‘The Eyes of Darkness’ is not about the Coronavirus and not a particularly good read
by Rashmee
Posted on October 16, 2020
By curious coincidence, I finished Dean Koontz’s ‘The Eyes of Darkness’ on the day it …
Read MoreWhy books and films about outbreaks are surging
by Rashmee
Posted on May 4, 2020 / The National
On April 28, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lawrence Wright’s first novel, The End of October, …
Read MoreWhy cerebral political scientists read and write novels
by Rashmee
Posted on July 31, 2019
It was very interesting to read Joseph Nye explain what he learnt from novels. Not …
Read MoreStephen King predicted Hillary Clinton would be president, but in conterfactual fiction
by Rashmee
Posted on August 23, 2016
Look, I’m not saying the bestselling author was prescient. Or particularly wanted an HRC stint …
Read MoreOnly fiction could’ve taken us so so deep into Melania Trump’s life with The Donald
by Rashmee
Posted on July 23, 2016
‘The Arrangements’, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s short story on the Trumps, centres on Melania (The Donald’s …
Read MoreFreeman’s Arrival is about that electrifying moment we reach somewhere
by Rashmee
Posted on November 4, 2015
I just ordered a copy of Freeman’s Arrival, a new themed collection of stories that …
Read MoreThe picnicky settings, not the food, make Enid Blyton’s meals magical
by Rashmee
Posted on July 28, 2015
We’ve previously discussed the industrial gunk our parents and grandparents ate, with their aspic moulds …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK