October 2026

A Novel of Love, Life and Human Relationships: A Review of Pearl S. Buck’s Letter from Peking

There are many novels in the world, but only a few create the feeling that we have actually lived with their characters. Letter from Peking by Pearl S. Buck gave me that feeling. I could see the characters, hear their conversations and imagine the places described by the author. Some scenes remain in my mind almost like scenes from a film. Reading it was, in many ways, like watching a beautiful cinema made with words.

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Anne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature – how she discovered new possibilities within language

What distinguishes Anne Carson from many of her contemporaries is the combination of intellectual audacity and emotional restraint. She approaches language, literature and human experience with uncommon boldness – yet her work remains marked by a profound attentiveness to absence, uncertainty and what cannot fully be said.

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Book Review: The Elephant, The Tiger and The Cellphone (2007) by Shashi Tharoor

This book is concerned about poverty, illiteracy, regional imbalance, class inequality, caste hierarchy, patriarchy, majoritarianism, cricket, books, movies and paintings. The book tries to capture the paradoxical nature of India in an optimistic way. One of its best features is its unconditional support for religious pluralism.

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