‘The Three-Body Problem’: Liu Cixin’s novel is a heady blend of ethics, physics and Chinese history

[ad_1] Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem – the first of a popular trilogy titled Remembrance of Earth’s Past – has entertained and challenged readers since first appearing in Chinese in 2006.The 2014 English translation, by acclaimed American science-fiction author Ken...

EBRD Literature Prize shortlist: This Arabic novel explores the struggle to make sense of death

[ad_1] I’m confused. I forget so many things and then remember them unexpectedly. I’ll remember Hani, then forget all about him, even though he never leaves my side. He’s always somewhere inside of me – silent sometimes, making noise at...

Fiction by Damodar Mauzo: Love helps Vipin find an separate identity from his cold, unloving family

[ad_1] Ma’s health took a turn for the better over the next few months since I imposed a strict dietary regimen and made sure she took her medication on time. Dr Costabir said, “It’s a miracle that you’re well again....

‘The Solitude of a Shadow’: A novel of unsettling moralities and sympathy with the wretched

[ad_1] Every once in a while, a book comes your way that reminds you that reading, at its best, is a full-body activity. Devibharathi’s The Solitude of a Shadow, translated by N Kalyan Raman, is one such book – the...