Leonardo Da Vinci – The Resurrection of the Gods is an astounding work. Like Dostoyevsky, here is the author setting the dialectic of the God and the Devil against one another. Whether sinful pride in your adoration of God is a mark of the devil itself? Are knowledge and truth, the devotion of the scientist…
Reflecting on the “Popular novels” that I have read, I have identified a few novels which need a special mention. Papillon by Henri Charrière. A modern day classic, it is described as a man’s quest for freedom. It has also been described as the greatest adventure story ever written but I would rank the Count…
In search of new or exotic places,one often tends to overlook the attractions of the neighborhood.Nearly 25 kms from Guntur city, Kondaveedu fort is actually a trekkers paradise. This place has been on my list of places to see for a long time.The extended Vijayadashami holiday period gave me some time to visit. The gigantic rocks and bouders in spectacular shapes that surround this valley of ancience, present breathtaking views and sights.The various ruins and edifices, that dot this vast landscape are to be explored patiently and assiduously.Although it was only 4.30 pm by the time I reached there,I could see a mist descending onto
Uncle Tom is a wonderful sketch for two reasons;The way Tom liberates his soul from his body, and lets them know they can maul and mutilate his body, but they cannot touch his soul, And then the way he refuses to stoop down to wickedness and incurs the wrath of his master Simon Legree. The…
Victor Hugo’s ‘Les Miserables’ must have been a fascinating triumph when it was first published. The misery and the pathos of the situation, the general human predicament, the condemnation that always haunts the damned, the unflinching belief of one man in love and sacrifice, and the unswerving devotion of one man towards his duty are…
The language of childhood is Universal. Is there any writer who does not wish to go back to those happy, innocent days when life was an endless discovery spent in the company of friends. R.K.Narayan’s Swami or Chami as he is affectionately called by his Grandmother in the TV series ‘Malgudi Days’ beautifully recreated by…
Anne Bronte’s The Tenant of Wildfel Hall is unlike any novel that I have read so far. Not getting into the details of the story which was considered far too liberal or immoral for those times, I shall touch upon the power of the novel for presenting two remarkable characters in Mr. Arthur Huntingdon and…
Reading a novel can be a weighty matter especially when the novelist looks at the more serious side of life. Expecting an instance of light hearted fun and comedy in a novel like ‘The Rainbow’ would be a misjudgment since the novel’s energy and force are vital to propel the characters ahead in a spiritual…
I had no idea about this novel. I should have read it long ago but it has been reserved for me after I have read the other Bronte novels; Villette, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Elizabeth Gaskell’s biography of Charlotte Bronte. This is my first novel of Anne Bronte and I have ‘The Tenant of…
On the question of reading a novel more than once, one of my Professors made me understand how wonderfully difficult it is, to read the novel ‘Ulysses’ to get a sense of the novel’s intricacy and extravagance. I feel it is a writer’s novel. It is not a novel for the reader as it cannot…