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Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar: Watching a Legend Learn His Trade

Some characters arrive fully formed. Brilliant from page one, flawless in execution, never stumbling. Arsène Lupin isn’t one of them.…

January 16, 2026by Anjana Devi7 min read

Some books are love stories. Some are political novels. The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore is both, and…

January 7, 2026by Anjana Devi10 min read

Some books you read once and put down. Others stay with you, keep asking you questions years later. To Kill…

January 6, 2026by Anjana Devi12 min read

This isn’t a review. I’m not trying to tell you whether White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky is good or bad,…

January 3, 2026by Anjana Devi8 min read

There are some books you read and think, “That was beautiful.” You admire the writing. You appreciate the craft. You…

April 26, 2025by Anjana Devi18 min read