Wages of Sin
Source: The New York Times, August 27, 2000 A first novel focuses on an Indian bureaucrat whose life follows the path of least resistance. AN OBEDIENT FATHERBy Akhil Sharma.282 pp. New York:Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $23. Another month, another bright young star in the firmament of Indian writing. To Kiran Desai, Raj Kamal […]
0 Comments
Inside the Jihad
Source: The Atlantic, August 10, 2000 The Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid, who has reported from inside Afghanistan for more than two decades, shares insights he has gained from his extraordinary access to the country and its radical Taliban movement. Few governments are as shrouded in secrecy as the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan. Ever since these […]