Shashi Tharoor's Book Recommendations
Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician, writer, and former diplomat. He is a Member of Parliament, representing Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, since 2009. His book recommendations showcase an interest in literary fiction and Indian history.
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📚 Books Recommended by Shashi Tharoor 6
The Discovery of India
"A profound vision of what has made India and Nehru."
book list View source ↗"2/7 The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru; a profound vision of what has made India and Nehru. @SunilKhilnani"
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
"Extraordinary, magical reinvention of the Latin-American experience."
book list View source ↗"3/7 One Hundred Years Of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez; extraordinary, magical reinvention of the Latin-American experience. @kanishktharoor"
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The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
"A moving, evocative experience of East European history, informed by a rare insight into humanity."
book list View source ↗"6/7 The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera: A moving, evocative experience of East European history, informed by a rare insight into humanity. @ishaantharoor"
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Swimmer Among the Stars Stories
"A wonderful collection of stories that break conventions of time&space, evoking w/insight & compassion our old&new worlds."
book list View source ↗"A special 8th book, which i loved more than all the others: Swimmer Among the Stars by @KanishkTharoor, a wonderful collection of stories that break conventions of time&space, evoking w/insight & compassion our old&new worlds. By a hugely talented writer who happens to be my son."
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A Cry in the Wilderness
"Yesterday was a good day to discover this remarkable book, “A Cry in the Wilderness: The Works of Narayana Guru” translated into English by Vinaya Chaitanya. The Guru’s insights into the human condition remain timelessly relevant in our society today. Well done @HarperCollinsIN!"
tweet View source ↗"Remarkable book."
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Heavy Weather
"One of the funniest of Wodehouse’s well-crafted masterpieces."
book list View source ↗"4/7 Heavy Weather by P. G Wodehouse: One of the funniest of Wodehouse’s well-crafted masterpieces, among the many others he’s written; any one of several other masterworks by him would do as well. @TharoorBhakt"
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