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“On Being Duped by Indian Reality TV” (Returning to Auckland Tomorrow) by Zireaux
I do not write of love that’s unrequited. No! I write of love attained then blighted. Of beauty gained then lost; of pleasure’s throne ascended, a million paradises owned; of oceans crossed and golden fleeces found; I write of Sheba … Continue reading
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“On Reading in Mumbai” (continued) by Zireaux
…continued a smoldering moon above the Arabian Sea, the streetlights lacing Marine Drive as we stood still in traffic; and a double row of faces gazing outward from their bus like photograph transparencies; the glow of second-story rooms; the blue … Continue reading
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“A Dream Before Leaving to India” by Zireaux
Some lines about a dream I had last night: Its theme makes sense, for I’ve just booked a flight to foreign lands. The travel agent’s walls had posters of some well-known sights — the Arc de Triumph, a Turkish Mosque, … Continue reading
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Part III — The Vintage Book of Indian Writing, 1947-1997; Edited by Salman Rushdie and Elizabeth West, Vintage Publishers, 1998, 576 Pages
Part III Mind you, ELECTRA (not to be confused with Freud’s misinterpretation of the goddess), although lacking in most Indian customs, is not a bad place to live. Joyce, Proust, Melville – the world’s finest writers have vacation homes there. But these … Continue reading
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Part II — The Vintage Book of Indian Writing, 1947-1997; Edited by Salman Rushdie and Elizabeth West, Vintage Publishers, 1998, 576 Pages
Part II By contrast, for a writer like G.V. Desani, whose excerpt from “All About H. Hatterr” is more healthily represented (twenty-eight pages) as entry number four in Indian Writing, the English literary cathedral cannot be ignored. It is an overwhelming feature … Continue reading
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The Vintage Book of Indian Writing, 1947-1997; Edited by Salman Rushdie and Elizabeth West, Vintage Publishers, 1998, 576 Pages
Part I Let us now commemorate, or at least acknowledge the 10th anniversary of this 50th anniversary collection of Indian English writing first with a review of the book itself, and then, later perhaps, with a comparative look at whether … Continue reading
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