Sita’s Ramayana: A Feminist Retelling

2014-03-20T15:23:42-04:00

As if it wasn't enough to take The Ramayana and present it in images, this volume retells the ancient epic through the eyes of a woman. This is Sita's Ramayana. House of Anansi, 2011 Artwork by Moyna Chitrakar The original Sanskrit text is attributed to the poet Valmiki, and it is

Sita’s Ramayana: A Feminist Retelling2014-03-20T15:23:42-04:00

And Laughter Fell From the Sky: An Enticing Debut

2021-09-24T12:09:28-04:00

Abhay sits on the grass in front of a bar, on the opening page of And Laughter Fell From the Sky. Harper Collins, 2012 The five-lane highway across from Kent State  University is as hectic as the afternoon rush in Grand Central Station was, one hundred years ago, in

And Laughter Fell From the Sky: An Enticing Debut2021-09-24T12:09:28-04:00

A Literary Three-Way: About the Girls (II)

2014-03-17T15:20:19-04:00

I was inspired to re-read Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad after I read The Odyssey (with and without pictures). "The story as told in The Odyssey doesn't hold water: there are too many inconsistencies." Atwood describes the impetus for retelling this classic tale as follows: "I've always been haunted by the hanged maids;

A Literary Three-Way: About the Girls (II)2014-03-17T15:20:19-04:00

Once Upon a Time: Fragments

2014-03-17T14:25:32-04:00

Once Upon a Time has wrapped up for another year, but I haven't properly mentioned some books, including two terrific books of Inuit folktales which I'll discuss tomorrow. But, first... Cameron Dokey's The World Above is part of the series of retellings from Simon Pulse; there are about twenty retellings in all,

Once Upon a Time: Fragments2014-03-17T14:25:32-04:00

Drawing Conclusions: A Serial Reader

2014-03-17T14:02:36-04:00

We want that "paradoxical search for familiarity combined with strangeness; want more of the same – but with a difference," says Victor Watson in Reading Series Fiction. Watson's book considers series written for children, but it still applies, doesn't it? There's nothing like reading a series. Robert Kirkman's The Walking

Drawing Conclusions: A Serial Reader2014-03-17T14:02:36-04:00
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