Raja Sharma: 465 books

“Shantaram” by Gregory David Roberts was first published in 2003. The story revolves around a convicted Australian bank robber and heroin addict. That convict happens to have escaped from Pentridge Prison and reached Bombay, India.Besides telling the story of the convicted criminal, the...

There was a treaty signed between the IRA and the British government that allowed the self governance of sixteen out of twenty two counties.The treaty was signed in the year 1921. It was, however, a controversial treaty. The die-hard Republicans demanded the independence of all of Ireland.A...

The story revolves around the true story related to life of Sir Thomas More who was the Chancellor of England in the 16th century. Thomas More had refused to endorse the wish of King Henry VIII who wanted to divorce his ageing wife Catherine of Aragon only because she had been unable to give him a...

“Thirteen Reasons Why” by Jay Asher was first published in 2007. It is a young adult novel that has been published in seventeen different countries across the world.In July 2011, the book reached the top of the New York Times best seller list. It is the winner of several literary awards...

“Breath, Eyes, Memory” was the first novel by Edwidge Danticat. At the time of the publication of this novel, she was only twenty five years old. After the publication of the book, she mentioned during various interviews that she had actually started writing it as an essay of her childhood...

“The Bean Trees” was the first book written by Barbara Kingsolver. It was first published in 1988. The story revolves around Taylor Greer, the protagonist of the novel. She happens to be a native of Kentucky. She finds herself in Oklahoma near Cherokee territory. In the opening of...

“It’s Kind of a Funny Story” by Ned Vizzini was first published in 2006. The author is said to have said that he was inspired to write this book after his brief hospitalization owing to depression in the month of November, 2004.It proved to be a highly successful book and it got recognized...

“Slaughterhouse Five” by Kurt Vonnegut was first published in 1969. It is also titled “The Children’s Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death.” It is a highly satirical novel.The story revolves around a soldier named Billy Pilgrim. It describes his experiences during the Second World War....

“The Secret River” by Kate Grenville was first published in 2005. It is a highly interesting historical novel.The novel is about an early 19th century Englishman who was transported to Australia on the charge of theft. Australia was inhabited by Aboriginal people when the Europeans colonized...

“Walk Two Moons” by Sharon Creech was first published in 1994. The novel won the Newbery Medal in 1995.Sharon Creech had originally intended to write it as a follow-up to her earlier novel “Absolutely Normal Chaos,” but when she began writing the novel, her idea changed.The author...

The story is told through a retrospective narration by Balram Halwai. He is a village boy. The novel follows this village boy’s first journey to Delhi where he works as driver of a rich landlord. From there he goes to Bangalore. He kills his master in Delhi and flees from there. He escapes with...

“A Separate Peace” by John Knowles is a coming-of-age novel. The novel is based on a short story titled “Phineas” written by Knowles earlier in his life.Although it was the author’s first published novel, it eventually became his best known work. The novel is set against the backdrop...

The book was made into a movie in 2003 and then in the year 2008 it was adapted into a play.According to the author, she had bought that painting when she was nineteen years old, and after that she kept it with her wherever she went for the following sixteen years. She admits that the ambiguous...

“Educating Rita” by British playwright Willy Russell first premiered at The Warehouse, London, in June 1980.It is a stage comedy. The play is for two actors. The entire play is set in the office of an Open University lecturer.It is regarded as Willy Russell’s one of the most regarded...