under Arshia Sattar

A Rotten but Not Entirely Unlikeable Man

A corrupt underling is as crooked as the system he works in, but Bagchi’s quiet, masterly prose leaves you with sympathy for his morally bankrupt protagonist

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18 Jun 2012 | BY Arshia Sattar
Missing the Plot

Kunal Basu’s talent as a novelist lies well hidden in the complex maze he wanders through in this new book

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27 Jan 2012 | BY Arshia Sattar
Where the Gods Come to Die

Byatt’s retelling of Ragnarok, with its references to environmental destruction and cyclical violence, reminds us that a great myth is always relevant

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24 Nov 2011 | BY Arshia Sattar
The F Word

At a time when many women are  rejecting the ‘feminist’ label, those who led  India’s first wave of feminism review the battles  they fought

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2 Oct 2011 | BY Arshia Sattar
Robust Yet Delicate

 Poet Ruth Padel’s first novel is that rare, terrific feat. Grand in sweep and nuanced in detail. 

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1 Jul 2010 | BY Arshia Sattar
Loud Silence

Don DeLillo is perhaps at the height of his powers, using less and less to say more and more about life in contemporary America.

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21 May 2010 | BY Arshia Sattar
A Feminist Till I Die

“Many men want to believe that feminism has had its day, that women really need to move on. Either because we’ve got it all or will never really. Wrong.”

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24 Nov 2009 | BY Arshia Sattar
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