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
Somewhere in the middle of this loosely drawn, pencil-shined sketches, sits an instance in which Adrian Tomine, a fair figure in the cartoon industry, is at a book fair in Tokyo and is about to scribble, in palpable excitement, his first autograph of the day when he notices the book slipped under his fingers carrying … More Tonnes of goofiness, handed with a bow
About last month. Actually, an entire month. That’s how long it has been since I heard ‘em. Words. Words. What else do I love more than their soft, unwavering power to make things go and take shapes of wonder? Those who know me, know I am a logophile – to spot member of the community … More Meeting Words, once again.
This ‘Easdale’ is not in Scotland. But it might as well be a contender for the quaint charm which that island holds. My writing, if I may dare say, breathes in such airs. When you breathe, and do so without obstacle, you make yourself comfortable, even if it may not exactly be a thing of … More Woke up to the quiet experiments
I need my space to write. And this place provides plenty of it. What: HomestayWhere: Pondicherry, IndiaFeel: Serene, Homely, Earthy Suranjika’s place was tucked at the far end of a quiet street, giving the place a respite from the main road’s hustle-bustle. The place was clean and received plenty of sunlight. The AC room had … More Writing Nook: Santé, Pondicherry
It was a rainy evening about seven years ago when I entered a book store. It was the perfect refuge – warm lights, thin crowd, a tea bar and loads of books. I marched to the tea bar, ordered a ginger- mint tea, placed my bag on a chair in the seating area and hopped … More What I Talk About When I Talk About Murakami
Honeymoon by Patrick Modiano My Rating: 2 of 5 stars I felt a vague twinge of remorse: has a reader the right to criticize certain details under the pretext that she considers them superfluous? Beginning my review by borrowing a line from the novel and infusing it with my words means two things: one, the … More Book Review: Honeymoon by Patrick Modiano (1990)
No, it hasn’t anything to do with courage. It’s more that I was so desperate and so frustrated. The only way I could trick myself into writing was by doing it like this. By setting myself the premise that I would write very quickly and not edit, that everything should be in it. Without that, … More Karl Ove Knausgaard – A Chequered Enigma
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