Vertigo revisited: Reader and critical reviews of Ashok’s semi-autobiographical novel Vertigo
Vertigo: A novel by Ashok Banker Featured Comment by Amit Varma, on his popular blog India Uncut Banking on passion Ashok Banker, in an interview with Sonia Faleiro, says: I don’t think I’m a very talented writer, but I have passion. What I lack in stylistic or linguistic dexterity, and sheer artistry, I make up [...]
The Armies begin their march: Indian Express and Telegraph pick Armies of Hanuman in their best new books lists
This little snippet on Armies appeared in The Indian Express, New Delhi, on Sunday, July 3, 2005. It’s part of an interesting piece on new books, Indian and foreign. So I was in good company. Take a look at the full article by clicking on the blog-post title (above). And for those of you who [...]
“I don’t think PR does **** to sell books” : Ashok’s Tehelka interview
These are excerpts from an inteview I did with Sonia Faleiro for Tehelka, which appeared in the issue dated July 2, 2005. I was pleasantly shocked for a change to see a journalist report my words almost exactly as I said them, without watering them down or subverting them in any way. I’m known for [...]
