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Persepolis: The story of a childhood, by Marjane Satrapi

Book: Persepolis: The Story Of A Childhood Author: Marjane Satrapi Publication: Pantheon Price: Rs. 492 Pages: 153 Plot: This book is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In this black and white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her childhood in a country which is devastated because… Read More Persepolis: The story of a childhood, by Marjane Satrapi

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Book Review: Invisible Cities By Italo Calvino

Book: Invisible Cities Author: Italo Calvino Publications: Vintage Digital Price: Rs. 299 Pages: 160 Plot: Marco Polo, a Venetian traveller and an explorer narrate the cities he has visited on his expeditions to Kublai Khan. The King may not necessarily believe in all that he says, but he still continues to listen to all his… Read More Book Review: Invisible Cities By Italo Calvino

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Escape From Childhood By John Holt

Book: Escape From Childhood The Needs and Rights of Children Author: John Holt Pages: 179 Publication: Eklavya Publication Price: Rs. 210 Plot: In this highly controversial book, John Holt talks about how we treat children. He says that we deliberately make childhood special. Finding them cute and adorable just because they are children, having expectations… Read More Escape From Childhood By John Holt

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The Namesake By Jhumpa Lahiri

Book: The Namesake Author: Jhumpa Lahiri Pages: 291 Price: Rs. 350 Publication: Harper Collins Publishers Plot: Ashoke and Ashima Ganguly are immigrants in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In the hospital after the delivery of their first child, a son, they got to know that there they have to name their son according to Hospital rules.  Ashoke in… Read More The Namesake By Jhumpa Lahiri

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The Da Vinci Code: Book Review

Book: The Da Vinci Code Author: Dan Brown Price: Rs. 210 Pages: 593 Publication: Corgi Books Plot: Robert Langdon, a Harvard Professor and symbologist, gets a late night call during his visit to Paris. Through the subsequent incidences, he got to know that Jacques Sauniere is murdered in his own museum Louvre, and he is… Read More The Da Vinci Code: Book Review