I was introduced to Franz Kafka the writer by my uncle who himself had read in his college days many of the writer’s works but gave Kafka up to concentrate on law & finance. I read him because I was fascinated by his personality & the fact that he possessed a schizoid personality disorder whose writings I wished to study carefully. Before I could read Kafka’s works … [Read more...] about #Review Franz Kafka : The Trial
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#Review Malgudi Schooldays : Immortal Swami
Malgudi Schooldays was actually published as ‘Swami & Friends' first when R. K. Narayan first wrote the stories of his child character Swaminathan & his adventures. Most of the time we love to read books similar to our own lives & about people just like us. That’s why many school stories & novels are popular. R.K. Narayan, the creator of the character Swami … [Read more...] about #Review Malgudi Schooldays : Immortal Swami
#Review My Days : R. K. Narayan
I've been fascinated with R.K.Narayan ever since I read his novel 'The English Teacher'. The joke is, when I actually read the novel, I was not at all keen on becoming an English teacher. I was just wanting to be a History teacher as it was my pet subject & is still my pet subject undoubtedly But the moment I read 'The English Teacher', I felt something which I had never … [Read more...] about #Review My Days : R. K. Narayan
Dracula : My First Book
Dracula: My First Book I have got a very close bonding with Bram Stoker's book Dracula because it was the first book that I ever read on my own. I was at that time in the third-grade. I was at school during the summer vacations because mama (who was a teacher in the same school) had got a lot of paper work to do with the other teachers and she could not leave me at home all … [Read more...] about Dracula : My First Book
#Review H. P. Lovecraft:The Road To Madness
I must admit that this was the first time I actually came across the author H. P. Lovecraft. This book I found at the Strand Bookstall in town after it fell on my head as I was rummaging through a bookshelf containing some other great books on philosophy. I was taken aback when I read on the back cover of the book that Lovecraft had inspired many of my own favourite authors … [Read more...] about #Review H. P. Lovecraft:The Road To Madness