i will not get into the debate of the relative merit of her political writings. but, God of Small Things, is informed by a political sensibility which is engaging and interesting. be it Christian dalits or the collusion between the left party bosses and the high caste fatcats. that for me was far more interesting than so called lyrical descriptions of kerala's greenery. what do malayalis on this list think about her depiction of caste politics in Kerala in GOST?
On 2/15/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Abhijit Menon-Sen [15/02/07 00:21 +0530]: >hardly her biggest fan. I've just happened to see her a few times, >and feel surprised that she inspires such ire. Her writing is profoundly uninspired, and full of bombast and rhetoric (socialist rhetoric, from a socialite? great!) rather than any real substance is the problem. OK fine - there are enough mediocre authors, even mediocre authors who get feted by the media. But when they let that "praise" get to their heads and start trying their hands at "social activism" is when it really becomes a problem. by the way .. http://www.mccullagh.org/photo/1ds-12/igf-reception
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