Review of Sakina’s Kiss | Vivek Shanbhag delivers another winner with his new novel centred on a broken promise
Author Vivek Shanbhag | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar The publication in English of Kannada writer Vivek Shanbhag’s Ghachar Ghochar (2015) transformed the Indian literary scene. The book’s success decisively shifted the balance of power, whether in terms of sales or prestige, away from English-language writers and towards fiction in translation. Ghachar Ghochar’s influence owed nothing to prizes, … Read more