Raja Sharma: 876 books

As the novella opens, we are introduced to Arthur Kipps. At the beginning of the story, he is a retired solicitor (lawyer). He used to work for Mr. Bentley before his retirement. He lives with his wife, Esme, and four stepchildren. One night, he happens to be with his family at home. His children...

In this book we have included introduction to the book, plot overview, about major characters, complete summary, and critical analysis. Although we know that some students do not want to read the original text of “A Long Walk to Water “ because they prepare only to pass their exams or tests,...

“Orlando” is considered a highly talked-about feminist classic. Several scholars of women’s writings and gender and transgender studies have written extensively about this novel. For several decades after its publication the book remained at the centre of literary debates across the world. The...

“All But My Life” by Gerda Weissmann Kllein was first published in 1957. It happens to be the memoir of her experiences during the Second World War. The time period described in the memoir is from September 3 1939 to September 1945. In the year 1946, she moved to Buffalo, New York,...

The author believes that there is a constant conflict between tradition and individualism. He also believes that there is a lifelong tension between religion and art. Potok had to go through struggles, but he continued to remain an artist and writer, besides being raised in a religious family. He...

The story of the novel focuses on a small fraction of humanity that has got immense psychic powers. The people of that fraction call those powers “The Ability.”It transpires that those powers can be used to fully control people from a distance to make them do any physical action, even murders.The...

"The Birthday Party" is set in a boardinghouse. The play is focused mainly on Stanley, the only boarder at the boarding house.Petey, the owner of the boardinghouse, and Meg, his wife, seem to be very complacent with their life and their boarder.The action of the play begins when two...

“The Sound and the Fury” by William Faulkner was first published in 1929. It was the fourth novel written by William Faulkner. This novel is known for a number of narrative styles which the author has employed. The literary technique known as stream of consciousness is also noticeable in the novel.“The...

“Pale Fire” by Vladimir Nabokov was first published in 1962. It is a postmodern novel. In the opening of the novel there is a 999 line poem which is titled “Pale Fire” written by the fictional John Shade.There is a lengthy forward and long commentary by a neighbour and academic colleague...

The novel has a few different story lines, but they eventually converge. The narrative is definitely very interesting, providing the details of the lives of the major characters from their childhood through adulthood. When the book was published, it gained popularity overnight and most of the...

When an idiom from one language is translated word by word into another language, it most likely loses its idiomatic meaning in the translation. For example, an idiom ‘kick the bucket’ means to die or to expire in English, but if it is translated word by word into any other language it will definitely...

“Go Down, Moses” by William Faulkner is a collection of seven related stories. Since the pieces of short fiction are related, it is sometimes considered a novel. It does not fall under the category of a novel because it lacks the unity required of a novel.Isaac McCaslin is the most significant...

“Roots” by Alex Haley is subtitled “The Saga of an American Family.” The novel was first published in 1976.The story revolves around Kunta Kinte, who happens to be an eighteenth century African. He is captured as an adolescent and then sold as a slave in the United States.The...

“Moll Flanders” by Daniel Defoe was first published in 1722. The complete title of the novel is “The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders.”The novel describes the life of Moll Flanders right from her birth to her old age. As the title suggests, the entire story is focused...