Making Books – July 2014

CONTROVERSY CREATORS

THE ACCIDENTAL PRIME MINISTER
By Sanjaya Baru
Sanjaya Baru writes an account of his time as a staff member of the PMO during the Manmohan Singh era. Baru reveals what it was like for Singh to work in a government that had two centres of power. Needless to say it raised several eyebrows for its insider information.

THE SATANIC VERSES – by Salman Rushdie
Like most of Rushdie’s books, Satanic Verses too draws inferences from Islam. The author very skilfully mixes magical realism and modern day events to narrate story and portray its characters.

AMERICAN PSYCHO – by Bret Easton Ellis
Patrick Bateman has it all – youth, good looks, a well-paying job and plenty of friends. But in his private life, he is a serial killer. The narrative goes from harmless to horrifying with graphic scenes of violence and sexual content.

I AM MALALA – by Malala Yousafzai cowritten with Christina Lamb.
The book chronicles the journey of Malala as a 15-year-old who struggles living in a country dominated by terrorist camps. It is not only the journey of one girl, but her entire family. Touching upon the right to education for women in Pakistan, the book is a moving tale of a young girl’s tragic experience.

THE DA VINCI CODE – by Dan Brown
Using several symbolic references and Leonardo da Vinci’s most popular work of art to narrate the story, the book’s selling point was that it promised to unravel the secrets of the Catholic faith while disclosing details that had remained hidden for thousands of years.

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