Sunday, November 04, 2007

Some fiction suggestions to prepare for our Pakistan discussion

1. Krushwant Singh, A Train to Pakistan, A Novel.

I have not read this, but it sounds hopeful.

2. Paul Scott, The Raj Quartet.

3. Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children.

4. Salman Rushdie, Shame.

I have read 2, 3 and 4.

The Raj Quartet was made into an excellent Masterpiece Theatre series in early 1980s.

On Youtube--hard to find this movie, and hard to find a free one--this one starts very strange--

but ends sweetly. It's called On the Rebound. "Older woman" by 5 years ???!!! That's nothing. My male cousin married s...