Great Writers
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Remembering Guadeloupean author Maryse Condé with a reading list of her novels
The writer died on April 2 at age 90.
Scroll Staff
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‘Until August’: Nobel winner Gabriel García Márquez’s last novel is a moving testament to his genius
The narrative voice is enthralling, the plot is cleverly creative. The characters are complex, contradictory and engaging.
Gabriel Garcia Ochoa, The Conversation
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In search of life and of self: Revisiting the literary works of Samaresh Basu in his centenary year
The Bengali novelist, much of whose fiction was about the working class, breached many conventions of genteel middle-class writing.
Debotri Ghosh
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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‘Literature was always there in my head’: Historian Ranajit Guha’s late style and commitment to form
There were still many book projects in Ranajit Guha’s mind, to do with literary stalwarts like Manik Bandyopadhyay, the Shankaracharya, and Jibanananda Das.
Rosinka Chaudhuri
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How I rediscovered Joseph Conrad in Krakow, the Polish writer ‘who chose to write in English’
Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski spent his formative years, 1869-74, in Krakow and returned to the city in 1914, 40 years after he left it.
Shreya Sen Handley
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Is popularity the reason Haruki Murakami does not win the Nobel Prize, or is it compensation for it?
Did the seriousness of Murakami’s works lessen as his fandom grew?
Arunima Mazumdar
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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‘All I am is literature’: Franz Kafka’s diaries were the forge of his writing
July 3, 2023 marks Kafka’s 140th birth anniversary.
Linda Daley, The Conversation
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Why a generation of youngsters was drawn to the words of celebrated American author Kurt Vonnegut
Over his lifetime, the author gave dozens of quirky commencement addresses. He made some preposterous claims. But they made people laugh and think.
Susan Farrell, The Conversation
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Shakespeare by numbers: how mathematical breakthroughs influenced the Bard’s plays
William Shakespeare is believed to have been born on this day, April 23, in 1564.
Madeleine S Killacky, The Conversation
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Longlisted for the International Booker Prize, Perumal Murugan is best read for craft, not themes
Murugan – whose novel ‘Pyre’ is on the longlist – never explains his characters or the way their minds work, and yet shows the reader who they truly are.
Nandini Krishnan
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Why Franz Kafka may be ‘the last truly great writer’ of the post-modern era
His miniature literary legacy – two unfinished novels, a few dozen longer and short stories, letters, diaries and fragments – remains monumental to this date.
Alexander Carpenter, The Conversation
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How Edgar Allan Poe came to be the champion of the awkward and misunderstood
The perception of Poe the writer seems to tap into a cultural affection for outsiders, nonconformists and underdogs who ultimately prove their worth.
Scott Peeples, The Conversation
The Field
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals