Name of the Book: The Dalai Lama’s CatName of the Author: David MichieNo. of Pages: 216Year of publication: 2012Publisher: Hay House India About the Book:The novel is a first person account of a cat who is adopted by His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. The narrative traces the journey of the cat, called the Snow Lion,…
Name of the Book: The Catcher in the RyeName of the Author: J D SalingerNo. of Pages: 277Year of Publication: 2010 (Republished edition, first published 1951)Publisher: Penguin About the Book:The book is a first person account of the chief protagonist, a young man named Holden Caulfield. Dropping out from an exclusive private school, Caulfield describes…
Name of the Book: The Metamorphosis (The Transformation)Author: Franz Kafka (Translated by Ian Johnston)No. of Pages: 96Publisher: Available in public domainYear of Publication: 1915 (original) 1999 (this translation) About the Book:The short story or novella, as it is often referred to, describes the events that unfold after a young salesman wakes up one morning to…
Name: Diary of a Wimpy Kid- Cabin FeverAuthor: Jeff KinneyNo. of Pages: 217Publisher: PuffinYear of Publication: 2012 About the Book:The book is a diary of Greg Heffley, a young, school going boy. His dairy is interspersed with rough drawings and sketches that add vivid detail to his life’s descriptions. The diary is written in just…
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: The Diary of a Young GirlAuthor: Anne FrankNo. of Pages: 344Publisher: AakarYear of Publication: 2009 (originally published in 1949) About the Book:This is going to be the shortest review that I have ever written. The Diary of a Young Girl is exactly what it says it is- a diary- of a…
Name: Complications: Notes from the Life of Young SurgeonName of the Author: Atul GawandeNo. of Pages: 240Publisher: PenguinYear of Publication: 2002 About the Book: The book is a non-fiction account of the experiences of a young surgeon in practice. Gawande shares his experiences and thoughts as a surgeon still developing expertise and perfection in his art….
Name of the Book: Pachas Baras ka Bekar Aadmi (Hindi)Author: Ravindra VermaNo. of Pages: 136Year of Publication: 2011 (2nd edition)Publisher: Bhartiya GyanpithAbout the Book:The book is a collection of forty short stories by Ravindra Verma. Excepting the last story, that shares its title with the book, all other stories are not more than three to…
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…
