- Tuesday, May 07, 2024
By: Eastern Eye Staff
“MY FIRST love was literature and I grew up reading novels. Here are 10 books, in no particular order, that have affected me in a profound way,” said Guleraana Mir. Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie: This is a story of where stories come from, and at the same time explores how Haroun and his father cope when Haroun’s mother leaves them for the neighbour. I love Rushdie’s use of Hindi words as names of characters and places alluding to the idea of censorship and silence. Anything Rushdie writes is magical, but this one is extra special.…
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