A hybrid text that gives a wide and deep glimpse of the lockdown, Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee's 'The Town Slowly Empties' fills you up on many aspects of life beyond …
Tag: literature
How Cinderella Lost Its Original Feminist Edge in the Hands of Men
Cinderella has been taken further and further away from its origins that we forget it was originally a radical story about female desire, servitude and violence.
Can Robots Write Stories?
Strange things unfold when artificial intelligence attempts to write a story. Author Daniel Kehlmann recounts his co-authoring experiment with an algorithm, describing possibilities and pitfalls.
There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Faithful Retelling’ of the Arthurian Legend
It's a malleable mythos that has been adapted by kings and queens as well as artists and filmmakers.
How to Write a Love Poem
When it comes to writing your own verse, remember, it’s the thought that counts.
My Favourite Detective: Jules Maigret, the Paris Detective With a Pipe but No Pretence
Created by a prolific French author, Inspector Jules Maigret observes without judgement and moves like a chameleon between social classes.
How Ernest Hemingway Really Responded to the Spanish Flu Pandemic
Hemingway’s response to death and disease was very different from the parody that circulated earlier this year.
A Brief History of Reading: The Innate Joy of Second-Hand Books
A personal essay on the writer's relationship with Kolkata's College Street, which was battered by Cyclone Amphan.
DU’s English Department Drops Sections on Gujarat Riots, LGBTQ From Syllabus to ‘Not Hurt Sentiments’
The decision comes after the university’s Academic Council sent back syllabi to the English department to take a final call because of the objections raised by the RSS-backed National …
Hurtling Towards Intolerance: Restrictions on Free Speech
Are we growing towards an increasing atmosphere of intolerance – or have we always been intolerant?