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New Novel Honors India’s Oldest Bookstore, Higginbothams0
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- October 3, 2018
With its turbulent passions amid social upheavals, The Last Devadasi: A Novel by Barbara L. Baer takes readers on a sensual feast in the 1970s palm-shaded trading city of Madras, now known as Chennai. The novel also honors India’s oldest bookstore, Higginbothams, by portraying the establishment in several passages throughout the book. “I view Higginbothams as
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Interview With Barbara L. Baer, Author Of The Last Devadasi0
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- August 16, 2018
With its turbulent passions amid social upheavals, The Last Devadasi takes readers on a sensual feast in the 1970s palm-shaded trading city of Madras. Barbara L. Baer talks with Book Glow about the writing of the novel. The book is available from Open Books Direct. Describe the book in one sentence. Set in South India
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Dancing To The Bollywood Tune: 5 Must-Read Books0
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- July 31, 2018
Stunning beauties, elaborate sets, and captivating song-and-dance numbers. Forget Hollywood. Hindi cinema—otherwise known as Bollywood—is the world’s largest film industry with an estimated 3.6 billion tickets sold annually across the globe. These 5 must-read books about the booming Indian movie business will have you dancing to the Bollywood tune. 1. A Time to Dance by Padma
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5 Books About Ancient, Sacred, Complex Caste System In India0
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- July 19, 2018
The vast South Asian country has a history stretching back 5 millennia, the second-highest population, and the seventh-largest area in the world. These 5 books will allow you to learn about the ancient, sacred, and complex caste system in India. 1. Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand “With precision, vitality, and a fury that earned him
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8 Must-Read Novels Set In India0
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- July 10, 2018
Travel to the vast, diverse, and dazzling South Asian nation with these 8 must-read novels set in India. 1. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy “Compared favorably to the works of Faulkner and Dickens, Arundhati Roy’s modern classic is equal parts powerful family saga, forbidden love story, and piercing political drama. The seven-year-old
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