Identity Theory has an interesting interview with Saira Shah here. (I have another post on her memoir here)
The article by Hari Kunzru on why he refused the Llewellyn Rhys Prize is touching. There is actually some precedence for this sort of stuff. Amtav Ghosh refused the commonwealth writers prize for 'Glass Palace' in 2001. And of course Rabindranath Tagore returned his knighthood to the Brits in 1919 in the wake of Jalianwala Bagh.
Andrew Arnold has a nice lineup of the books from the last 25 years of graphic novels.
Kinky Friedman wants to be the governor of Texas. For a moment there, I felt like writing that people get the politicians they deserve, but the risk of an odd Texan coming back and reminding me of Indian politicians was too great.
Posted by Kaushik at December 03, 2003 10:18 PM | TrackBackSathish:
Try any of his fiction other than 'Circle of Reason'. It was his first book and I dont think it was as matured as his other works.
Posted by: Kaushik on December 7, 2003 10:48 AMthank you.. I have not yet read any of his books.. but, I guess it would probably be the next book that I pick... now that my interest is piqued. Thanks again
Posted by: sathish on December 7, 2003 9:27 AMSathish:
You are welcome.
Yes, I like his books. I have not read 'Glass Palace' yet. I think I have read all the rest of his books. Outside of his books, I appreciate his sense of integrity; unfortunately rare in Indian public life. When emergency was proclaimed in India by Mrs Gandhi, he abandoned his academic ambitions and joined Indian Express as a journalist. IE those days was one of the very few newspapers ready to pick up pen against Mrs Gandhi. When Janata party came to power in 1977, he went back to school.
After the Gujarat riots, he penned this essay which I think is the most lucid argument on the subject.
Posted by: Kaushik on December 6, 2003 11:09 PMhi kaushik, thanks for these links.. I enjoyed reading through amitav ghosh website and also reading through hari kunzru's article..
btw, have you read any of amitav's book?
Posted by: sathish on December 6, 2003 1:02 PM