tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888736451965206055.post4398108522552110176..comments2024-03-17T16:53:40.334+05:30Comments on WINNOWED: India: A Traveller’s Literary Companion – A ReviewWinnowedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11073005581801465319noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888736451965206055.post-33165112533701614752012-03-26T10:04:41.087+05:302012-03-26T10:04:41.087+05:30I did not say that Mansuri's story isn't l...I did not say that Mansuri's story isn't literary. It is. it is also well-written. It isn't realistic and yes, this is a story where realism is needed. Mansuri makes a whale hunt by a lone fisherman with rudimentary equipment sound so very easy and simple.Winnowedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073005581801465319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888736451965206055.post-54072564021067136112012-03-23T17:28:42.519+05:302012-03-23T17:28:42.519+05:30I think your idea of good writing is pretty much o...I think your idea of good writing is pretty much off the track if you expect realism where none is required. In Mansuri's story, what was important was not how they killed the whales. If it was, PETA would also have received mentioned. No, that's not it. It's the tribulations of the characters that matter more to the author - and any author for that matter.<br /><br />You have some learning to do where reading literary works is concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com