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Vol. 5 Num 856

Sat. October 21, 2006


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Literature

Short Story
Before The Monsoons Come (Part I of III)
In the heat of the summer afternoon, even the pie dogs have slunk away to find shade.

The 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature: Orhan Pamuk
"After the Ottoman Empire collapsed, the world almost forgot that Istanbul existed.

The 2006 Man Booker Prize: Kiran Desai
According to newspaper accounts Kiran Desai's mother Anita Desai (herself short-listed thrice for the Booker) was in Dehra Dun when she was shaken awake at 5:00 in the morning.

Book Review
Fragmented history
Politics does more than leave countries divided. It cuts through the souls of individuals and societies. You can call these divisions Bantustans, which Kamleshwar does not.