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Books
Love, Sex Aur Maafi
In this 18th century erotic poem banned by the British, the courtesan Muddupalani gives us Radha, a feminist and sexual woman in rage over Krishna’s ‘betrayal’
Familiar Sorts
In her latest collection of stories, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala writes of people you feel you already know. In her assured hands, that may not be a bad thing
The Return of the Legal Thriller
After more than a decade of dull books, John Grisham strikes his original form again with a deeply satisfying read
Confessions of an Editor
Humour and honesty, Vinod Mehta knows, are a journalist’s biggest weapons. That’s why his memoirs work
Steve Jobs, the Enigma
This book offers multiple ways of looking at Apple’s charismatic creator. Of these, expect the appreciative to outlast the gossipy
Prize Reads
This year’s Booker winner and last year’s winner of the Prix Goncourt have arrived simultaneously at Indian bookstores. Here are some good reasons to pick one over the other
Where the Gods Come to Die
Byatt’s retelling of Ragnarok, with its references to environmental destruction and cyclical violence, reminds us that a great myth is always relevant
Experiments with the Novel
A mix of long fiction, travel writing, fictionalised autobiography and history, Rahul Bhattacharya fashions a different kind of a novel
A 10-to-7 Job
Hari Kunzru on how internet memes inspire him to create a whole new English, knowing when to shut off the world, and stocking up on 0.5 mm ballpoints in preparation
The Catch
On 10 November, Catch-22 turns 50. But rereading this classic still challenges sanity. So too, some of the books it seems to have inspired
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