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Neeraj Udhwani – “The OTT boom has been a blessing for writers”
Published on May 23, 2024 07:40 PM IST
The writer and director of films like Dil Toh Bachha Hai Ji and numerous television and OTT series talks about his journey
Mihir Chitre
Review: A Natural History of Violence by Ankush Saikia
Set in New Delhi, this whydunit is devoted to a hunt for truth that spans generations of a family and unravels the story behind a gruesome patricide
Updated on May 23, 2024 05:46 AM IST
Percy Bharucha
Review: Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck
In her novel, set during the reunification of Germany, that won the International Booker Prize 2024, Jenny Erpenbeck demonstrates how the ruins and hopes of the past are inextricably linked with those of the present
Published on May 22, 2024 03:25 PM IST
Rutba Iqbal
Kira Josefsson – “Working to bring Ia’s words into English was an unalloyed joy”
The translator of The Details, which was shortlisted for the International Booker, talks about working with the author, Ia Genberg, and about the role that translations play in promoting understanding
Published on May 21, 2024 05:39 PM IST
Sharmistha Jha
Dublin: home of the world’s greatest storytellers
Apart from James Joyce, who famously never won the prize, Ireland’s capital has produced four Nobel laureates of literature including poets William Butler Yeats and Seamus Heaney, dramatist George Bernard Shaw and novelist Samuel Beckett. Some tips on what to check out if you intend to undertake a literary pilgrimage to the city
Published on May 21, 2024 04:08 PM IST
Teja Lele
Book Box | My emotional reading journey through the Women's Prize shortlist
Six shortlisted titles set in Sri Lanka, Palestine, China, and the Aussie outback take me on an emotional journey to find the perfect Women's Prize for Fiction
Published on May 19, 2024 12:02 AM IST
Simon Rowe - “I wanted to flip the stereotype of the hard-drinking male detective”
Originally from New Zealand, Rowe has been living in Japan and writing about the country and its culture for more than 25 years. His debut novel, Mami Suzuki, is about the escapades of a contemporary Japanese single mother who manages the front desk of a hotel by day and moonlights as a private investigator by night
Updated on May 18, 2024 05:28 AM IST
HT Picks; New Reads
This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a new Temple Hill murder mystery, a novel about how no single life is without consequence, and an essential introduction to Korean literature
Updated on May 18, 2024 05:18 AM IST
HT Team
Review: Maria Just Maria by Sandhya Mary
A novel that makes the reader ponder about what normalcy denotes, who decides what exactly is normal and whether those who set the standards are themselves the epitome of normalcy
Ruskin Bond: Laughing into his 90th year
The author’s nature diaries, ghost stories, novels and essays have instilled a love of reading in generations of Indian readers. On the eve of his birthday on May 19, he speaks about his rich inner world, the wonderful compensations of old age, and how not to give in to despair in the face of mankind’s violent impulses
Updated on May 18, 2024 05:10 AM IST
Page to Screen: Poor Things – Gray’s anatomy vs Lanthimos’s biopsy
Poor Things feels less like a cinematic translation of Alisdair Gray’s 1992 novel than a cinematic translation of the protagonist Bella Baxter’s perception
Updated on May 17, 2024 05:16 PM IST
Reflecting on The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The classic of Chicano literature that was first published forty years ago continues to feel experimental, fresh and genre-defying
Updated on May 16, 2024 08:23 PM IST
Ipshita Mitra
Raghuram G Rajan - “Everyone should have a chance to succeed”
The former RBI Governor Raghuram G Rajan and economist Rohit Lamba spoke about their book at the Kolkata Literary Meet earlier this year
Published on May 16, 2024 08:07 PM IST
Review: Beneath the Simolu Tree by Sarmistha Pritam
The author leads readers on a beautiful tour of nature in this Assamese novel about a female protagonist who never lets go of her choices,
Published on May 15, 2024 08:17 PM IST
Shoma A Chatterji
Battue La Terre: Love lost on the tennis court
A unique theatrical production in New Delhi explores the end of a relationship through a game of tennis, blending emotions and sport in a thought-provoking way.
Updated on May 14, 2024 09:09 PM IST
Review: Tell Me How To Be by Neel Patel
A novel that’s as much about the individual trajectories of the characters as it is about a woman of colour and a brown homosexual man in a first world country where they are forever outsiders
Published on May 13, 2024 08:47 PM IST
Simar Bhasin
Sara Rai's Raw Umber makes you crave the forgotten languages of your life
Read Raw Umber to hear Munshi Premchand’s granddaughter talk about her literary heritage and how she found her voice
Published on May 12, 2024 12:52 AM IST
HT Picks; New Reads
On the reading list this week is a new and expanded edition of an old classic about working for the conservation of reptiles and their habitat, a volume on people from small towns and their lives, and a picture book for children that adults will also love
Published on May 10, 2024 09:56 PM IST
HT Team
Interview: Jente Posthuma, author, What I’d Rather Not Think About, and translator Sarah Timmer Harvey
The author and the translator on their International Booker Prize shortlisted novel, what the recognition means for contemporary Dutch literature, and the challenges of translating the book in a way that accurately captures its dark humour and understated tone
Published on May 10, 2024 09:55 PM IST
Majid Maqbool
Review: The Boy Who Built a Secret Garden by Lavanya Karthik
A heartwarming biography of Nek Chand Saini, creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh, a crown jewel in the built heritage of post Independence India
Published on May 10, 2024 09:53 PM IST
Review: Descent into Paradise by Daniel Bosley
A passionate and compelling account of the history and culture, political intrigues, watershed events, and journalism amid the brutal suppression of dissent in Maldives
Published on May 10, 2024 09:48 PM IST
Syed Saad Ahmed
On re-reading books
Beyond being healing and restorative, your comfort books, those you read as a child and as a teenager, may surprise you by growing with you
Updated on May 10, 2024 09:14 PM IST
Vanshika Randev
Review: Reading the Constitution by Stephen Breyer
Justice Stephen Breyer challenges the rise of textualism in the interpretation of the US Constitution and advocates for a pragmatic approach that considers not just the text but also its intended purpose
Published on May 10, 2024 04:52 PM IST
Saai Sudharsan Sathiyamoorthy
Review: Raising the Bar by Pinky Anand and Saudamini Sharma
An incisive compilation of pivotal rulings and events from the Indian judiciary that shaped the legal fabric of the country and influenced societal norms and perceptions
Updated on May 09, 2024 03:27 PM IST
Report: Banaras Literature Festival 2024
With panelists discussing everything from being inspired by the Didarganj Yakshi to budgets allocated for research, the event provided much to think about
Published on May 08, 2024 09:34 PM IST
Chittajit Mitra
Tarun Tahiliani: “Designers being whimsical is a misconception”
The celebrated couturier on his book, Journey to India Modern, his pet peeves, fashion trends, and the importance of sustainable fashion
Published on May 07, 2024 09:18 PM IST
Deepansh Duggal
Homage to Feluda
2 May was Satyajit Ray’s 103rd birth anniversary. Here’s a look at his fictional private investigator Feluda, who continues to be a great favourite with readers of all ages
Published on May 07, 2024 09:17 PM IST
Teja Lele
Book Box | Goodbye Paul Auster and CJ Sansom, masters of mystery and intrigue
A tribute to mystery writers Paul Auster and C J Sansom, both of whom passed away in April, leaving behind their worlds of New York noir and Tudor England
Published on May 05, 2024 12:26 AM IST
HT Picks; New Reads
On the reading list this week is a volume that presents some of the most renowned episodes of Tulsidas’s Rāmcharitmānas, a collection of stories that turn the reader into a spectator of plausible macabre events, and a book of conversations on the psychology of war and peace
Updated on May 04, 2024 01:50 PM IST
HT Team
John Boyne – “Simplicity can be really wonderful”
At the Kolkata Literary Meet 2024, the Irish author spoke about the strides made by his country in terms of gay rights, why novelists should imagine others lives, and about mentoring writers
Published on May 03, 2024 09:55 PM IST
