My Take on books like A Wonderful Stroke of Luck by Ann Beattie: Essay I had a lot of expectations when I picked up this 2019 published novel by celebrated author Ann Beattie. I had picked A Wonderful Stroke of Luck from the bookstore Wayword and Wise, at Fort area in Mumbai. The book came with a lot of recommendations from the publishing world. Everyone seemed to be … [Read more...] about My Take on books like A Wonderful Stroke of Luck by Ann Beattie: Essay
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Reading during the Times of Covid-19: Essay by Fiza Pathan
Reading during the Times of Covid-19: Essay by Fiza Pathan I knew it would take longer than expected, that is why I paid my library’s annual fee but did not promise to come back. Sometimes at the rate, the cases of Covid-19 are multiplying in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, I wonder whether I will ever see my local libraries again. Or for that matter, will I ever live … [Read more...] about Reading during the Times of Covid-19: Essay by Fiza Pathan
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
‘Tips on How to Read the Bible from Start to Finish’ by Fiza Pathan: Essay
‘Tips on How to Read the Bible from Start to Finish’ by Fiza Pathan: Essay This year, I managed to read the Holy Bible from start to finish. I did this in two months. I started reading it on the 21st of March, 2020, and ended on the 11th of May, 2020. I had a lot of teaching, corrections, and writing work to be done, that is why I took a bit longer to read it. I … [Read more...] about ‘Tips on How to Read the Bible from Start to Finish’ by Fiza Pathan: Essay
My Friends on the Other Side (Umberto Eco & Harper Lee): by Fiza Pathan
I’m not here to talk about how Harper Lee and Umberto Eco left this world. I’m not here to write their eulogies on insaneowl.com. I’m not here to describe their body of work or how popular they were. I’m here to send a message to my readers that we mourn Harper Lee and Umberto Eco because we knew them; they were popular. But out there in the world, there are many writers whose … [Read more...] about My Friends on the Other Side (Umberto Eco & Harper Lee): by Fiza Pathan