Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Anita Nair, Indian authors, Indian Fiction, Indian Novel, Indian Novels, Indian Writers, Indian Writing, Indian writing in English, Jaishree Misra, Kerala, Malayalis, Rohinton Mistry, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai on April 25, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Disappointing, was my thought as I turned the last page. Another Indian author that I had not tried for a long time despite several people urging me. The fact that she is related to Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai as stated by Wikipedia was certainly one reason to try this one out. May be this is not [...]
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Posted in Disappointing, tagged Anna K Chacko, Book review, Books, Chitra Divakaruni, Fiction, Hyderabad, Indian authors, Indian writing in English, Kerala, Malayalis, Mistress of Spices, Syrian Christians on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am thoroughly confused about this book, I searched the book for clues, I trawled the Internet and yet I am not sure - some say this book is a memoir, some say fictionalised autobiography and some others say it is a novel. And what exactly is a fictionalised autobiography? It can only be one of the two – fiction [...]
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Posted in Recommended, tagged Book review, Books, Indian authors, Indian Novel, Indian Writing, Kerala, Madhavan Kutty, Malayali Writers, Nairs on July 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I do regret missing out on the works of Thakazhi, O V Vijayan, M Mukundan, M T Vasudevan Nair and Vaikom Basheer in their original forms. I believe that at times the texture is lost in translations. However, Gita Krishnankutty who translated this book by Madhavan Kutty has done an excellent job. People who can understand Malayalam can comprehend the [...]
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Posted in Recommended, tagged Book review, Books, Christianity, Fort Kochi, George Thundiparampil, Indian authors, Indian Novel, Indian writing in English, Kaappiri, Kerala, Malayalis, Maya, Portugese in India, Writing on July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Of late I have been focusing on English Writers of Keralite origins and that was the only reason for me to pick up this book that I have never heard of – Maya by George Thundiparampil. “The turbulent past amid the clamour of contemporary Kerala” begins the back of book write up and also says it is [...]
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