From Chinese fortune cookies to scissors, unusual objects possess a voice in Ruth Ozeki’s latest novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness. Curious, we approached Ozeki to understand her writing process, relationship with objects, obsession with libraries and bookstores, and Buddhist approach to life.
Winner of the 2015 Booker Prize, Marlon James, was one of the many acclaimed speakers at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2023. We spoke with him about African myths, unlearning Eurocentrism, his book recommendations, and the upcoming third book of his Dark Star trilogy.
Anees Salim opens up to Kunzum about his Facebook alter-ego, his obsession with waterbodies, the recurring themes of death and hopelessness in his novels, and, of course, The Bellboy.
Winner of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2019, Half the Night is Gone is Amitabha Bagchi’s third and arguably most popular novel. The author speaks with Kunzum about the book and its new Hindi translation, his literary influences and recommended reads.
A book critic reflects on his discovery of Joan Didion and the impact one of her books had on his grieving process, while also trying to decipher what makes the prose tick.
Kunzum Book Club is thrilled to announce a Meet-and-Greet and Book-Signing with Ramachandra Guha!
Kunzum Book Club is back with another exciting event! Translator Daisy Rockwell will be in conversation with author Tanuj Solanki on the International Booker Prize-winning novel Tomb of Sand.
The new year is well and truly here, but we are still not over these 2022 releases that gave us a whole new outlook on the word ‘queer’.
Kunzum Book Club is thrilled to present a Meet & Greet with Dr. Cuterus aka Dr. Tanaya Narendra.
