Tryst with Shashi Tharoor: Master-storyteller, Intellectual & Patriot

Tryst with Shashi Tharoor: Master story-teller, Intellectual and Patriot Bookless is a critical perception of an interesting assortment of essays titled Bookless in Baghdad written by Shashi Tharoor who grew up on Enid Blyton and Wodehouse. Tharoor writes in a style that reads very easily and there are several essays in this collection that could merit a longer, more introspective treatment. From this book, an assortment of twenty four essays are randomly selected which provide Tharoor range of perceptions on the literary world, his insights and observations on the literary life, a penetrating look at Indian history and culture that makes the collection quite poignant and moving. Bookless in Baghdad is thoroughly absorbing as Tharoor draws us into a world that is no longer his alone but is ours to share, portraying Tharoor as an avid reader, a passionate writer and above all a patriotic Indian.