Book Box: Reading in the Mountains
Hindustan TimesIt is early morning and I am standing in front of a giant deodar tree. Kingfishers Catch Fire by Rumer Godden We talk about another of Godden’s books – the brooding Black Narcissus set in a convent in Darjeeling and made into a movie as well – another fantastic read. It’s his first book, the one that made him famous, he talks about the way writers of mountain books portray the mountains in a way that is both enticing and unreal, and on the fear, risk, and the dangerous beauty of ice and snow. Moving closer home to another mountain murder, I talk to Udayan Mukherjee, author of A Death in the Himalayas who tells me why a Himalayan village is the perfect venue for a murder story. So much to read, so much to look forward to.. That’s all the mountain reading for this week- trip fiction titles for real life and virtual journeys into the mountains.
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