Just finished the arabic version of this masterpiece . I remember holding my breath during reading afraid that a hint of the scent reach my nostrils. Being an arabic woman and a citizen of one of the gulf countries, I had a degree of shame haunting me as if i was the one responsible for this melo...
Simple,honest and touching !A story of great suffering and endurance. The language is simple and plain,yet sensitive and emotional. These words are able to convey the pain,isolation,dreams and hopes of the man who seems to fell on an inescapable doom.His relation with the goats is the one thing ...
This is the first book I started in 2014, again bought this with gut feeling and it wasn't a let down :).Simple story of a man with dreams to sustain his family and how he survives it life with all hardships. All I can say is that this book is realistic version of Life Of Pi. Must read for everyo...
Years back I remember reading a short story by Maxim Gorky depicting the life of a hapless beggar forced to travel in pursuit of a fellow traveller's wish. A really touchy story of a thankless world. Goat days reminded me the same style and depth of depicting a heartless world. I wanted to give 5...
ഫ്രാൻസിസ് ഇട്ടിക്കോരയും, ഡാവിഞ്ചി കോഡും ഒക്കെ നേരത്തെ വായിച്ചത് കാരണം മഞ്ഞവെയിൽ മരണങ്ങളിൽ ഒരു വ്യത്യസ്തത അനുഭവപ്പെട്ടില്ല. കാരണം ആ രണ്ട് പുസ്തകങ്ങളിലേയും പല സന്ദർഭങ്ങളുമായി ഈ പുസ്തകത്തിന് സാമ്യം തോന്നുന്നു.1. മറിയം സേവ - കോരക്ക് കൊടുപ്പ് - ഫ്രാൻസിസ് ഇട്ടിക്കോര2. വല്യേടത്ത് വീട് - പതിനെട്ടാം കൂറ്റ...
At some point in the night the moonlight had disappeared and the desert turned into a cavern of darkness. Still, we kept running for our lives through that wilderness. Hakeem was the first to stop. ‘Enough. I can’t. I need some rest.’ He fell to the ground panting. We were sure that we had covere...