Monday, January 22, 2018

In the Midst of Winter

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In her latest novel "In the Midst of Winter”( mas alla del invierno), published in November 2017, Isabel Allende brings together a...
Monday, January 01, 2018

தென்னமெரிக்க தமிழர்கள் - South American Tamils

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I was browsing in Amazon for books to kick off new year reading yesterday. One of the titles, "தென்னமெரிக்க  தமிழர்கள்" ( Thenna...
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Volver al Oscuro Valle - return to the dark valley - book review

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"Volver al oscuro valle" ( Return to the dark valley), the latest novel of the Colombian writer Santiago Gamboa, explores the Col...
Wednesday, April 05, 2017

Lenin's Ecuador victory lifts the Leftist spirit in Latin America

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Lenin Moreno (popularly called as Lenin), the leftist candidate has won the Presidential run-off elections of Ecuador on 2 April, beating h...
Thursday, March 23, 2017

Cinco Esquinas - the latest novel of Mario Vargas Llosa

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Cinco Esquinas (five corners) is the latest novel of my favorite Latin American writer Mario Vargas Llosa. It is a story about the t...
Thursday, January 12, 2017

From Brahma beer to Prem Baba

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Brahma, the Indian god of creation is not a popularly worshipped deity unlike Shiva and Vishnu the other two gods of t...
Saturday, December 31, 2016

Magical Realism meets Asian Culture in the novel " Night Prayers"

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Night Prayers  is the story of three Colombian characters and their encounter with four Asian cultures. The Colombian protagonists are: Man...