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‘Evil Eye’ book review: Palestinian-American Etaf Rum’s novel explores the true meaning of freedom and feminism
A heartbreaking account of the inner conflicts of ambitious women, Etaf Rum’s 'Evil Eye' explores the impact of intergenerational trauma in Palestinian refugee families.
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Book review | Perumal Murugan’s Fire Bird is an exploration of the human desire for permanence and belonging
2023 JCB Prize for Literature winner, Fire Bird, translated by Janani Kannan from Tamil original Aalanda Patchi, is thought-provoking and insightful, and tells stories within stories.
BOOKS
Book review | Barbara Kingsolver's 'Demon Copperfield' is a coming-of-age story of an orphan boy named Daemon
Kingsolver's Dickensian story captures the slice of life in the southern Appalachian Mountains of Virginia through her child narrator who grows up amid poverty, addiction, and, sometimes, people's kindness.
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Book review | Sanya Rushdi’s 'Hospital' lays emphasis on language as therapeutic
A novel like 'Hospital' can help us make sense of mental illness through the eyes of the patient. Author Sanya Rushdi employs the medium of diary entry to illustrate the protagonist’s mental state, innermost thoughts and fears, which Arunava Sinha translates beautifully from Bengali to English.
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Mental Health Awareness Month | Love finds a way amidst madness and chaos in Jerry Pinto’s Em and the Big Hoom
Mental illness can test ones closest relationships - Jerry Pinto's Em and the Big Hoom breaks down what that looks like in a family of four.
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Mother's Day 2023 | Modern family is at the heart of 2 International Booker shortlisted books
Two Books on the International Booker shortlist question one of life’s most consequential decisions – to be or not to be a mother.
