Book Review of ‘The Brothers Karamazov’, by Fyodor Dostoevsky 980 pages Review by Anil Saxena The Brothers Karamazov: An Epic of the Human Soul Probably the last offering from Fyodor Dostoevsky, this thick novel (980 pages) continues the same journey of man’s search for meaning, values, spiritualism, and purpose in life that he began with […]
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Review of the Book: ‘काग़ज़ी है पैरहन’ (Kagzi Hai Pairahan), by इस्मत चुगताई (Ismat Chughtai) Review by Anil Saxena Some time ago, I read a reference to ‘Kagzi Hai Pairahan’ from a post by one of my bibliophile friends. Ismat Chughtai, the author of this book, is a celebrated name in Urdu literature and is
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Book Review of ‘Team of Rivals – The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln’, by Doris Kearns Goodwin (1,305 pages) Review by Anil Saxena Abraham Lincoln: Establishing the Grammar of Constitutional Democracy History is full of heroes, leaders, philosophers, spiritualists, emperors, and warriors who conquered nations and were anointed as conquerors of the world. There are
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Book Review of ‘Silent House’, by Orhan Pamuk Pages: 352 Review by Anil Saxena A Lonely House, a Lonely Woman Silent House by Orhan Pamuk is a saga of a Turkish family, beginning with the life of a 90-plus-year-old widow, Fatima, living alone and unloved in a lonely house outside Istanbul, in a rustic setting.
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Book Review of ‘Humankind: A Hopeful History’, by Rutger Bregman Pages: 496 Review by Anil Saxena Recently, I came across a very thought-provoking book called Humankind: A Hopeful History. It reopens an age-old debate on the basic nature of humankind: are we basically mean and ugly, or decent and cooperative? Two Schools of Thought There
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