I interviewed Mangalam Shiva a few months ago on my blog insaneowl.com and since then I’ve grown quite fond of his literature. I’ve been reading many of his short stories like ‘Bleeding Hearts’, ‘Sparrow’s Nest’, ‘Fury’ and ‘Amity’ and I’ve fallen in love with his candid style which reminds me a lot of some of my favorite Indian contemporary writers like Chetan Bhagat, Divya … [Read more...] about Author Interview 2: Mangalam Shiva
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2020 Christmas Books from Santa Claus: Essay
2020 Christmas Books from Santa Claus: Essay Like every Christmas for the past thirty-one years of my life, I received gifts from Santa Claus this year. Many people wonder when I say that I received Santa's gifts, but I don’t take it badly. I have a perfect equation with Santa, and he has never failed to gift me presents that I have asked for every Christmas. This year … [Read more...] about 2020 Christmas Books from Santa Claus: Essay
‘Memoirs of a Yellow Dog’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis
‘Memoirs of a Yellow Dog’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis ‘Memoirs of a Yellow Dog’ is a realistic, humorous short story penned in 1906 by the eminent American short story writer O. Henry. O. Henry has outdone himself in the realm of satirical humor and irony. The story is narrated by Lovey, a no-breed pet dog, about his obese and unbalanced mistress whom he hates. Lovey … [Read more...] about ‘Memoirs of a Yellow Dog’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis
‘My Days’ by R. K. Narayan: Book Analysis
‘My Days’ by R. K. Narayan: Book Analysis My Days is R. K. Narayan’s autobiography. In an earlier post, I had reviewed the book in the general format. You can check that out for your reference. Today, I will be analyzing the book in detail to the best of my ability. My Days is penned just the way R. K. Narayan used to pen his short stories and novels, with a direct … [Read more...] about ‘My Days’ by R. K. Narayan: Book Analysis
Living a life like Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Bet’: An Essay by Fiza Pathan
Living a life like Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Bet’: An Essay by Fiza Pathan It was in the year 2014 that I came across Anton Chekhov’s short story ‘The Bet’. It was one of the literature lessons that was prescribed for the ICSE tenth graders. I read ‘The Bet’ which was a story about the way a young twenty-five-year-old lawyer manages to stay fifteen years in solitary … [Read more...] about Living a life like Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Bet’: An Essay by Fiza Pathan