In one of his nonfiction articles, pradeep mentions working in an antiquarian bookshop prior to becoming a teacher. Excerpted with permission from the book hunters of katpadi. The nook book ebook of the the book hunters of katpadi. The book hunters of katpadi english, hardcover, pradeep.
William dalrymple, arunava sinha and vikram seth are a few past winners of this award. Pradeep sebastians the book hunters of katpadi is too. One particular subgenre of interest to lovers of books is that of the bibliomystery. I say lifelike because the characters in this book are veritable clones of people you and i have met in the real book world. Pradeep sebastian author of the book hunters of katpadi. The seemingly neverending discourses on book collecting and burton, albeit extremely well written i cannot stress this enough. Munshi is the first in a series of three books of historical fiction. In the tradition of the greatest in the genre, it holds within its pages adventure, action, suspense and the sheer thrill of close encounters with prized printonpaper. The book hunters of katpadi hachette, 432 pages, rs 599 touted as indias first bibliomystery, the book is centered around biblio, an antiquarian bookstore tucked away in a corner of chennai, and its staff protagonist kayalveli kayal anbuchelvan and her mentorcumshopowner, neelambari neela adigal. Neelambari adigal is the proprietor of biblio, a bookstore in chennai that. Bravo to pradeep sebastian on his highly engaging debut as.
Crossword announces the 16th crossword book award jury. A bibliomystery by reed farrel coleman the museum of literary souls. A bibliomystery from the worlds largest community of readers. The book hunters of katpadi is a book about book lovers. A bibliomystery, the book hunters of katpadi, by pradeep sebastian, is quietly erudite and bears the light touch of someone who values all things written and books. Pradeep sebastians the book hunters of katpadi might have been better off as a. A bibliomystery is a mystery story that involves the world of books, and how beautifully. I learned that when i picked up the book hunters of katpadi, described as indias first bibliomystery. A bibliomystery kindle edition by sebastian, pradeep.
With the book hunters of katpadi, pradeep sebastian has created an intricate, interesting and intelligent narrative that belongs on every book collectors shelf. A bibliomystery by pradeep sebastian first edition. Its the kind of treatment not often given to mysteries, but this one is obviously special because it is a bibliomystery, a term defined by otto penzler as a mystery. October 14, 2018 entries added to publications by philip r. A bibliomystery by pradeep sebastian, hachette india the revenge of the nonvegetarian by upamanyu chatterjee, speaking tiger nonfiction. The flavour of spice by marryam h reshii, hachette india. The book hunters of katpadi, is the book every lover of the written word has been waiting for. Best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books electronics home computers sell.
Neelambari adigal and her young associate, kayal, together run biblio, a oneofakind store of rare books in chennai, specializing in modern indian first editions. The nostalgic rush of chennai and the cozy book discussion arent enough to mask the fact that the book hunters of katpadi feels more like a nonfiction work on bibliography than the bibliomystery it claims to be. A bibliomystery is a mystery story that involves the world of. The revenge of the nonvegetarian by upamanyu chatterjee, speaking tiger. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Richard jefferies launches an american collectors passion in the richard jefferies society journalrichard jefferies. Never judge a book by its cover the ageold adage that exhorts us to read more carefully is exactly what you will learn to ignore when you read pradeep sebastians delightful the book hunters of katpadi. I featured this one in shelf control here, so am not writing more about it in this post the second title, the glory of patan by k. The book hunters of katpadi, pradeep sebastians first novel, and you will be instantly struck by its beautya dazzling dust jacket, charming illustrations, and a black ribbon book marker. Register to the hindu for free and get unlimited access for 30 days. Pick up the book hunters of katpadi 2017, pradeep sebastians first novel, and you will be instantly struck by its beautya dazzling dust jacket, charming illustrations, and a black ribbon book marker. Sebastian, who worked briefly at an antiquarian book shop and is a rare books aficionado himself, mines his deep knowledge of antiquarian bookcollecting to flesh out this novel. As the name suggests, bibliomysteries are mysteries which deal in some significant way with books and the world associated with books.
The book hunters of katpadi is a story that takes one into the world of antiquarian books and collecting. Set around a fictional bookstore biblio in chennai, supposed to be the countrys first fullfledged antiquarian book store. Run by two bibliophiles, neela and kayal, the store specialises in modern indian first editions, and is in. Ive read about half of it, and while i appreciate learning a bit about indian culture i have to look up a lot of words, so far, it seems like way too much information about book collecting in india and too little plot. The mysterious bookshop publishes new bibliomysteries every year. The book hunters of katpadi, pradeep sebastian, hachette india. The book hunters of katpadi by pradeep sebastian, indias most refined bibliophile, fits smoothly into that special shelf. Indias first bibliomystery in english is about a unique. Pradeep sebastian spins a tale around antique books, manuscripts and those who collect them. Built around the peaceful setting of a chennaibased store specialising in rare or antiquarian books called biblio, and its amicable owner neelambari adigal neela. The true story of a thief, a detective, and a world of literary obsession. Pradeep sebastian is the author of the book hunters of katpadi 3. If katpadi inspires such a novel, or further contributions to the books about books subgenre, it will have done its bit.
The book hunters of katpadi by pradeep sebastian is a fun bibliomystery involving two rival book lovers a secret manuscript by richard burton and lot of hot summer charms of madras town. If the book is a mystery and the mystery is about a book, then its a bibliomystery. A bibliomystery by pradeep sebastian mini kapoor kunal ambasta is assistant professor at the national law school of india university, bangalore and an advocate in the high court of karnataka. Columnist pradeep sebastians first novel, also purportedly indias first bibliomystery meaning a mystery involving the world of books, the book hunters of katpadi shows immense promise. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book hunters of katpadi. A writerdetective writes a book on murder while she and her husband are trying the book hunters of katpadi. The man who loved books too much pdf download full pdf. Pradeep sebastian is a bibliophile, columnist, critic, and author of the groaning shelf and other instances of book love 2010 and most recently the book hunters of katpadi. He has used his past experiences to write a lifelike bibliomystery, the book hunters of katpadi. One of the more recent books about books that has caught my attention is pradeep sebastians the book hunters of katpadi. The book hunters of katpadi by pradeep sebastian is a bibliomystery taking us into the world of first eds and lost manuscripts or rather, found ones. This debut novel is a masterful exposition on literary culture and a must read for bibliomaniacs. Maid in india by tripti lahiri, aleph book company.
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