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Book Review:Seahorse by Janice Pariat

Introduction ISIN: 978-81-8400-582-0 Genre: Fiction Publishers: Random House India Price: Rs. 499/- (I received the book for review from the publisher) Nem is a student of English literature at Delhi University. He drifts between classes, weed-hazy parties, and the amorous complexities of campus life, until a chance encounter with an art historian steers him into a world of pleasure and artistic discovery. Nem’s life is irrevocably transformed. One day, without warning, his mentor disappears. In the years that follow, Nem cocoons himself in South Delhi, writing for a chic cultural journal. When he is awarded a fellowship to London, a cryptic note plunges him into a search for the art historian—a search which turns into a reckoning with his past. Retelling the myth of Poseidon and his youthful male devotee Pelops, Seahorse transforms a simple coming-of-age story into an epic drama of loss, love, and healing. Behind The book Source: www.goodreads.com

Book Review: Boats on Land by Janice Pariat

Introduction ·          ISBN – 9788184003390 ·          Genre: Fiction ·          Publishers: Random House ·          Price: Rs. 399/- ( I got this book from the publisher for a review ) Boats on Land is a unique way of looking at India’s northeast and its people against a larger historical canvas the early days of the British Raj, the World Wars, conversions to Christianity, and the missionaries. Boats on Land quietly captures our fragile and awkward place in the world.   Behind The book Source: Google Images This is a world where the everyday is infused with the folkloric and supernatural. Here, a girl dreams of being a firebird. An artist watches souls turn into trees. A man shape-shifts into a tiger. Another is bewitched by water fairies. Political struggles and social unres...