English literature
The Last Sigh of the Absolute Lover
S Prasannarajan
An ageing memoirist returns to the saddest of love stories in The Only Story, the new novel by Julian Barnes
Salman Rushdie: Novelist of the Now
Salman Rushdie’s new novel is an American classic with Indian ancestry
Shakespeare: My Master’s Voice
I went to Shakespeare’s burial place in Stratford when we had gone with Hamlet for a three-week tour to the UK. I said a little prayer. I don’t believe in god or religion, I asked for something which is now between me and him
James Shapiro: World’s a Stage
The most imaginative reinterpretations of the Bard are being seen in Asia, says the foremost Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro
Shakespeare: Favourite Lines From the World’s Most Quoted Writer
Full of sound and fury, signifying everything
Shakespeare: The Play’s the Thing
He understands the personal better than a shrink and the political better than a pundit. He explains it all better than a sage. An Open celebration of the world’s greatest storyteller
Sunil Khilnani: Past Master
Sunil Khilnani explores the idea of India through the profiles of fifty Indians who shaped history
Harper Lee (1926-2016): Walking in Another’s Shoes
Harper Lee will always be celebrated for her portrayal of childhood and for showing us that most people are nice, when you finally see them
Harper Lee: Killing Her Darlings
Harper Lee’s prequel-sequel to the timeless To Kill a Mockingbird explodes the myth of the indefatigable Atticus Finch—and defines the function of a classic
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