Whether it is Britain or Japan, every coloniser is the same in their colonising ways. They try to break people’s spirits, take away their sense of home, dehumanise them. This is what happened to Sunja, the young daughter of a crippled fisherman in a remote island of Korea and the heroine of my book ofContinueContinue reading “Reading Challenge Week 4 – Pan Asia”
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Reading Challenge Week 3 – A Non-Human Protagonist
The Romantic poets of the late 18 and 19 century found the wondrous beauty of nature to be among their primary preoccupations. Given that this epoch is my favourite in literature, it came as no surprise to me that I have a romanticised all things green and blue. And so, I was hooked by theContinueContinue reading “Reading Challenge Week 3 – A Non-Human Protagonist”
A peek into ‘Elmet’ by Fiona Mozley
After a not-too-long hiatus from leisure reading (thanks to the PhD workload), I finally retreated with a pleasant read and copious amounts of tea and the last bits of sunshine as autumn arrives at my doorstep. This time around, I grabbed a copy of Elmet by Fiona Mozley, and it was a light, lyrical atmosphericContinueContinue reading “A peek into ‘Elmet’ by Fiona Mozley”
Ashumi Shah 