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BOOKS AND AUTHORS - July 2019

Jul 2019

Apr 29, 2021

Jhumpa Lahiri Comes Out With New Novel 'Whereabouts'

Renowned American author Jhumpa Lahiri has launched her new novel titled 'Whereabouts'. The book is an English translation of the Italian novel 'Ias Dove Mi Trovo' which was written by author Jhumpa Lahiri itself and published in 2018.
The novel has been translated into English by the author herself. The book is about an unnamed female protagonist over 45 years as she looks at her life, glancing, sideways, back and forth, chronicling life, relationships and burden of relationships, in short, succinct chapters.

Apr 28, 2021

New Book "Living Mountain" by Amitav Ghosh

'The Living Mountain' is a new story by Jnanpith winner and internationally renowned author Amitav Ghosh, written during the course of the pandemic. It is a fable for the current times: a cautionary tale of how humans have systematically exploited nature, leading to an environmental collapse.
HarperCollins Publishers India will publish 'The Living Mountain' as a special standalone edition in January 2022 under its prestigious Fourth Estate imprint. The book will also be published simultaneously in Hindi, and as an e-book and an audio-book.

Apr 27, 2021

E-Book "Climate Change Explained - For One And All"

The climate activist-author, Aakash Ranison has come out with a new e-book titled "Climate Change Explained – for one and all", on the occasion of Earth Day. Through the e-book, the author explains the impact of climate change and aims to motivate readers to reduce its outcome with the help of simple sustainable solutions.
The book is a mix of facts, data, and information about climate change, having topics like "Greenhouse effect, global warming, Carbon footprint" and their effects on earth in the near future.

Apr 22, 2021

Ex-Pakistan Envoy's Memoir 'Hostility: A Diplomat's Diary on Pakistan-India Relations'

Narendra Modi's first tenure as the Prime Minister of India in 2014 brought with it a fresh hope to normalise relations between India and Pakistan. However, subsequent events proved otherwise.
In his memoir 'Hostility: A Diplomat's Diary on Pakistan-India Relations', former Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit traces the highs and lows of his tenure in what is easily among the most difficult diplomatic postings anywhere in the world between 2014 and 2017.
Published by HarperCollins, the book was released in April 2021.
In his book, the former ambassador recounts how the relationship between the two arch rivals has only strained over time, the ups and downs it has seen and the many stalemates that have happened. But that is not all.

Apr 19, 2021

Suresh Raina's Memoir 'Believe' to Release in 2021

A book titled 'Believe – What Life and Cricket Taught Me', the much-awaited Suresh Raina autobiography is set to hit the bookstands in May 2021. The book is Co-authored by Raina and sports author Bharat Sundaresan.
It will be published by the prestigious publishing house, Penguin India.

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