Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman is a poetic testament to a summer of love, longing and queerness nestled in the bosom of Italy. This essay seeks to dive into the themes of longing and loss it contains. In the realms of literature, few narratives possess the unique ability to ensnare the readers…
Aziraphale, the angel, and Crowley, the demon, are the protagonists at the heart of Good Omens, a novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. In this essay, we discuss its latest television adaptation, how it blends humor and religion, and more. In the realm of television adaptations, few have managed to capture the essence of…
Do you judge a book by its cover? Here, we try to understand why the book cover art is just as precious as the author’s work and how it influences the choice of books we read. “The more I think about it, the more I am convinced that a cover is a sort of translation,…
Want to build yourself a personal library but don’t know where to begin? Let us take you through the 7 essential steps of building a personal library. A personal library, you say? In 2023? Who has the time to read books, let alone build a personal library? It’s true that humans are collectively reading lesser…
“The Great Perhaps, or ”Existentialism, in ‘Looking for Alaska’ by John Green **This article contains spoilers from the book ‘Looking for Alaska’ by John Green. You have been warned.** The movement began in the 1940s and 1950s, heralded by Jean-Paul Sartre, Martin Heidegger, and Friedrich Nietzsche, primarily in France. It emerged as a reaction to…
What is Indian Diasporic Literature? Delve into this essay where we decode the importance of the literature of the Indian diaspora and highlight some of the authors who popularised it. In today’s cosmopolitan world, diaspora writing has occupied the centre stage in establishing a connection between an individual, along with their cultures, and the country….