Hindustan Times
I have always wanted to do this: to read, in tandem, the autobiography and biography of the same person. I managed it last weekend when I read, together, El Diego: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Footballer and Maradona: The Hand of God by Jimmy Burns. Read more
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Soumya Bhattacharya on Monday, July 26, 2010 at 7:10 pm
Filed under Books, Page Turner · Tagged 2010 World Cup, Akira Kurosawa, classic film, football, Jimmy Burns, Maradona, Martin Amis, Rashomon, reading
I came to John McGahern after he had died in 2006, encouraged by English and Irish writer friends who admired his work very much. Read more
(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Soumya Bhattacharya on Monday, July 19, 2010 at 9:18 pm
Filed under Page Turner · Tagged chronicler of Ireland, collections, English writer, Getting Through, High Ground and Other Stories, Irish writer, John McGahern, Landmark, Mumbai, obituary, UK
If you are an admirer of the Impressionist painters (that motley group of visionary artists who broke all the rules and redefined the notion of painting in the second half of the 19th century), this is a huge year. Read more
(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Soumya Bhattacharya on Monday, July 12, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Filed under Books · Tagged art dealer, Durand-Ruel, Grand Palais, hindustan times, Impressionism, Impressionist painters, Monet, news, Normandy Impressionist Festival, psychodrama, resoluteness, Sue Roe, thwarted ambitions
