Charlie Hunnam in Shantaram/Apple TV+ In 2003, Gregory David Roberts‘ novel Shantaram was a hefty commitment for readers who delved into the 936-page tome, which follows the adventures of a convicted Australian bank robber who escapes Pentridge Prison and flees to India to get lost in the Bombay underworld of the 1980s. It would take …
Balloon vendor in Lodhi Gardens, New Delhi © Susannah Ireland /eyevine Some cities act like novels, and some novels reach the heart of their cities. Charles Dickens’s whole life is in London; James Ellroy’s LA is excitingly sultry, murky and murderous; Edith Wharton’s New York is a snake’s nest of crooked newcomers and old money. …
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“Chunhyang” Jin Renshun (Seoul Selection) A modern twist on one of Korea’s most beloved folktales, “Chunhyang” puts a mother and daughter’s quest for individuality at the fore, instead of the well-known romance between Chunhyang and Yi Mongryeong in the original “Chunhyangga,” or “The Story of Chunhyang.” Written by Jin Renshun, an acclaimed ethnic Korean writer …
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