Fiction

Blurred lines: 'Fictosexual' man celebrates 6th wedding anniversary with vocaloid 'wife' in Japan

Japan's Akihiko Kondo, aged 41, is happily married to a fictitious vocaloid named Hatsune Miku, and recently celebrated their sixth anniversary with much vigour and fervour.

09 November 2024, 16:08 IST

Blurred lines: 'Fictosexual' man celebrates 6th wedding anniversary with vocaloid 'wife' in Japan

09 November 2024, 16:08 IST

Bombay, where many a twain met!

Set in the Bombay of 1896, 'The Kidnapping Of Mark Twain' has two characters who turn into amateur sleuths to crack the mystery of the famous American writer who goes missing from the city.

04 May 2024, 21:11 IST

Bombay, where many a twain met!

04 May 2024, 21:11 IST

T.V. Mahalingam’s epic novel ‘Brahma Hathya’ now on stands by Westland Books

Explore the literary brilliance of T.V. Mahalingam as his epic novel 'Brahma Hathya' graces the stands, now available for readers. Published by Westland Books, this captivating work promises a journey through rich storytelling and profound narrative.

02 February 2024, 10:31 IST

T.V. Mahalingam’s epic novel ‘Brahma Hathya’ now on stands by Westland Books

02 February 2024, 10:31 IST

Giving happenstance the right words

One can tell the author had fun writing this and the book anticipates an intelligent reader in a way that seems like a compliment.

05 August 2023, 17:19 IST

Giving happenstance the right words

05 August 2023, 17:19 IST

A chronicle of gentler times

Gaskell’s works may seem dated on the surface, but they are important records of the way lives were once lived.

05 August 2023, 17:18 IST

A chronicle of gentler times

05 August 2023, 17:18 IST

Sordid tale of bone-deep envy

This is a pageturner where the criminal is giving her version of the story while trying to get away with the crime.

29 July 2023, 20:15 IST

Sordid tale of bone-deep envy

29 July 2023, 20:15 IST

Bookrack for the week (July 30 to Aug 5)

New releases of the week (July 30 to Aug 5)

29 July 2023, 20:15 IST

Bookrack for the week (July 30 to Aug 5)

29 July 2023, 20:15 IST

Blurring boundaries...

This is a novel that seamlessly shifts between the fantastic and the real to make sense of the foggy world that sits in between.

22 July 2023, 20:30 IST

Blurring boundaries...

22 July 2023, 20:30 IST

Bookrack for the week (July 23 to July 29)

New releases of the week (July 23 to July 29)

22 July 2023, 20:15 IST

Bookrack for the week (July 23 to July 29)

22 July 2023, 20:15 IST

Tawdry underside of the American dream

Kurt Vonnegut savagely pulls the curtain aside to show the 'new world' at its barest and exposes its rapacious desires.

17 July 2023, 06:38 IST

Tawdry underside of the American dream

17 July 2023, 06:38 IST