tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post2434970854139956404..comments2024-03-29T04:12:48.987+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: "The Street" by Pradeep JeganathanMel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-6936668219803310132012-07-17T20:14:32.524+08:002012-07-17T20:14:32.524+08:00Shaunag. As of now I do not have any works by Ani...Shaunag. As of now I do not have any works by Anita Desai but hopefully I willMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-52952542531826309282012-07-17T03:56:38.082+08:002012-07-17T03:56:38.082+08:00Many thanks, Mel, for such an informative post. I ...Many thanks, Mel, for such an informative post. I will check this book out - it is wonderful discovering new writers! Will you be covering some of Anita Desai's work? She was wonderful at the West Cork Literary Festival which I recently attended.shaunaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663581840988709608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-65828917621747825302012-07-16T17:07:53.787+08:002012-07-16T17:07:53.787+08:00"There is no literary culture with roots olde..."There is no literary culture with roots older than that of India..." Well put, Mel, and I don't mind sounding biased. Thanks for sharing Edmund Burke's quote — I didn't know he said that. I look forward to reading your posts and views on short stories from the subcontinent. Regarding Tibet, you might want to read (if you haven't already) TIBETAN FOLK TALES by Albert L. Shelton, an American doctor who spent nearly two decades in Tibet. He was apparently shot by a bandit at the age of 46. You'll find this book at Manybooks.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com