In this think piece, the author makes a case for why children should read non-fiction books for casual reading just as much as fiction and leaves some recommendations for young readers. The prospect of reading non-fiction induces lethargy and boredom in adults and children alike, especially infamous for being daunting and lacking the kind of…
Lihaaf (Ismat Chughtai) bears queer connotations, and this essay shall look into the politics of repression and violence that it seeks to question and explore. Lihaaf (Ismat Chughtai) entered the circle of Indian literature in 1942 when it was published in a literary magazine in Lahore called Adab-i-Latif. The story has earned a reputation for its forwardness…
Umberto Eco’s literary masterpiece, The Name of the Rose, was adapted to the screen in 1986. Here’s a discussion of the challenges in adapting Eco’s novel and how the filmmakers overcome them in the course of the movie. Adapting a beloved book to the silver screen has long been a topic of discussion between those…
Bonnie Garmus made a splash in the literary world with her debut novel, Lessons in Chemistry (2022). It tells the story of Elizabeth Zott, a chemist in the 1960s, and her struggle to balance life, love and career while battling the world’s judgments about women. Zott challenges the gender stereotypes plaguing women in STEM to…
The Power & Paradox of Dreams: A Thematic Analysis of Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” Comic Book INTRODUCTION The Sandman is a graphic comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by various artists. Born out of a proposal by Gaiman to revive the 1970s DC comic series The Sandman, it was first published in…
About Don Tillman Don Tillman is an eminent geneticist but hopelessly out of his depth when it comes to regular social interactions, has exactly two friends, never went out on a second date, and ponders at night if he is capable of finding love. He is also the protagonist (and narrator) of author Graeme Simsion’s…