Time Out London
In time for London Mela, Eklavya Gupte writes on new Indian writing in Time Out London :
In the past decade, India has produced a clutch of distinctive new writers… These new writers are from diverse backgrounds and their work explores all the different realms of India. Many shun the themes of ‘oriental wisdom’, social critiques and rural life, basing their narratives in India’s vibrant cities and towns. Amitava Kumar is typical: a multi-faceted author, he has written non-fiction, fiction and poetry, and spends the rest of his time teaching English at Vassar College in the US. His recent book, ‘Home Products’, tells the tales of small town India slugging it out in the urban landscape. Kumar is equally at home writing about a village in Bihar or a jazz club in Brooklyn.
[‘Home Products’ is a] complex tale of two cousins whose fate is intertwined as their lives unfold in the urban sprawl.
Also featured: Vikram Chandra’s Sacred Games, Sujit Saraf’s The Peacock Throne, Altaf Tyrewala’s No God in Sight, and Raj Kamal Jha’s Fireproof.
(Thanks to Rich Simpson whose nice note this morning made this little bit of self-promotion possible.)
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Hey Professor sahib, where do I buy your book Home products? My search at amazon turned up home cleaning products.
Thanks
Nuzhat
Comment by nuzhat aziz — May 27, 2008 @ 11:37 pm
Knowing that you teach English, I looked at my comment again for grammer and cringed. So please let me rephrase it.
Where can I buy your book Home Products? Or will it be “from where can I buy your book, Home Products?”.
cheers
nuzhat
Comment by nuzhat aziz — May 27, 2008 @ 11:41 pm
you can get the book from Bahri Sons Delhi
http://www.booksatbahri.com/faq/index.asp
Comment by Administrator — May 28, 2008 @ 9:02 am