Obsessed with Literature?

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What are your favorite authors! What kind of novels do you prefer! I am also an "amateur" of books & I love reading a lot!

Thanks Yud.

Favourite Authors? Amongst those in recent times, I have fervently read Jose Saramago & Philip Roth.

The kind of novels I prefer? I begin every novel with a kind of indifference, I think it was Lawrence who called the novel 'the one big bright book of life' & therein, for me, lies the key to reading novels.

Now you might tell us the ones you have been reading. Are you in New Delhi?

Ciao

Hello,

My favorite will be:  A.M. Homes, Chuck Palahniuk (for his exclusive Fight Club novel), Andre Dubus. Have you ever read their book! Fight Club is the best fiction I have ever read so far!

In fact I don't live in Delhi as you can see in my profile information. But I have been there many times!

Topical: Did anyone read White Tiger the man booker winning novel on one man's experience of rising up the social strata of modern India?

I read White Tiger recently Michael. I found it quite a disturbing read if only for its plausibility, and the implications for India as the caste system comes into conflict with capitalism and democracy.

I'm now reading Anna Karenina for a total contrast!

Chris

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I too felt difficult with The White Tiger, could not complete it. But I don't  like Anna Karenina as well. I have liked a lot William Dalrymple`s “City of Djinns” and “ The Last Mughal”. Both are about real historical events in India.

I like Anais Nin, Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, and Jack London, but I also love Carl Jung and Gnostic scriptures.  I'm reading Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar" right now. 

I bought A Passage to India recently but haven't started reading that yet.  I love Kahil Gibran and Aesop's fables.  I want to read more Eastern and Middle Eastern literature.  Any suggestions?

City of Djinns sounds interesting.

I haven't read anyone yet except that "Christmas Carol" & "Nancy Drew" ,"Famous Five"....I read my school literature

Michelle4321 wrote:

I want to read more Eastern and Middle Eastern literature.  Any suggestions?

Of the contemporary - try Orhan Pamuk - the Turkish writer, Nobel price winner...
And then, I do not have any idea, how much you know the classics! Did you read Saadi`s “Goolistan” or “Shah Name” of Ferdowsi? Start with those…

keanu wrote:

I haven't read anyone yet except that "Christmas Carol" & "Nancy Drew" ,"Famous Five"....I read my school literature

So now you saw the titles? Go on!

Michelle4321 wrote:

I want to read more Eastern and Middle Eastern literature.  Any suggestions?

One more thing - I forgot to suggest one more name - Abu-l-Alya-al-Maarri. He is called "the Homer of Middle East" - and this is proper Middle East, it is not in Percian, but in Arabic...Try also the great poet of Hindustan - Mirza Ghalib, it is difficalt not to like him.

I just completed 'only time will tell' by jeffrey archer. its a nice one. well recommended. i read 380 pages in no time. interestin novel. waitin for next release.

This is an awesome thread. Also very interested in literature and reading more. Current authors Michael Ondaatje, Arundhati Roy, but far too many to list. Anyone up for starting a book club or know about a book club I can join?