Tag: Novelist

Sahitya Akademi awardee, Kiran Nagarkar dies at 77

Among his most known works are Saat Sakkam Trechalis, Ravan and Eddie and the epic English novel Cuckold, for which he was honoured with the 2001 Sahitya Akademi Award.

September 6, 2019

‘I’ll always write about the underdog’

Coming from the multi-cultural ancestry of Wiradjuri, Afghan and English, Tara June Winch is an author of prodigious depth and variety. She has won many awards including the International Rolex Mentor and Protégé Award, which saw her work under the guidance of Nobel Laureate and Unesco ambassador Wole Soyinka. In 2004, Tara won the David …

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February 18, 2018

Pleasure in Leisure

Robert Dessaix, an award winning Australian novelist, essayist and journalist, was in Kolkata for Apeejay Kolkata Literary Fest 2018. He was part of a panel discussion on 12 January, regarding his book The Pleasures of Leisure, which is partly based in Darjeeling and has references to Hinduism and Khajuraho. The other speakers were novelists Chandrahas …

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January 21, 2018

American graphic novelist Brad Meltzer to launch book on Gandhi

Brad Meltzer, who is known for his “Justice League of America” comic book series, is all set to present his new graphic novel titled “I Am Gandhi: A Graphic Biography of a Hero”. The novel, published by Dial Books, will release in May 2018, has been written by Meltzer and illustrated by about two-dozen top …

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December 20, 2017