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Literature

Swept away by Barry's Roseanne of the sorrows

This novel caused waves of emotion in our book club. In keeping with Sebastian Barry's maritime metaphors throughout the book, we were swept away. So weighted is The Secret Scripture in sadness, we felt we were drowning in its...

16 Blocks

By Paul Whitington Saturday October 11 2008 Now a sprightly 53, Bruce Willis proved last year that he can still look plausible in a big budget action movie with the hugely successful Die Hard 4.0. Proof (2006): Rather glib but...

‘The biggest selling writer in English you’ve never heard of’

By Marjorie Kehe | October 10, 2008 edition At least that’s how the Guardian begins today’s piece on Chetan Bhagat. The New York Times did a story on him last March and his novel “One Night @ the Call Centre” has become popular...

Awesome fivesome

At a time when mega serials and films are ruling the roost occupying prime time entertainment onthe small screen, reality comedy shows by this promising team of youngsters has come as a whiff offresh air. Their brilliant sense...

SHOWING TOMORROW

An adaptation of a hilarious short story by Farrukh Dhondy about an exchange of e-mails between two unlikely ‘pen pals’. Edward Cruikshank of the U.K. needs an urgent transplant of a rather sensitive nature. All because his ...

A boon for researchers

The academy contains a rare collection of 30,000 books The OAAL website provides access to the material BHUBANESWAR: The city-based three-year-old Oriental Academy of Arts and Letters has announced a unique free service to...

In the line of fire

Author Mainak Dhar talks to NANDINI NAIR on the need for an Indian war thriller With guns and roses Author Mainak Dhar “It is not about the next Indo-Pak war, it’s about how this one ends,” says Mainak Dhar about his book “Line...

A Furious Voice, Forged In The 'Fire' Of Prejudice

Jamaican-American novelist Michelle Cliff's essays — urgent, stripped of lyrical excess, discomfiting but illuminating — bear witness to a rough life that has shaped a radical, powerful and essential artist.

James Naughton Is 'The Master Builder' in Premiere of New McGuinness Adaptation (Playbill)

Playbill - Irish Repertory Theatre in Manhattan honors the father of modern drama, Henrik Ibsen, with the world premiere of Tony Award-winning playwright Frank McGuinness' adaptation of the 1892 classic, The Master Builder,...

Home Away From Home

Perfect guest room goes beyond pretty By J.W. Elphinstone THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The holidays are around the corner and this year might be the time to offer houseguests more than a couch and extra blanket. It can't just be...