tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17929252.post7331721947002329807..comments2024-03-25T20:45:09.957+05:30Comments on On The Ganga Mail: Mr MukerjeeBishwanath Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499834715638337891noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17929252.post-17048760209420813812012-02-14T00:06:00.972+05:302012-02-14T00:06:00.972+05:30In my opinion everyone must look at it.In my opinion everyone must look at it.escorts marbellahttp://escortsite.es/marbella-escortsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17929252.post-13178165407246927272010-12-02T04:19:02.489+05:302010-12-02T04:19:02.489+05:30Dear BG,
Mr. Annon’s style of writing, the tempera...Dear BG,<br />Mr. Annon’s style of writing, the temperament, and the flow of thoughts is so different from your writing, that the very fact that people think it could be you is enough to show that you have arrived as a writer – so what if you never write another book (though I hope you do, and get back to the Chennai book). Whether it is really you or not, is beside the point.<br /><br />(The style of writing seems so masculine I am sure that we are talking about Mr. Annon here).<br /><br />I have never been able to like V. S. Naipaul. Our world is so imperfect, that is easy to be harsh and critical about almost anything in this world. That is why I ‘intensely’ dislike authors (or people) who go on and on being harsh and abrasive, even if it is done using beautiful prose, and in impeccable style.<br /><br />The difference between 'writers' and 'literary figures' is something difficult for me to grasp. Don’t many tread on both sides? We all know what Kushwant Singh is famous for, but how about his “I shall not hear the nightingale?”<br /><br />Of what use is brilliant prose that does not give joy? While Jeffrey Archer may be past his ‘sell by’ date, I am sure that to millions he is more of a 'literary figure' than Dickens could ever be.<br /><br />I strongly suspect that many 'literary figures' owe their fame and longevity to the fear of people to call out that ‘the Emperor is naked’.<br /><br />I always read my books cover to cover, and do expect it to give me something more than ‘writing style, no matter how brilliant that style is. If good style can combine with good philosophy, and a gripping story, then that is bliss. To me, that is exemplified by the ‘Seven pillars of wisdom’ by T. E. Lawrence.<br /><br />These are just my thoughts, and the intention is not to get into a ‘literary’ debate, or to prove anyone wrong.Sudeep Chowdhurihttp://www.youtube.com/user/sudeeprimanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17929252.post-69148983399975400052010-12-01T15:08:57.795+05:302010-12-01T15:08:57.795+05:30Mr. Ghosh, I am quite touched by the compliments. ...Mr. Ghosh, I am quite touched by the compliments. The fact that you had a blog post dedicated to my response makes me feel like I am amongst friends, close and otherwise.<br /><br />I have a few books of my own, but if I name those, you will probably find out who I am, and this precious bit of anonymity would disappear, like the glass of my Sundowner did along with the Sun last evening. But then, I have another evening to look forward to. It's amazing how no one is anonymous any more with Google and the internet. Every time someone googles me, I get the same feeling that I get during my annual visit to the proctologist. Since your visits will start when you hit the other side of forty, I can tell you that it is nothing to look forward to.<br /><br />I don't think Hemingway is depressing. If you can master the art of brevity, you have mastered the art of writing. Hemingway is the ultimate example of that. I had a German friend called Ernst, as Earnest as Hemingway himself. You could barely get a monosyllabic response out of the poor Bavarian, and when he died, his last wish was that his friends would not say more than a few words at the memorial service. I am sure when St. Peter confronted him at the pearly gates, Ernst got away with just a grunt.<br /><br />On the other hand, if you like someone, who waltzes with the words and weaves a web of a story that spans across millennia, I recommend James Michener. When I read the Caribbean for the first time, I could not at first understand how another American, living in the same chain of islands could write something as short and direct as The old man and the sea. The only time in my life I have actually listened to a Mariachi band without the band being there, was when I read Michener's Mexico; if you read it, you will feel like getting up and serenading your lady love with the Mariachis playing in the background, and your bottle of Tequila waiting for you at the table. Ah, Mejico!<br /><br />Since you have called me the Malibu man, I think it is my responsibility to sign off with that handle. But remember, while you may Waltz with the Whiskey, and do the Macarena with Malibu, you must always tango with Tequila, because that is what really matters at the end.<br /><br />In Veritas with Vino<br />The Malibu ManAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17929252.post-61247863797443678022010-12-01T10:32:18.575+05:302010-12-01T10:32:18.575+05:30'A house for Mr.Biswas' is well written, b...'A house for Mr.Biswas' is well written, but, the story is a little depressing...like most of Hemingway stories.Soumyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15822477338657651508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17929252.post-61961490678144589642010-12-01T09:59:10.353+05:302010-12-01T09:59:10.353+05:30A house for Mr Biswas is one of my favourite books...A house for Mr Biswas is one of my favourite books too. You are cent percent right when you say all writers cannot be literary figures.<br /><br />I stopped reading Archer just a few years ago because I began to feel he had nothing new to offer. Be it his language or his plot.<br /><br />I have to now lay my hands on Shiva Naipaul.Sepiamniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775772565154050637noreply@blogger.com