I finished reading Katabasis by R F Kuang last weekend and have since remained enthralled by the expanse of the book. The story not just holds good with its fantastic core premise, it also peppers its 541-pages long body with a plethora of references. Mathematics, Logic, Science, Mythology, Poetry and more – you shall frequently … More References in ‘Katabasis’, R F Kuang’s latest novel
Katabasis – A journey to the underworld, to Hell. It was supposed to take me in, get me hooked. It was supposed to present me a world from where my eyes wouldn’t tear off. A world where wild things happened, unannounced. A precipice that threw me into vertiginous depths wherein everything was alien, sterile black, … More A rewarding journey to Hell
Orbital. A book I lived with for many days and nights. And then for periods I couldn’t make sense of – between rush runs and garrulous concalls, between silent dreams and chaotic honks, between pressured cabins and blinding night-lights. But I held it tight under all circumstances. Because it had become a friend. Across its … More View (and spirit) from Space
After the opening day frenzy, the second day left me with comfortable spaces between sessions I had shortlisted to attend, turning the Day 2, a buoyant but not busy day. Conversation with the Nobel Laureate, Abdulrazak Gurnah was a riveting one that spanned across his childhood and youth, his years as an academician, his process … More Jaipur Literature Festival 2023 Diaries – Day 2
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