The Book of Indian Essays: Two Hundred Years Of English Prose Zauq AUTHOR : Farah Bashir

AUTHOR : Farah Bashir

the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son of the grand Ichiyanagi family

From Satyajit Ray to R

and of art

The Book of Indian Essays: Two Hundred Years Of English Prose Zauq AUTHOR : Farah BashirAUTHOR : Edited by A K Mehrotra GENRE : NON FICTION QUICK TAKE: A pioneering assemblage of great Indian short prose within a single volume is equally impressive for its range. The reflective essay, the luminous memoir, the essay disguised as a story, the memorable prefatory article, the newspaper column that transcends its humdrum origins, the gossip piece that oozes literariness, the forgotten flower in the long dead magazine, the satirical put down