The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: From Text to Screen
For bibliophiles, a book about books, authors and
reading clubs is nothing less than sheer delight. And the Guernsey Literary and
Potato Peel Pie Society is exactly that. Mary Ann Shaffer’s first and only book
is based in the London of 1946 and post occupation Guernsey of the Channel
islands.
The title is nothing but uncanny for a book and now a
motion picture. Juliet Ashton is an upcoming author who wrote Izzy
Bickerstaff Goes to War. While her book was doing well and she wa…
Jangam: A Forgotten Exodus by Debendranath Acharya
Jangam written by Debendranath Acharya (1937-1981) won the Sahitya Akademi Purashkar in 1984. It has been recently translated from Assamese to English by Amit Rahul Baishya. The book is based on real accounts that took place during the Second World War. It is the story of the exodus of a large number of Burmese Indians when Japanese reached Burma. It was a massive movement of some 4.5-5 lakhs Indians. However it has not found much space in mainstream literature. Amitav Ghosh…
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This blog is authored by Parvin Sultana. She is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Pramathesh Barua College, Assam, India. She regularly writes on contemporary socio-political issues.
