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Book Reviews

Theatre of the Everyday

Jai Arjun Singh

S Hareesh’s short stories highlight his ability to work in the epic and mundane mode at the same time

Adam
S Hareesh | Translated by Jayasree Kalathil
1946: Last War of Independence: Royal Indian Navy Mutiny /
1946: Last War of Independence: Royal Indian Navy Mutiny
Pramod Kapoor
Naval Mutiny and the War on Memory

On the anniversary of the naval mutiny, remembering how Utpal Dutt’s 1965 play memorialising the event had landed him in jail

Princestan: How Nehru, Patel and Mountbatten made India /
Princestan: How Nehru, Patel and Mountbatten made India
Sandeep Bamzai
The Making of India

Sandeep Bamzai provides a balanced perspective of Jawaharlal Nehru’s role in envisaging a united and unified India

Himanta Biswa Sarma: From Boy Wonder to CM /
Himanta Biswa Sarma: From Boy Wonder to CM
Ajit Datta
Salad Days of a Natural Leader

Himanta Biswa Sarma's political acumen was evident quite early in his life and career

Qabar  /
Qabar
KR Meera | Translated by Nisha Susan
KR Meera: The Verdict

KR Meera’s novella weaves magic realism through religious and gender strife

The Anomaly /
The Anomaly
Hervé Le Tellier | Translated into English by Adriana Hunter
Meeting Our Doppelgängers with Hervé Le Tellier

‘The Anomaly’ and the possibilities of the novel

Harsh Times /
Harsh Times
Mario Vargas Llosa | Translated by Adrian Nathan West
The Haunting of History

Mario Vargas Llosa’s new novel, set in 1950s Guatemala, is a warning for our times

In an Ideal World /
In an Ideal World
Kunal Basu’
Kunal Basu: Our Brave New Worlds

Kunal Basu’s latest novel explores the conflict between different versions of India

Identity’s Last Secret /
Identity’s Last Secret
Makarand R Paranjape
A Plea for Love

When a poet’s fixation meets with indifference

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