Tuesday 8 November 2011

List from class

This is a list of books & short stories that were referred to in class (Also available on my blog):


List of short Stories referred to at the workshop

This is compilation of short stories (even novels) referred to at the workshop, either in conversation or during to a specific discussion about writing.  This list edited or corrected by anyone from the workshop, it is just a 'starter' list to get things going:


 Novels, Books people like or ones that were read recently:
  1. Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
  2. Two States - Chetan Bhagat
  3. Life of Pi -Yann Martel
  4. To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
  5. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
  6. Perfume - Patrick Suskind
  7. How Green Was My Valley - Richard Llewelly
  8. Open - Andre Agassi
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Short Stories:
  1. Henry James - Beast in the Jungle
  2. Jamaica Kincaid - Girl
  3. Kate Braverman - Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta
  4. Margaret Atwood - Death by Landscape
  5. Anton Chekov - Heartache
  6. John Updike - A & P
  7. Frank O' Connor - First Confession
  8. Guy de Maupassant - The Necklace
  9. Anton Chekov - The Lady With A Dog

Short Stories, Books
  1. The Ledge
  2. Saraswathi Park
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4 comments:

  1. Does anyone have a soft copy of the Deccan Chronicle story? Please send it to me if you have it. Thanks in advance!

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  2. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/174886/in-search-home.html


    Link for the winning Deccan Herald story

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  4. Found this article while I was reading the story:
    What is it that writers need to mine their creativity and send it out into the world? Is it a noise-free place of their own? A comfortable desk? A troubled past? Or, is it just plain coffee? Jahnavi barua attempts to find out.

    http://www.deccanherald.com/content/204337/matter-space.html

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