Off the Shelf: Louise Welsh

Off the Shelf: Louise Welsh

Scottish writer Louise Welsh is still in her 30s but has written three books as well as plays and an opera libretto. Her psychological thrillers explore obsession and often travel in time and place -- from 16th century England to wild Scottish islands. She was a voracious early reader with broad tastes including the classics. Nowadays she dips into her childhood favourites every year as well as ...

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Manjit Bawa's canvas - a contrast of serenity and violence

By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, Dec 22 : He dabbled in rounded figures of men, animals and fairies floating in psychedelic orange and mauve, but late artist Manjit Bawa's canvases often reflected the colours of global violence, says 'Readings' - a biographical series of books published by Lalit Kala Akademi.

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