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“In the 19th century the great European writers, Dickens and Balzac and Flaubert, were savagely critical of the societies they lived in. One of the things the arts should do is slap the middle class in the face. This is essential as a country rises to great power status. It is not that you are deriding the country. It is part of being self-reflective as a society.” - from an interview with Aravind Adiga
I've heard very different things about The White Tiger; think I'll just go read it for myself soon.
About halfway through Amy Tan's The Hundred Secret Senses now, which i randomly bought one day while waiting for J. It's surprisingly enjoyable.
Something else random - my newly organised eyeshadow collection:
I've heard very different things about The White Tiger; think I'll just go read it for myself soon.
About halfway through Amy Tan's The Hundred Secret Senses now, which i randomly bought one day while waiting for J. It's surprisingly enjoyable.
Something else random - my newly organised eyeshadow collection: