Author: Olivia

In James English’s piece “Winning the Culture Game: Prizes, Awards, and the Rules of Art,” he starts by claiming the Booker Prize is somewhat of a fraud because it’s too cheap, too new, the criteria is too vague and the point of the prize is unclear. A quote that stood out to me was, “…that … [Read more…]

post colonial – time period, reclaiming of authority from those previously oppressed. Can offer a new perspective of India, for example, from Indian writers rather than British writers. orientalism – studying asian/eastern language and cultures Huggan’s argument: “it is rather to see that work as being bound up in a late-capitalist mode of production, where … [Read more…]

I just finished Burnt Sugar and I am honestly speechless. I’m not sure how I expected the novel to end, but the downfall of Antara due to her own self-sabotaging tendencies and the anxieties surrounding the relationship she has with her mother took a turn I wasn’t expecting. As the ending unfolded, I couldn’t help … [Read more…]

Kashta – Ma’s maid Ma clearly has some sort of illness. Sounds like Alzheimer’s to me, but they seem to allude to it not being Alzheimer’s. Dilip – main character’s husband Story takes place in India When Dilip’s mother arrives to Prune for the wedding, the main character (still unnamed) presents an internal conflict over … [Read more…]

The book we are focusing on in class as of now is The New Wilderness, by Diane Cook. Honestly, so far I am not a fan. This novel is a dystopian novel with, what should be its essential idea, a focus on environmental doom. One of the main problems I have with this novel so … [Read more…]