Abie Alexander: 5 books

Have you longed for poetry that you could understand and enjoy?Here are twenty-one such.Simple, yet profound.Subtle, but not convoluted.Some amusing, others serious.But all thought-provoking.The poet combines the heart and the mind to draw startling parallels out of ordinary, everyday images.In the...

An off the beaten track love story of a daughter of the Armenian diaspora and a young man from the southern Indian State of Kerala. Their tale, interwoven with the traumatic history of the Armenian people, explores the sustaining elements of faith and love. The story of Armine and Kuriakose (Kirakos),...

The heartwarming story of an American’s serendipitous journey to a remote Asian village in search of happiness and meaning in life.John’s experiences in the eight weeks he spends in that “Shangri-La” and his exploratory discussions with his friend Mah Step lead him to reevaluate his values...

In this story spanning Sweden and India, Jose, an impressionable young Indian, travels to Sweden in the year 1984 to meet Carl, an amateur radio friend he has never met. Jose does not know till he meets his Indophile friend, that Carl is gay. Jose’s experiences on his first travel overseas culminate...

Read the story of Jacob and Rosie. The star-crossed lovers forfeit their love for each other to join the defiant mutiny against the occupiers. Theirs is a do-or-die struggle to save the identity of their minority tribe. But their battle is not only against the oppressors but also against the passivism...