“Could a literary life be referred to with the iambic pentameter of, say, harnessing wind power, transplanting hearts or saving the whales. Or did it necessitate the sombre and monotonous dirge of software, priority banking or turbine building.”
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Goodnight and God Bless: On Life, Literature, and a Few Other Things, with Footnotes, Quotes, and Other Such Literary Diversions
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Anita Nair
Anita Nair is an Indian author known for her crime novels and contemporary Indian life stories. Born on January 26, 1966, she graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology and later obtained an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. Her works often focus on female characters and complex relationships in Indian society. more
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