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Timeless Tropes

Aditya Mani Jha

The malleability and universality of the characters in Little Women remain fresh 150 years after its publication

Markus Zusak: The Story so Far

Australian author Markus Zusak tells Bhavya Dore about the aftermath of a bestseller success and the joys of a new work

Perumal Murugan: Down to Earth

Tamil author Perumal Murugan makes his readers partners in the life of the peasant and the possibilities of nature

‘I like poetry because I can write about the essence of things,’ says Ali Cobby Eckermann

Aboriginal poet and author Ali Cobby Eckermann records the importance of ritual and recognition

The Mystery of Mixed Messages

Enid Blyton’s storytelling as a crash course in patriarchy

JLF 2019: Reigning Stars and Falling Trees

Being both an insider and outsider at the Jaipur Literature Festival

Romancing the Distance

Around the world in a literary relay race of sorts

Shakespeare and Company

The localisation of the bard as a cultural study

Amos Oz as Patriot and Dissident

Shaped by books and loss, he argued against the temptations of power

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