She looked at him, frozen. Everything stopped. There was only this moment when his hand slid down her neck, shoulders, chest, gently and tenderly followed her contours, wrapped her waist and pulled her close. Her body flared under the movement of his hand. She felt his lips, their butterfly touch.
Forget the glitzy award ceremonies and hefty checks; forget the question, “So what’s the point of another literary price?”. You will know that things are about to get very real in literary-spear when the Asian Prize for Fiction announce its short listees for the Asian Prize 2023 edition, carving a unique path in the global literary landscape.
“Blindsighted” is a masterclass in suspense. Slaughter expertly builds tension with each passing chapter, leading the reader down a labyrinth of twists and turns. Just when you think you’ve unravelled the truth, Slaughter throws another curveball, keeping you guessing until the very last page.
It was in the heart of winter, in 2020. I was writing an essay for my German language class, in which I had to describe my home country, when the words slipped out of me: ewiger Sommer meiner Heimat. Eternal Summer of My Homeland reflects not only the context in which I was writing the book, but also the themes interwoven in the work.
Arefa Tehsin is the author of several fiction and non-fiction books, both for children and adults, and contributes columns, features and travel articles to various publications like The Indian Express, The Hindu, Deccan Herald, Outlook Money and TerraGreen.
The novel’s impact extends beyond its pages. Koontz’s exploration of fear, survival, and the human psyche prompts readers to confront their own fears and contemplate the intensity with which they approach life. The visceral nature of the storytelling leaves a lasting impression, lingering in the reader’s mind long after the final page is turned.
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Eighteen-year-old Nathaniel Carpio has been having chicken inasal with his best friend Elena Dizon at their favourite sidewalk grillery for four years now, but when Lena whips out a silly ‘six-peso coin’ to comfort him on a bad day, Nat realizes that he’s fallen in love with her. Eager to spend the rest of his life with Lena,
“Dennis Mombauer lives in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he works as Director: Research & Knowledge Management at SLYCAN Trust, a non-profit think tank focused on climate change. He is also a writer […]
Smriti Ravindra is a Nepali-Indian writer. Her fiction and journalism have been published globally, including in the US, India, and Nepal. She currently resides in Mumbai, India. The Woman Who Climbed Trees is her first novel and is the latest addition to internationally published Nepali diasporic literature through which she goes on a psychological journey in search of “the place”.
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