Tag: bildungsroman

Book Review: Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera (2014)

March 31, 2016

Sign Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera My Rating: 4 of 5 stars As a little girl, I had many fears. Born from reasonable and not-so-reasonable wombs of circumstances, I consciously (and consistently) fought their penetrating presence by erecting walls of logic and fortitude. With passing years, I saw many of them … More Book Review: Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera (2014)

Book Review: The Complete Short Stories of Marcel Proust by Marcel Proust (2001)

January 1, 2016

The Complete Short Stories of Marcel Proust by Marcel Proust My Rating: 4 of 5 stars   Mezzanine. That is where my soul lies right now. Elevated, with the soft avalanche of rippling visions, erupting from the nubile eyes of a young Proust, from a lowly level that seethed with diminished dignity and blackened clarity … More Book Review: The Complete Short Stories of Marcel Proust by Marcel Proust (2001)

Book Review: English, August: An Indian Story by Upamanyu Chatterjee (1988)

October 30, 2015

English, August: An Indian Story by Upamanyu Chatterjee My rating: 4 of 5 stars Indecision will be your epitaph. As the statement rung in my ear for more minutes than I cared to count, I stared at the mouth that just uttered it. No, it was not Agastya, the hero of this story but his … More Book Review: English, August: An Indian Story by Upamanyu Chatterjee (1988)