The Hindu Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Economic historian at the London School of Economics and the author of "Monsoon Economies: India’s History in a Changing Climate", #TirthankarRoy on how we overcame floods and droughts, and the price we paid for it. https://t.co/RKDIdRvE11

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Celebrating the world opening up is #Lavazza’s 2023 calendar shot by #AlexPrager and a book by #Italian architect #FabioNovembre. @Nidhi_Adlakha writes. https://t.co/rJUbem8lQl

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She may be out of the #Booker prize contention, but #LeilaMottley, the youngest author ever nominated for the prize, tells a powerful story of exploitation, racism & sexuality in her debut novel #Nightcrawling. Watch the interview here. @radhikasan https://t.co/wyrrcLOe3A

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In this week's The Hindu on Books newsletter, Sudipta Datta writes on Penguin releasing #SatyajitRayMiscellany to mark the 101st birthday of the master filmmaker, Madhumita Dutta's 'Mobile Girls Koottam: Working Women Speak', and more. https://t.co/dJgeObWdUQ https://t.co/yNZ4qjj5hR

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Ethnography — the scientific description of cultures and races and people, their customs and habits — has an ancient and noble tradition. It goes back to the first recognised book of the western world, Histories by Herodotus. https://t.co/dk2iHOBZha

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Review of In #Hitler’s #Munich — Jews, the Revolution and the Rise of #Nazism | Drawing on previously unknown documents, Brenner puts Munich under the scanner, and reveals how a cosmopolitan city became, in the words of Thomas Mann, “the city of Hitler.” https://t.co/ZCIV0jubdZ

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An Indian Navy-organised car expedition covering the entire 7,500-km coastline to encourage sea consciousness was flagged off from #Kolkata on March 26 by the Navy chief and the Naval officer in-charge in #WestBengal. https://t.co/QDr9BKIvkF

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Review | #BobDylan runs through songs of his generation with magpie-like references to pop culture markers in his book #ThePhilosophyofModernSong. @chiber_mini writes. https://t.co/hRsU255tyl

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How does #CharlesDickens’ #AChristmasCarol hold up this #Christmas? According to #MargaretAtwood, the protagonist, #Scrooge, passes the real test of any literary character: he remains fresh and vital. @TheHinduMag https://t.co/BFQweicb2N

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#TheHinduNewsQuiz | Which of George R. R Martin’s books is the new prequel ‘House of the Dragon’ based on? 1. House of Targaryen 2. Dragon Realm 3. Song of Ice & Fire 4. Fire & Blood To find out the answer and play the full quiz visit: https://t.co/obDEIN7lR3 https://t.co/gNOxoZZmr1