Book: The Great Gatsby Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Publication: Penguin Books Price: This edition was worth Rs. 100 (From Delhi Book Fair) Pages: 188 Plot: Set in 1922, in New York, this novel starts with the introduction of Nick Carraway who has just moved from Midwest to West Egg. There he meets his cousin, Daisy… Read More Book Review: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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
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
Book: Only Love is real Author: Dr Brian Weiss Publication: Piatkus Price: Rs. 375 Pages: 176 Plot: Dr Brian Weiss, a well-known psychiatrist and past life therapist describes a case of two soul mates whose entangled life loosened their knots in his clinic. Pedro and Elizabeth two of Weiss’s patients who came to him for… Read More Only Love is Real By Dr Brian Weiss
Book: Travels in the Land of Serpents and Pearls Author: Marco Polo, Translated Nigel Cliff Pages: 57 Price: Rs. 49 Publication: Penguin Books Plot: Marco Polo (1254 to 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer, traveller and writer. His travels are recorded in the book, The Travels of Marco Polo written by him only. The book… Read More Travels in the Land of Serpents and Pearls By Marco Polo