tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082470.post467814148244100204..comments2024-03-26T17:11:09.856+05:30Comments on The Middle Stage: What Novels Tell Us About Life (And About Themselves)Chandrahashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07483080477755487202noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082470.post-44034127244251533792011-05-22T23:57:54.081+05:302011-05-22T23:57:54.081+05:30Pamuk has been a favourite for a while now, but Da...Pamuk has been a favourite for a while now, but David Mitchell has been a relatively recent discovery.. in the context of the topic of your talk; I discovered that I was gaining a whole new perspective on many of my childhood episodes after reading Mitchell's "Black Swan Green". Also, my elder brother had a dreadful stutter for a long long time as a kid.. and the aforementioned novel handled this aspect of the central character amazingly well.. after reading "Cloud Atlas" and "number9dream" I'm convinced he is right up there with Pamuk, Murakami, McEwan, DeLillo and the other contemporary giants.Aditya Mani Jhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288886815027491282noreply@blogger.com