Reputations
By: Juan Gabriel Vasquez
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Price: Rs 499 Pages 174
It is about Colombia’s famed political cartoonist, Javier Mallarino, who has lived through the period of terror and was forced to leave his city following life threats. Questioning the power of memory and media, their ability to distort, inform and destroy, Vasquez plays with the past and present, challenging the perception of truth.
The Keeper of Memories
By: Madhu Gurung
Publisher: Harper Collins
Price: Rs 499 Pages 368
It describes the valiant journey of a Gorkha family from a small village in Nepal. As they make India their home, the sons embark on their own journeys, each more varied than the other. An intense and lyrical novel, it braids history with human stories, and is full of unexpected twists and turns.
I Have a Dream: The Speeches
That Changed History
By: Ferdie Addis
Publisher: Michael O’Mara Books
Price: Rs 224 Pages 193
A collection of the most celebrated speeches as well as lesser known ones, this book consists of all which deserve to be celebrated and credited by modern audiences. It consists of the greatest speeches that have been delivered throughout the history, prefaced by brief historical and biographical introductions.