is a story of revolving around a mother son relationship. Like all of Dubey’s writings, this is contemporary, it is new age, and it is very refreshing. I picked up this book with a lot of expectations and it did not disappoint. The subtle…
Yaad Shehar (Vol 1) (Hindi) Neelesh Misra 2013 Westland pp. 250 I picked up this book purely out of fascination for the author or rather his voice. I used to love listening to him narrating stories. It was quite natural for me to have high expectations from his writing. The book introduces him as a…
Tumhare Baare Mein (Hindi) Manav Kaul 2018 Hind Yugm pp. 208 Tumhaare Baare Mein is an unconventional piece of work. I have read Kaul’s work earlier, but this one is written differently. It is a collection of memories, thoughts, fiction, non- fiction … anything that evokes emotions. The writing is lucid. You can pick up…
Har Kahaani Kuch Kehti Hai (Hindi) Avdhesh Joshi 2020 Notion Press pp. 122 The book is a collection of short stories that revolve around young adult concerns of love, career and friendship. The stories are set in tier two and tier three settings of India. The language is simple and suits the characters that form…
Musafir Dil Srinath Chaudhary 2020 Big Foot publication pp. 309 It took me a month to get back to books and a week to write the review. It is quite disconcerting ! There is more work than there is time to read and the first two months of 2020 have been very disappointing with reference…
Ek Chithda Sukh Nirmal Verma 2017 (first published 1979) Vani Prakashan pp. 242 The book title, loosely translated as a patchwork of pleasure, is an exploration of pleasure, happiness and contentment. The life of each of the characters presents a struggle for finding meaning, purpose, and peace. These are ordinary people with not so ordinary…
Ishq Mein Shahar Hona Ravish Kumar 2015 Rajkamal Prakashan pp. 90 Ishq mein shahar hona is a collection of short stories based on romance but also talking about politics and urban life. I picked up the book only because of Ravish Kumar’s reputation and with a sense of bewilderment that someone who I had only…
Khwab ke Gaon Mein (Hindi) Javed Akhtar, Arvind Mandloi 2017 Manjul pp. 84 I picked up this book in hope of reading some light poetry by Akhtar. Although classified as poetry, there are sections in this book that are more or less snippets of his thoughts. The introductiony m Mandloi is quite engaging but the…
October Junction Divya Prakash Dubey 2019 Hind Yugm pp. 150 I want to begin by writing that I pre-ordered this book. This should be a clear indication of how high my expectations are from Dubey and his writing. This is his latest work and I think I have managed to read all of his writing…
