The following is a passage translated from a famous Telugu Novel “ASAMARDHUNI JEEVA YATRA” written by Tripuraneni Gopichand (1910-1962). He is celebrated for this work. This was his second novel. He won the Sahitya Akademi award in 1963 for his last novel “Pandita Parameswara Sastri Veelunaama”. “He hated to see attractive women prettily dressed. He […]
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NEVER ASK FOR ANYTHING!
I have many favorite quotes. One such quote is from “The Master and Margarita”: “Never ask for anything! Never and nothing, and especially those who are stronger than you. They will offer and give everything themselves.” The Master and Margarita is a novel written by soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakor. This book was written during Joseph […]
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
Vicki Baum, the author of “Grand Hotel,” wrote: “you can live down any number of failures, but you can’t live down a great success.” After witnessing the fall and rise of his novel “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” Manuel Puig would agree. Originally released to critical dismissal – “a rather frail little love story” – the […]
The Skin I Live In (2011)
There are certain metaphysical questions such as – What is a human being? What does it mean to be a singular person? These questions have no singular answer. THE SKIN I LIVE IN is a masterful tale of secrets, obsession and revenge from Academy Award winning writer/director Pedro Almodovar. The celebrated director tries to answer […]
There’s always a Price Tag
James Hadley Chase (JHC)’s ‘There’s always a Price Tag’ novel was first published in 1956. I purchasedthis book from the SUNDAY ABIDS market – the CORGI edition of 1975 in early 1990s. This book wasoriginally owned by Mr. P. JAIRAJ SINGH BSc, who purchased for Rs.6.75 on 18 th October 1977. Thismuch I can see […]
Ayn Rand’s We the Living / Noi Vivi and Addio, Kira
On September 14, 1942, the Italian film of Ayn Rand’s We the Living premiered at the Venice Film Festival winning a major award and a standing ovation from all. September 14, 2022 will be the 80th anniversary of the movie. This is occasion to celebrate this superb film, its “lost years” and rediscovery, and its […]
Meeting Lord Jeffrey Archer
‘I am currently working in the second novel in the series which will focus on William’s time as young detective sergeant in the elite drugs unit. Should he ever make it to commissioner will depend as much on William Warwick’s determination and ability as my hopes for longevity – mine, not yours.’ These are the […]
