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Oct 21, 2009
Book Review – Brixton Beach by Roma Tearne
Moving from the beaches of Sri Lanka in the 1960s to present-day London, Brixton Beach highlights the impact of civil war on individuals.
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Sep 7, 2009
Book Review – Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup
This murder whodunnit set in India offers background, motive and evidence for six different suspects, keeping readers guessing until the final pages.
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Mar 18, 2009
Review – The Marriage Bureau for Rich People
Set in the Vizag, India, Farahad Zama's first novel is a fun glimpse into the world of Indian wedding customs, matchmaking and arranged marriages.
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Mar 3, 2009
Book Review – Indian Summer by Pratima Mitchell
When Sarla decides to spend her summer holidays in Daroga, India with her grandparents, she doesn't expect to find lasting friendship or family secrets.
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Dec 14, 2008
Book Review - The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
This tale of an Indian servant develops into a complex and insightful story as he struggles against the limitations of culture to achieve success at any price.
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Aug 4, 2008
Role of Women in Little Hut of Leaping Fishes
With male characters central to the action of the novel, the significant female characters add depth and complexity to this story of family loyalty and expectations.
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Aug 4, 2008
Book Review: Little Hut of Leaping Fishes
Set in the final years of Imperial China, Chiew-Siah Tei explores the lives of two brothers as they carry their family legacy into a new era in Chinese history.
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Nov 2, 2009
Kappa, by Akutagawa Ryunosuke - Book Review
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Naoko Charity
One of the most popular Japanese folktale creatures is "kappa". Among the many kappa folktales, beloved in Japan, is the short-story "Kappa" by Akutagawa Ryunosuke.
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Oct 20, 2009
In the Miso Soup by Ryu Murakami – Book Review
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Jeremy Suizo
Ryu Murakami offers a bold story that dares the reader to question the possible merits of violence and the monotony of modern society.
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Oct 18, 2009
Review: Some Prefer Nettles – Junichiro Tanizaki
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Brian Jungwiwattanaporn
Tradition and modernity confront each other as an urbane Tokyo couple face difficulty in divorce amidst Japan in the nineteen twenties.
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Sep 19, 2009
Book Review: A Drop of Glass and Other Stories
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Brian Jungwiwattanaporn
Sidaoru'ang's writing career has traced major developments of the Thai literary scene.
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Aug 11, 2009
Murakami Haruki's Kafka on the Shore
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Sacha Idell
Kafka on the Shore is one of Murakami's greatest triumphs, fusing magical realism with a fundamentally unique set of characters to produce a novel unlike any other.
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Aug 7, 2009
Japanese Magical Realism
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Sacha Idell
Japan is a culture with a rich background of ghost stories and folktales that have manifested in a surprisingly modern way throughout the last century.
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May 26, 2009
Lucky Everyday
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Dianha Simpson
Lucky Boyce can't catch a break, but is that of her own doing?
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