Tag Archives: Margaret Atwood

Why I read…

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Prashansa

Why I read… I have been buying books recklessly. I see a book I have heard about and pounce on it at the very sight of the paperback. I read a review and I think this might be the book … Continue reading →

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The Recovering Writer

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Prashansa

The Recovering Writer You have probably noticed, if you are one of the blessed souls who bother to read this dear, little blog regularly, that I haven’t written or posted anything in this space for over a month now. Yet, … Continue reading →

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“Literature is a luxury, fiction is a necessity”

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Prashansa

“Literature is a luxury, fiction is a necessity” As I shared with you two posts ago, these days I am reading Negotiating With the Dead- A Writer On Writing by Margaret Atwood. The book is a long essay on the role of … Continue reading →

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Man Booker Prize- the Book or the Author?

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Prashansa

Interestingly, no such epithet was printed on the cover of a similar but newer edition on another website. The series of events led me to conclude (pardon if I sound a little like Sherlock Holmes) that someone at the renowned publishing … Continue reading →

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