{"product_id":"why-dont-you-write-something-suresh-menon-9789395073455","title":"Why Don't You Write Something I Might Read ? Reading Writing \u0026 Arrhythmia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLITERARY WRITERS OCCASIONALLY WRITE ON THEIR PASSION FOR SPORT. THE TRAFFIC IS SELDOM IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. THIS BOOK IS A SMALL ATTEMPT TO REDRESS THAT-A SPORTSWRITER WRITING ON A PASSION FOR LITERATURE.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do Ved Mehta, Gabriel García Márquez and Agatha Christie have in common-apart from being among the most celebrated writers in the world, that is? Their ability to hook the discerning reader and never let go. What have some of these great writers said of their own work? What, for that matter, makes a writer, or a book, 'great' and canonical while others that sold millions of copies in their own lifetimes fade into oblivion? How much of a reader's appreciation of a novel or an essay stems from their own early reading practices and friendships? And why, oh why, do they not give the Nobel to the writers who most deserve it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are some of the thoughts that centre this eclectic collection of reflections about writers and writing. They seek out the pleasures and the techniques, the spaces and the memories, the little moments and the life-changing sentences that encompass and enrich a reader's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuresh Menon is one of the world's leading cricket writers. He became India's youngest sports editor and then one of its youngest editors with \u003cem\u003eIndian Express\u003c\/em\u003e. His books include \u003cem\u003eBishan: Portrait of a Cricketer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePataudi: Nawab of Cricket\u003c\/em\u003e. He is married to the sculptor Dimpy Menon, and they live in Bengaluru.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Suresh Menon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9395073454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789395073455\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Context\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.47h x 5.32w x 0.60d","brand":"Suresh Menon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46907153907967,"sku":"9789395073455","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c298171b-96d7-4868-8f81-d42f743d12fa.jpg?v=1748772480","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-dont-you-write-something-suresh-menon-9789395073455","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}