![]() Another story follows a young monster, forced into underground fight rings without knowing the force of his own power. “The Embodiment” takes us into a dystopian gynecology office where a pregnant woman is told that she must find a father for her baby or face horrific consequences. “The Head” follows a woman haunted by her own bodily waste. But in this unforgettable collection, translated by the acclaimed Anton Hur, Chung’s absurd, haunting universe could be our own, illuminating the ills of contemporary society. By turns thought-provoking and stomach-turning, here monsters take the shapes of furry woodland creatures and danger lurks in unexpected corners of everyday apartment buildings. "Cool, brilliantly demented K-horror-just the way I like it!" - Ed Park, author of Personal DaysĪ stunning, wildly original debut from a rising star of Korean literature-surreal, chilling fables that take on the patriarchy, capitalism, and the reign of big tech with absurdist humor and a (sometimes literal) biteįrom an author never before published in the United States, Cursed Bunny is unique and imaginative, blending horror, sci-fi, fairytales, and speculative fiction into stories that defy categorization. SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE AND WINNER OF A PEN/HEIM TRANSLATION GRANT ![]()
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![]() ‘Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us’ ‘Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War’ ‘India–Africa Relations: Changing Horizons’ ‘India, That is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution’ ‘More than Just Surgery: Life Lessons Beyond the OT’ ‘The Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography of Usha Uthup’ ‘The Millennial Yogi: A modern-day parable about reclaiming one’s life’įormer Indian Army Captain, Deepam Chatterjee ‘Chinese Spies: From Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping’ “The Magic of Mangalajodi” & “My Research Works on Sikh History and Philosophy” ![]() ![]() ‘Not Just A Nightwatchman: My Innings with BCCI’ “Crunch Time: Narendra Modi’s National Security Crises” ‘INDO-PAK WAR 1971- Reminiscences of Air Warriors’ 'The Struggle for Police Reforms in India' ‘Business of Sports: The Winning Formula for Success’ ‘Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure’ The list of Books and Authors of 2022 has been enlisted below and will be updated with the release of new books. ![]() Check the famous and award-winning books and authors for 2022, 2021, 2020, 20. The government exams, like RRB, Bank Exams, UPSC, IBPS, and SSC, are some of the exams in which two or three questions from books and authors are asked in the general awareness section. For the important Government exams, if have come up with important books and their authors. Books and Authors: Famous Books and their Authors are part now of every exam. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The novel centres on Horza, a rogue agent sent by the Idirans to recover a powerful artificial intelligence from the Culture. Last November, the company signed a deal, reportedly worth $250m, for worldwide TV rights to J R R Tolkien novel The Lord Of The Rings.Ĭonsider Phlebas is the first of nine novels, published between 19, that Scottish author Banks wrote about the Culture, a fictional interstellar utopian society at war with the Idirans, a warlike race intent on dominating the entire galaxy. The acquisition is the latest move in Amazon’s drive to develop large scale genre series with broad global appeal for its Amazon Prime streaming service. ![]() Kelly, an International Emmy winner for 2013 UK sci-fi series Utopia, will write the planned series for production company Plan B Entertainment, with the estate of Banks, who died in 2013, attached as executive producer. Amazon Studios has acquired global TV rights to Iain M Banks’ Consider Phlebas and set British writer Dennis Kelly to do a series adaptation of the sci-fi novel. ![]() ![]() It covers a lot of deep issues that don’t get attention in a lot of other places, such as the nature of time, the nature of space. ![]() This book takes a step back and looks at foundational issues such as: What is space time? What is quantum mechanics? How do they play well together and what are the problems of having them play together? I like it because it is an extremely well-written book. His first book, The Elegant Universe, was specifically about string theory – a particular attempt to reconcile gravity and quantum mechanics. ![]() But I think this is his underappreciated book. I almost didn’t put this book on my list because Brian certainly doesn’t need the publicity. In it, he explores the idea of what reality is. Your first book, The Fabric of the Cosmos, is by Brian Greene, one of the world’s leading physicists. Foreign Policy & International Relations. ![]() ![]() ![]() Blevins wants “his” horse back, and is willing to steal it (perhaps for the second time). ![]() The three boys find the great bay in the next Mexican town, but they have no way of establishing Jimmy’s ownership. John Grady and Rawlins return to find Blevins unmounted and barely clothed. The thunder storm washes away Blevins’s clothes (including a pistol he had secreted therein), and the great bay wanders away. Although John Grady and Rawlins don’t really trust Blevins (how did that skinny kid get THAT horse?), they let him ride along with them, perhaps, as he explains, “because I’m an American.” īlevins is a gutsy kid, but he is deathly afraid of lightning, and so when the boys encounter a thunder storm, Blevins leaves the other two boys, sheds his clothes, fearing the metal snaps in his shirt and jeans will attract lightning, and cowers in the make-shift shelter of a small cave. ![]() On their way, they encounter even younger Jimmy Blevins mounted on a truly impressive bay horse. He and his best buddy, Lacey Rawlins (aged 17) get on their best horses (Redbo and Junior) and ride the considerable distance from San Angelo, Texas, across the Rio Grande to Mexico, with no clear plan, although they may be out to seek their fortune and do a little ranching. John Grady, who loves ranching and is enamored with the romance of the cowboy tradition, doesn’t even wait around for the sale. It’s 1949, and the family of John Grady Cole (aged 16) isn’t making any money on its ranch, so it looks as if they intend to sell it. Jim started early with his cowboy obsession ![]() ![]() ![]() This daughter of East Africa and son of upstate New York met at a cut-rate modeling agency on Northern Boulevard. ![]() Lillian Kagwa emigrated from Uganda while Brian West arrived from the only slightly less foreign territory of Syracuse. Neither could’ve guessed the wildness that falling in love would unleash. ![]() ![]() Each had journeyed from far-flung lands to find one another in Queens. Still, there was some cracked magic in the air because that was when Lillian and Brian met. The five boroughs had been given up for dead. One hundred thousand tons of garbage filled the sidewalks, spilled into the streets. In February New York City’s sanitation workers refused to pick up trash for eight straight days. This fairy tale begins in 1968 during a garbage strike. LaValle is the author of six previous works of fiction, has been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, an American Book Award, and the Shirley Jackson Award, and teaches at Columbia University. A retelling of a classic fairy tale with elements of horror and fantasy, The Changeling depicts new father Apollo Kagwa as he navigates the otherworldly corners of NYC. The following is from Victor LaValle’s novel, The Changeling. ![]() ![]() ![]() As these primitive organisms became more entangled with others, they grew more complicated. Tracking the mind’s fitful development, Godfrey-Smith shows how unruly clumps of seaborne cells began living together and became capable of sensing, acting, and signaling. ![]() As Godfrey-Smith stresses, it is a story that largely occurs in the ocean, where animals first appeared. In Other Minds, Peter Godfrey-Smith, a distinguished philosopher of science and a skilled scuba diver, tells a bold new story of how subjective experience crept into being-how nature became aware of itself. ![]() How is it that a creature with such gifts evolved through an evolutionary lineage so radically distant from our own? What does it mean that evolution built minds not once but at least twice? The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. In captivity, octopuses have been known to identify individual human keepers, raid neighboring tanks for food, turn off lightbulbs by spouting jets of water, plug drains, and make daring escapes. Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith dons a wet suit and journeys into the depths of consciousness in Other MindsĪlthough mammals and birds are widely regarded as the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately become clear that a very distant branch of the tree of life has also sprouted higher intelligence: the cephalopods, consisting of the squid, the cuttlefish, and above all the octopus. ![]() ![]() Ishan is a dropout from a defense academy while Omi belongs to family of priests. Though the trio are diverse in their nature, they bond well on cricket. Told through the point of view of Govind, readers are introduced to Omi and Ishan. Like ‘Five Point Someone’, this book revolves around three friends – Ishan, Omi and Govind. This book is a tribute to the spirit of friendship. Kai po che is based on Chetan bhagat’s book – the 3 mistakes of my life ![]() Some real-life events happened in Gujarat are weaved within the story to give it a realistic feel. Narayan’s stories were based in South India, Chetan Bhagat’s story is based in Gujarat. Who can forget the Malgudi cricket club formed by Swami in the Malgudi classic book – Swami & Friends? The fever of cricket is high on three friends in Chetan Bhagat’s 2008 book – The 3 mistakes of my life. Narayan to Ruskin Bond, every literary veteran has displayed their love for cricket in their semi-autobiographical books. People literally smash the television sets when India loses any match. In India, cricket is not just a sport, it’s a passion, a religion. ![]() ![]() For years, people constantly recommended The Winternight Trilogy as one of the most appropriate books to read during the winter season, and I can definitely understand why now. The Bear and the Nightingale is Katherine Arden’s debut novel, and it’s also the first installment in The Winternight Trilogy. ![]() “You must allow things to be what best suits your purpose. “You are too attached to things as they are,” said Morozko, combing the mare’s withers. I wanted to read a fantasy book that will make me feel this experience, and with the combination of cold air conditioners, I got what I wanted from reading The Bear and the Nightingale. As someone who lived in a tropical country all his life, winter, snow, or cold seasons are pretty close to being fantasy weather for me. Actually, on that note, if you love Spinning Silver, I think you should give this novel a try as well there are a lot of similarities between the two books, though I liked Spinning Silver more. ![]() Similar to Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, one of the reasons I wanted to read The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden is because I want to imagine how it feels to live in the wintery season. ![]() The Bear and the Nightingale is an atmospheric read with a likable main character. Published: 10th January 2017 by Del Rey (US) & 12th January 2017 by Del Rey (UK) ![]() Series: The Winternight Trilogy (Book #1 of 3) The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden ![]() ![]() I want a do over,it was not worth the long wait. Heartbreakingly and seductively poignant, One with You is the breathlessly awaited finale to the Crossfire saga, the searing love story that has captivated millions of readers and listeners worldwide. Fighting for it will either set us free.or break us apart. Committing to love was only the beginning. Together, we could stand against those who work so viciously to come between us.īut our greatest battle may lie within the very vows that give us strength. Now, I must prove I can be the rock, the shelter for him that he is for me. Gideon is the mirror that reflects all my flaws.and all the beauty I couldn't see. We have bared our deepest, ugliest secrets to one another. Ours is both a refuge from the storm and the most violent of tempests. Staying married to him is the fight of my life. Falling in love with him was the easiest thing I've ever done. The final chapter in the global blockbuster Crossfire quintet FROM #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR SYLVIA DAY ![]() |