TEHELKA EDITOR RECOMMENDS.... ( TILL SEPTEMBER 2005)

From 08.OCT.05 ISSUE :


(1) The novelist and the public man. Has his public crusading overshadowed the imaginative genius of Salman Rushdie ? Does too much involvement in day’s affairs do that to any writer ? Read it on :

http://books.guardian.co.uk

(2) The principles of a story. Raymond Carver, a master of the modern short story, on why he turned to short fiction both as reader and writer, at :

http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk

(3) Regime change and its limits. From the mess of Iraq, the George Bush regime continues to contemplate on Iran. Find out why achieving that may not be so simple, at

http://www.foreignaffairs.org

BOOK RECOMMENDATION :

“ a million Little Pieces “ by James Frey. A graphic and fiercely honest account of drug and alcohol addiction. 23 years old Frey has been an alcoholic for 10 years and a crack addict for 3. After hitting rock bottom and finding himself on a plane with some of his teeth knocked out, his nose broken and a hole in his cheek, he decides to admit himself into a rehab facility. “ A Million Little Pieces “ is an account of his six week battle and recovery from drugs. A gruesome read that tackles tough issues, like mortality and depression.

TV RECOMMENDATION :

“ Savage Earth Week “ on National Geographic. October 9 14. 8 PM to 10 PM. Something about the dark side of nature. Nature, red in tooth and claw !


FROM 20.AUGUST.2005.

Visit
http://www.dissentmagazine.org

for reading on Christopher Hitchens. A review on his collectin. “ Love, Poverty and War “

FROM 17.SEPT.2005 MAGAZINE

(1) Strip tease, porn and gender policits. Did striptease in the preporn age demean women or empower them ? Rachel Shtier looks back at

http://chronicle.com

(2) Michel Houllebecq ( search amazon ) is back with a monster of a proposition on human and sex in his latest novel. Is he the sage of the age or is he a lunatic ? Find out at

http://service.spiegel.de

Visit amazon or guardian dot co dot uk for “ The Dinosaur Ship “ by Vilas Sarang.



FROM 10.SEPT.2005 ISSUE :

(1) MICHEL HOUELLEBECQ again ( search wiki / amazon / clusty) ! The enfant terrible of French literature is at it again, calling islam the stupidest religion on earth. But tehre’s more to his writing than that! An assessment at :

http://www.enjoyment.independent.co.uk

(2) Does Islamic hedad have specific Western targets or has the whole world become its arena ? An analysis of where jehad might lead the world to, at :

http://www.mondediplo.com


FROM 01.OCTOBER.2005 ISSUE

(1) In praise of novel. Latin American novelist Carlos Fuentes says literature is a thing of beauty and pertinence although there is no thermometer for it. Which is why, perhaps, CERVANTES ( search amazon / wiki ) remains ahead of Dostoyevsky, Kafka and Marquez, at

http://www.signandsight.com



From 08.OCT.05 ISSUE :


(1) The novelist and the public man. Has his public crusading overshadowed the imaginative genius of Salman Rushdie ? Does too much involvement in day’s affairs do that to any writer ? Read it on :

http://books.guardian.co.uk

(2) The principles of a story. Raymond Carver, a master of the modern short story, on why he turned to short fiction both as reader and writer, at :

http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk

(3) Regime change and its limits. From the mess of Iraq, the George Bush regime continues to contemplate on Iran. Find out why achieving that may not be so simple, at

http://www.foreignaffairs.org

BOOK RECOMMENDATION :

“ a million Little Pieces “ by James Frey. A graphic and fiercely honest account of drug and alcohol addiction. 23 years old Frey has been an alcoholic for 10 years and a crack addict for 3. After hitting rock bottom and finding himself on a plane with some of his teeth knocked out, his nose broken and a hole in his cheek, he decides to admit himself into a rehab facility. “ A Million Little Pieces “ is an account of his six week battle and recovery from drugs. A gruesome read that tackles tough issues, like mortality and depression.

TV RECOMMENDATION :

“ Savage Earth Week “ on National Geographic. October 9 14. 8 PM to 10 PM. Something about the dark side of nature. Nature, red in tooth and claw !


FROM 20.AUGUST.2005.

Visit
http://www.dissentmagazine.org

for reading on Christopher Hitchens. A review on his collectin. “ Love, Poverty and War “

FROM 17.SEPT.2005 MAGAZINE

(1) Strip tease, porn and gender policits. Did striptease in the preporn age demean women or empower them ? Rachel Shtier looks back at

http://chronicle.com

(2) Michel Houllebecq ( search amazon ) is back with a monster of a proposition on human and sex in his latest novel. Is he the sage of the age or is he a lunatic ? Find out at

http://service.spiegel.de

Visit amazon or guardian dot co dot uk for “ The Dinosaur Ship “ by Vilas Sarang.



FROM 10.SEPT.2005 ISSUE :

(1) MICHEL HOUELLEBECQ again ( search wiki / amazon / clusty) ! The enfant terrible of French literature is at it again, calling islam the stupidest religion on earth. But tehre’s more to his writing than that! An assessment at :

http://www.enjoyment.independent.co.uk

(2) Does Islamic hedad have specific Western targets or has the whole world become its arena ? An analysis of where jehad might lead the world to, at :

http://www.mondediplo.com


FROM 01.OCTOBER.2005 ISSUE

(1) In praise of novel. Latin American novelist Carlos Fuentes says literature is a thing of beauty and pertinence although there is no thermometer for it. Which is why, perhaps, CERVANTES ( search amazon / wiki ) remains ahead of Dostoyevsky, Kafka and Marquez, at

http://www.signandsight.com








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From 08.OCT.05 ISSUE :


(1) The novelist and the public man. Has his public crusading overshadowed the imaginative genius of Salman Rushdie ? Does too much involvement in day’s affairs do that to any writer ? Read it on :

http://books.guardian.co.uk

(2) The principles of a story. Raymond Carver, a master of the modern short story, on why he turned to short fiction both as reader and writer, at :

http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk

(3) Regime change and its limits. From the mess of Iraq, the George Bush regime continues to contemplate on Iran. Find out why achieving that may not be so simple, at

http://www.foreignaffairs.org

BOOK RECOMMENDATION :

“ a million Little Pieces “ by James Frey. A graphic and fiercely honest account of drug and alcohol addiction. 23 years old Frey has been an alcoholic for 10 years and a crack addict for 3. After hitting rock bottom and finding himself on a plane with some of his teeth knocked out, his nose broken and a hole in his cheek, he decides to admit himself into a rehab facility. “ A Million Little Pieces “ is an account of his six week battle and recovery from drugs. A gruesome read that tackles tough issues, like mortality and depression.

TV RECOMMENDATION :

“ Savage Earth Week “ on National Geographic. October 9 14. 8 PM to 10 PM. Something about the dark side of nature. Nature, red in tooth and claw !


FROM 20.AUGUST.2005.

Visit
http://www.dissentmagazine.org

for reading on Christopher Hitchens. A review on his collectin. “ Love, Poverty and War “

FROM 17.SEPT.2005 MAGAZINE

(1) Strip tease, porn and gender policits. Did striptease in the preporn age demean women or empower them ? Rachel Shtier looks back at

http://chronicle.com

(2) Michel Houllebecq ( search amazon ) is back with a monster of a proposition on human and sex in his latest novel. Is he the sage of the age or is he a lunatic ? Find out at

http://service.spiegel.de

Visit amazon or guardian dot co dot uk for “ The Dinosaur Ship “ by Vilas Sarang.



FROM 10.SEPT.2005 ISSUE :

(1) MICHEL HOUELLEBECQ again ( search wiki / amazon / clusty) ! The enfant terrible of French literature is at it again, calling islam the stupidest religion on earth. But tehre’s more to his writing than that! An assessment at :

http://www.enjoyment.independent.co.uk

(2) Does Islamic hedad have specific Western targets or has the whole world become its arena ? An analysis of where jehad might lead the world to, at :

http://www.mondediplo.com


FROM 01.OCTOBER.2005 ISSUE

(1) In praise of novel. Latin American novelist Carlos Fuentes says literature is a thing of beauty and pertinence although there is no thermometer for it. Which is why, perhaps, CERVANTES ( search amazon / wiki ) remains ahead of Dostoyevsky, Kafka and Marquez, at

http://www.signandsight.com








From 08.OCT.05 ISSUE :


(1) The novelist and the public man. Has his public crusading overshadowed the imaginative genius of Salman Rushdie ? Does too much involvement in day’s affairs do that to any writer ? Read it on :

http://books.guardian.co.uk

(2) The principles of a story. Raymond Carver, a master of the modern short story, on why he turned to short fiction both as reader and writer, at :

http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk

(3) Regime change and its limits. From the mess of Iraq, the George Bush regime continues to contemplate on Iran. Find out why achieving that may not be so simple, at

http://www.foreignaffairs.org

BOOK RECOMMENDATION :

“ a million Little Pieces “ by James Frey. A graphic and fiercely honest account of drug and alcohol addiction. 23 years old Frey has been an alcoholic for 10 years and a crack addict for 3. After hitting rock bottom and finding himself on a plane with some of his teeth knocked out, his nose broken and a hole in his cheek, he decides to admit himself into a rehab facility. “ A Million Little Pieces “ is an account of his six week battle and recovery from drugs. A gruesome read that tackles tough issues, like mortality and depression.

TV RECOMMENDATION :

“ Savage Earth Week “ on National Geographic. October 9 14. 8 PM to 10 PM. Something about the dark side of nature. Nature, red in tooth and claw !


FROM 20.AUGUST.2005.

Visit
http://www.dissentmagazine.org

for reading on Christopher Hitchens. A review on his collectin. “ Love, Poverty and War “

FROM 17.SEPT.2005 MAGAZINE

(1) Strip tease, porn and gender policits. Did striptease in the preporn age demean women or empower them ? Rachel Shtier looks back at

http://chronicle.com

(2) Michel Houllebecq ( search amazon ) is back with a monster of a proposition on human and sex in his latest novel. Is he the sage of the age or is he a lunatic ? Find out at

http://service.spiegel.de

Visit amazon or guardian dot co dot uk for “ The Dinosaur Ship “ by Vilas Sarang.



FROM 10.SEPT.2005 ISSUE :

(1) MICHEL HOUELLEBECQ again ( search wiki / amazon / clusty) ! The enfant terrible of French literature is at it again, calling islam the stupidest religion on earth. But tehre’s more to his writing than that! An assessment at :

http://www.enjoyment.independent.co.uk

(2) Does Islamic hedad have specific Western targets or has the whole world become its arena ? An analysis of where jehad might lead the world to, at :

http://www.mondediplo.com


FROM 01.OCTOBER.2005 ISSUE

(1) In praise of novel. Latin American novelist Carlos Fuentes says literature is a thing of beauty and pertinence although there is no thermometer for it. Which is why, perhaps, CERVANTES ( search amazon / wiki ) remains ahead of Dostoyevsky, Kafka and Marquez, at

http://www.signandsight.com








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