Mrinal BoseMan Booker Prize 2017So the Man Booker Prize goes to another American writer this year: George Saunders. Last year it was Paul Beatty. Tow Americans in a row…Oct 19, 2017Oct 19, 2017
Mrinal BoseIs the new Medium logo better?Medium has a new logo now. Seems to be another tweak after claps. There are some more changes in the pipeline, I suppose.Aug 23, 20171Aug 23, 20171
Mrinal BoseOMG when did “Recommend” change to “Claps”?What an idea! New Or newfangled?Aug 18, 20172Aug 18, 20172
Mrinal BoseIs “The Vegetarian” popular for the wrong reason?Just finished “The Vegetarian” by Han Kang. It’s a Booker-winner and has got rave reviews in the West. It’s about a schizophrenic woman…Jul 15, 2017Jul 15, 2017
Mrinal BoseFinal Reaction: The Ministry of Utmost happiness/ Arundhati RoySo I’ve now finished reading The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (TMOUH). It’s time to pronounce my final reaction.Jun 28, 2017Jun 28, 2017
Mrinal BoseReaction 4: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness /Arundhati RoyI was not prepared for the storyline to take me to Kashmir, but it was a delectable surprise. Musa Yeswi, Tilo’s classmate and boyfriend in…Jun 22, 2017Jun 22, 2017
Mrinal BoseReaction 3 : The Ministry of Utmost Happiness/Arundhati RoyOf course, it’s a big, sprawling novel and the setting is not really Jama Masjid or Delhi, but the whole of India. And you get it soon that…Jun 16, 2017Jun 16, 2017
Mrinal BoseReaction 2 : The Ministry of Utmost Happiness /Arundhati Roy(after reading 124 pages)Jun 13, 2017Jun 13, 2017
Mrinal BoseFirst reaction: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness/Arundhati RoyReading Arundhati Roy’s “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness”. Only 88 pages in, it’s too early to comment, but I find myself fully hooked and…Jun 12, 2017Jun 12, 2017
Mrinal BoseSHADOWLAND IS OUTIt took me sixteen years to find a publisher for this novel.Jan 30, 20173Jan 30, 20173