Rumaan Alam’s novel Leave the World Behind is a captivating and thought-provoking exploration of the human condition in the face of impending crisis.
Leave the World Behind
Featured Literature Press – Letter to Future by eShan uncovers the Layers and Grandiose Contours of Existence with its Boundless Philosophical Prowess
Featured Literature Press – Letter to Future by eShan uncovers the Layers and Grandiose Contours of Existence with its Boundless Philosophical Prowess.
This Strange Eventful History
Claire Messud’s novel This Strange Eventful History is a captivating exploration of three generations of the Cassar family, spanning seven decades and continents.
Devri by Prateek Shrivastav – Stirs a Sense of Belongingness of the Bygone Era
Devri is a perfectly crafted literature masterpiece. From all points of view, this is indeed a great effort by the debut writer to deliver stories with charm and gullible credibility. Each story has a platform to stage characters, to rise the tempo of climax, and brining the ultimate message for the audience. Simple writing makes it a lovely book to savour for lifetime.
‘The Writers Don’t Write for Their Peers…’ Six unique voices surface with The Asian Prize for Fiction’s Shortlist…
From the longlist, these six books have emerged as distinguished works, securing their place on The Shortlist for The Asian Prize for Fiction 2023. They are now awaiting the highly anticipated super shortlist- The Trio, which will be revealed in November 2024.
Finding Penrose: A Decades-Long Promise Brought to Life
It was a promise made over forty years ago that has now blossomed into a captivating true story poised to captivate audiences worldwide. Author Paula Sheridan’s lifelong commitment to honouring the legacy of Penrose Matsile has resulted in the upcoming release of “Finding Penrose”
Amaranthine by Anupam Patra – Searchingly introspective, suffused with a strange calm, the poems are both poignant and profound
Amaranthine by Anupam Patra – Searchingly introspective, suffused with a strange calm, the poems are both poignant and profound.
V V Ganeshananthan wins Women’s Prize for Fiction
VV Ganeshananthan’s Brotherless Night has won Women’s Prize for fiction 2024. Sarted in 1995, the $30,000 worth Women’s prize for fiction, currently in its 29th year, claims to be the most significant […]
The faces behind the masterpieces: The Asian Prize for Fiction 2023 – Longlisted Authors
Global literature is nowadays a crazy Darwinian pool, with new talents emerging with wings, old talents sharpening their talons and genes of genres mixing and blurring the lines! The Asian Prize for […]
Commonwealth Regional Prize Winner Saras Manikkam chairs The Asian Prize for Short Story 2024
The Asian Prize for Short Story is an International Prize curated by The Asian Prizes, a subsidiary of The Asian Group of Literature. ‘We had submissions from all over the world, from […]
SARVEPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN’S THE HINDU VIEW OF LIFE: A STUDY OF CULTURAL TOUCHSTONES
The teachings of Hinduism as Laxmiprasad explores include an understanding of the human life and the personal virtues of a practicing Hindu. He concludes that the Hindu religion is a pathfinder in searching for the right meaning of life. The philosophers and the thinkers that Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan has quoted are a testament of true scholarship with a quotable quote from the book “Service of one’s fellows is a religious obligation”.
A Journey through the Complexities of the Middle East… ‘Quill of the Dove’ by Ian Thomas Shaw.
‘Quill of the Dove’ by Ian Thomas Shaw is a narrative tapestry where the central subplot of the Middle Eastern political situation is interwoven with historical background and individual stories. Shaw, through his perceptiveness and great narrative skills, leads the reader through the roller-coaster that characterises the Middle East and a meaningful enquiry into the region.
My Life, My Text…
When someone commits harakiri, he tears his stomach open with a dagger. A trusted man should stand by, to swiftly cut off the head in a single stroke. This is done as soon as he has made the initial incision. Mishima’s military coup failed miserably, and he proceeded to rip open his stomach.
Unraveling the Threads of Memory: A Review of Zhang Yueran’s ‘Cocoon’
The characters in Zhang Yueran are a forceful commentary on the issues of memory and history. Indeed, the story portrays that comprehending history is not an easy mission; it demands the process of uncovering the layers of stories…
‘Beneath Divided Skies deals with the lives of the migrants.’ Natasha Sharma
Beneath Divided Skies deals with the lives of the migrants, concentrating on the women and chronicling their journeys–painful and inspiring–as they were. The Rescue and Restoration Act was repealed in 1957, and for almost a decade, the people who carried out the act brought back hostages, at times unwilling ones, across the borders.
Tell Me, Just Tell Me…
How many four leafed clovers do you need, to overcome a life full of misfortune? How many books do you have to read,before you gain the confidence of an average fool?
Whale Fall
Elizabeth O’Connor’s debut novel, “Whale Fall,” begins on an isolated Welsh island teetering on the edge of change. Set in September 1938, the community’s fishermen have begun, encountering the Royal Navy at sea, a sign of the looming global conflict.
The Diary of a Good Neighbor
“The Diary of a Good Neighbor,” which appears in Doris Lessing’s The Diaries of Jane Somers, explores the important subjects of aging and how the elderly are treated.
Brotherless Night is the book I wanted to read, so I wrote it. VV Ganeshananthan
They say you should write the book you want to read. I wrote Brotherless Night because I wanted to read a book set in Jaffna during this time period—one focused on civilian lives, particularly those of Tamil women, students, teachers, and political dissidents.
BOOKAROO Children’s Literature Festival comes to Sri Lanka
Bookaroo is India’s first and biggest Children’s Literature Festival. The festival continues its attempts to spread the joy of books and reading in its 17th port of call in what will be the45th edition of the festival in its 16th year.
The Asian Review 