It feels like one sometimes, but the narrator, Mona, is fictional even though she grows up in the same time and place as the author.

Kagazi Ghat (Paper Wharf) by Khalida Hussain was my magnificent February surprise. I feel quite sad it has finished.

@shreedaisy.bsky.social, may I recommend it, in case you haven't read it?

My pleasure!

Rukogi Nahi Radhika has a distinct space within Indian diaspora literature, as it traces not one but two displacements: Radhika's struggle to assimilate in an alien land and the equally painful reverse struggle to reclaim her place in the homeland she once left behind.

Long before the Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, there was Loneliness of Radhika (1967), "who leaves for Chicago after her father remarries, but returns to India two years later, finding she no longer feels a sense of belonging."
@shreedaisy.bsky.social

Sorry to dig this up now, but the refutations of "eel wriggling" in Buddhist texts seem like they did not understand the concept.

These two beauties are available for pre-order now in the US. The Women’s Courtyard cover is a beautiful painting by renowned Pakistani artist Shahzia Sikander and the Tamas cover is an amazing woodblock print by Indian illustrator Anagh Bannerjee.

I just realized it was a BBC production, but it was released as a movie in theatres and feels completely different than their mini-series adaptations.

It would have been lovely to watch on the big screen. It has such beautiful cinematography.

Persuasion 1995 is a terrific adaptation. The BBC adaptations are competent, but they feel canonical and contain no surprises. P-1995 is actually a filmmaker's adaptation.

Incredible Adventures by Blackwood: three novellas done, 2 to go. So far, my favourite has been The Regeneration of Lord Ernie.

I wonder how the pen is mightier than the sword, but a paper tiger looks formidable but is, in fact, harmless.

Perhaps the most crucial connection between Ghalib and Gothic is that Vlad III, the historical figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula, may have suffered from hemolacria, a condition that causes tears to mix with blood.
"Jab aakh hee se na tapka to phir lahoo kya hai"

Yes, it borders on personal, but it could as well have been an outsider. Unlike that SLB article, almost all of the information was public.
So it could have been anyone: journalist, film writer, disgruntled fan.

true.

The second one was less brutal, but I attributed that to the writer's less personal involvement with the subject. The themes were the same: a manufactured artificial script that seemed like the output of a marketing exercise rather than a creative endeavour.
I didn't catch any stylistic differences

There was another by the same author -
Zoya Akhtar & Reema Kagti’s Gilded Gospel of Nothingness, did you catch that one?

I wonder what that person does for a living. I haven't seen that style of writing in Bollywood film journalism.

"Kagazi hai pairahan har paikar-e-tasveer ka" presents the notion that the image (or the portrait) is but a mere "paper garment" for the body of existence, pointing toward how the picture of Dorian Gray embodies and encapsulates his soul. (3/3)

"Naqsh fariyadi hai kiski shokhi-e-tehreer ka"
Evokes the monster's creation as an expression of artistic creation and its unintended consequences, and the monster's lament over the outcome of Dr. Frankenstein's creation as a case of bad parenting. (2/3)

Ghalib references Gothic novels in his poetry (1/3)

Quod umbra est: Pasolini’s ‘David’ and the vulnerability of desire — Eric T. Racher Une manière d’ange était assis sur le bord d’une fontaine. Il s’y mirait, et se voyait Homme, et en larmes, et il s’étonnait à l’extrême de s’apparaître dans l’onde nue cette proie d’une tristesse …

"This translation of desire from the ‘normal’ language of heterosexual relations [...] into the ‘abnormal’ or ‘perverse’ language of homosexual desire parallels Pasolini’s decision to forgo writing in Italian ..."

— @ericracher.bsky.social

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In India, the word halva evolved to describe a variety of sweet dishes, but with sesame seeds dropping out of the spotlight.

Today is the birthday of American short story writer and novelist Flannery O'Connor, known for her Southern Gothic style and for her exploration of her Catholic faith. Her library, now held by the Flannery O'Connor Collection at Georgia College, has been cataloged as one of our Legacy Libraries! 💙📚

Blackwood's fascination with nature, pagan rituals, and Eastern traditions portrays life as a grand ceremony. Actions transform into a symbolic language that connects humanity to the divine, reflecting themes from Hinduism, Buddhism, and paganism, with the body as a temple and daily acts as worship.

When reading the Imran series, I was struck by how humour and eccentricities play a significant role in these books.

yeah, it seems historical lol
The writing style is polished, so it looks pretty likely that the writer is a seasoned film journalist.

How did they get it deleted? Was the person's style a giveaway?

Three Stories by Sureshkumara Indrajit translated by Subhashree Beeman - Usawa Literary Review Usawa Literary Review, Translations, Three Stories by Sureshkumara Indrajittranslated by Subhashree Beeman

My translation in Usawa!

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Maulana Shafi writes that he was proficient in religious sciences, mathematics, and Medicine. He was a proficient Hakeem, and his prescriptions were in high demand in Delhi.

My theory is that it is now nothing more than money laundering. There is no reasonable explanation for how Nadaniyan came to pass.