JOIN US
E-PAPER
Home
Elections
India
Karnataka
Opinion
World
Business
Sports
Entertainment
Video
IPL
News Shots
Explainers
Bengaluru
Science
Trending
Brandspot
Photos
Newsletters
Home
News Shots
Trending
Menu
×
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Home
features
books
Books
History, with a side of murder
Set in the Meiji Era — between 1868 and 1912 — The Meiji Guillotine Murders by multi-award-winning Japanese author Futaro Yamada is a perfect fusion of history and crime.
28 April 2024, 02:41 IST
History, with a side of murder
28 April 2024, 02:41 IST
‘What did Roman emperors do all day?’
The Professor Emerita of Classics at Cambridge Mary Beard’s monumental book Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World (Profile Books) has been hailed as her best so far.
28 April 2024, 02:41 IST
‘What did Roman emperors do all day?’
28 April 2024, 02:41 IST
Wounds from those whom you love...
In his final novel, The Moon and the Bonfires, which was published in 1950, the Italian novelist and poet Cesare Pavese shows how easy it is to fall into this trap of romanticising the past through the story of Eel who’d grown up in a village in the Piedmont and escaped to make his fortune in America.
28 April 2024, 02:41 IST
Wounds from those whom you love...
28 April 2024, 02:41 IST
Read Of The Week (April 28 to May 4)
The dialogues in Covert reveal a deep camaraderie between Dulat and Durrani, who have headed the intelligence operations for their respective countries.
28 April 2024, 02:35 IST
Read Of The Week (April 28 to May 4)
28 April 2024, 02:35 IST
Bookrack for the week (April 28 to May 4)
28 April 2024, 02:34 IST
Bookrack for the week (April 28 to May 4)
28 April 2024, 02:34 IST
Chetan Bhagat hints at title of next book
In the recent episode of the podcast, the New Delhi-born writer spoke of his initial motivations for writing, revealing that his aspiration was not to change the world but to indulge in simple pleasures like treating his friends to pizzas and Hot Chocolate Fudge at Nirula's, a popular local ice cream brand.
21 April 2024, 08:26 IST
Chetan Bhagat hints at title of next book
21 April 2024, 08:26 IST
Read Of The Week (April 21 to April 27)
Knife is Rushdie at the peak of his powers, writing with urgency, with gravity, with unflinching honesty.
20 April 2024, 22:30 IST
Read Of The Week (April 21 to April 27)
20 April 2024, 22:30 IST
Seeking meaning in cosmic chaos
In Kanan Gill’s Acts of God, we meet Dr K, a troubled genius with dubious motives, who holds in his hands a black box that contains a simulation of the universe.
20 April 2024, 22:25 IST
Seeking meaning in cosmic chaos
20 April 2024, 22:25 IST
A planet in dire need of poetry
Nature poetry does more than thrill and create joy — it does what literature does — it connects life and people, and offers valuable lessons.
20 April 2024, 22:21 IST
A planet in dire need of poetry
20 April 2024, 22:21 IST
Amma as the nucleus
The first page of M T Vasudevan Nair's memoir 'Bear With Me, Amma' tells us Ammalu lived a short life. She was 50 when she died.
20 April 2024, 22:19 IST
Amma as the nucleus
20 April 2024, 22:19 IST
<
1
2
...
19
>