Women’s wisdom, whimsy fills Calyx Aug 7, 2009
Writers previously published in Calyx have included Julia Alvarez (who wrote How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents ), Olga Broumas ( Beginning with O ), Chitra Divakaruni ( The Mistress of Spices and Sister of My Heart ), Molly Gloss ( The Hearts of Horses ), Barbara Kingsolver ( Animal, Vegetable, Miracle ) and many other others. Calyx was also the first U.S. press to print the work of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo in color in its 1980 international issue. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
The Palace of Illusions by Chitra D... May 16, 2009
The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Divakaruni. The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Divakaruni ... The Palace of Illusions is the latest novel by Chitra Divakaruni, the author of best selling works like The Mistress of Spices and Queen of Dreams. (Suite101.com)
'The Prayer Room,' by Shanthi Sekaran Mar 6, 2009
This question may sound a bit churlish, but sometimes it's a reviewer's duty to ask churlish questions: With writers like Jhumpa Lahiri, Bharati Mukherjee and Chitra Divakaruni among us, do we really need yet another novel about culture clash in the Indian diaspora. The simple answer is yes, when the novel is as engagingly written and sharply observed as Shanthi Sekaran's "The Prayer Room." On the other hand, the genre - the novel of exile - has begun to engender a certain feeling of deja vu (or... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Rushdie blasts Slumdog plot Mar 4, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Salman Rushdie, far right,has slammed the plot of Slumdog Millionaire, starring Dev Patel, left, and Freida Pinto. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Salman's slur: Mar 3, 2009
Rushdie blasts Slumdog plot as 'patently ridiculous conceit' - Film - smh. The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. (Sydney Morning Herald)
We need cash, not Oscars, say Slumdog parents Feb 18, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Still stuck in the slums Rubina Ali. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
