Swimmer Among the Stars : Stories

from cuentosalgernon

Really pleasant surprise. The best thing I can say about this original and wonderful collection is that it doesn't take Italo Calvino's name in vain.

from elucubrare

Tharoor's prose is the most purely beautiful I've read in a long time, and aside from the technical, he has sharp insight into the heart. This is, I think, the best book I've read all year. His settings are, somehow, both non-specific (often unnamed or nameless countries) and incredibly vivid, an...

from elucubrare

Tharoor's prose is the most purely beautiful I've read in a long time, and aside from the technical, he has sharp insight into the heart. This is, I think, the best book I've read all year. His settings are, somehow, both non-specific (often unnamed or nameless countries) and incredibly vivid, an...