Appala Narasiah India

Bio
Three-time winner of State Awards for short story collection and historical writings, Appala has written about 100 short stories, three historical books, one novel and a travelogue. He has also written articles in English and Tamil in the leading magazines of Chennai, India. His travelogue Kadalodi has been brought out in three editions and catalogued with the United States’ Library of Congress. His experiences working in Cambodia between 1994 and 1996 will feature in his new book, Kambodia Ninaivugal.


What book would you like to snuggle under covers with, and why?
I would like to snuggle UnderCovers the famous novella of Ernest Hemingway "The Old man and the sea" One may wonder as to why a book, about 100 pages, and written over half a century back with no thrills in it calls for snuggling undercovers. The simple reason is the book is about the sea and sailing and as one who has sailed for over 15 years, I identify myself with the central character Santiago. The economy of words and the imbibed meanings of the unwritten words, make me feel that this is one of the best books that I have ever read.

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