SureshYasunari Kawabata: The Sound of the MountainYasunari Kawabata’s ‘The Sound Of the Mountain’ is a complex tale of a family, old age and death. With his minimalistic and precise prose…Jan 26, 2019Jan 26, 2019
SureshThe food chain of evil: Fakir Mohan Senapati’s ‘Six Acres and a Third’ (Chha Mana Atha Guntha)Fakir Mohan Senapati’s “Six Acres and a Third” is a parable for our times, though the novel is set the 19th century (and was probably…Jun 1, 2018Jun 1, 2018
SureshMichel Bussi — After the CrashMichel Bussi’s ‘After the Crash’ is an imaginative thriller. The basic premise of the story is what holds this novel together.Jan 5, 2016Jan 5, 2016
SureshImpressions on Two Indian Novels and a DramaWork commitments and other writing commitments have kept me away for some time now. In the meanwhile I had read three good Indian works…Aug 4, 2015Aug 4, 2015
SureshA brief note on Perumal Murugan episodeThe Perumal Murugan episode is disturbing for multiple reasons. The obvious one is about the freedom of expression. The more dangerous part…Jan 13, 2015Jan 13, 2015
SureshKeigo Higashino’s ‘Malice’As soon as I saw Keigo Higashino’s new novel in Sapna Book House, I immediately bought it. I was sure it would be as good as his earlier…Dec 17, 2014Dec 17, 2014
Suresh10 Books of Poetry I keep returning toThe way to develop good taste in literature is to read poetry’ – Joseph BrodskySep 26, 2014Sep 26, 2014
Suresh10 Literary works which are interesting to readThe #10BestBooks challenge has been going on in Facebook and I wrote about my 10 Best Books when my friend Sreedhar (@orupakkam)tagged me…Sep 15, 2014Sep 15, 2014