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Mumbai, March 19, 2008
Crossword – India’s leading lifestyle bookstore chain provided its customers a delightful experience with the launch of the books ‘Ugly Duckling’ by Amita Mukherjee and ‘The Armageddon Mandala’ by Gopal Mukherjee.
On the occasion eminent author Shobhaa De launched the book and read excerpts from it along with the author.
About the book- Ugly Duckling:
Naïve young Indian-American Mia Makarand is in Paris trying to start a career in translation and interpretation. But finding work is hard and she’s feeling lonely and isolated. Worse yet, her dream of becoming a writer looks like its dead in the water. But Mia is tougher than she thinks. And her sharp eye and caustic wit are helping her to see that success and happiness are important, but nowhere near as valuable as self-respect and that little thing called dignity.
About the book- The Armageddon Mandala:
Self-declared private eye Allen Ginsberg is a pleasure-loving slacker with 'nothing resembling drive or ambition.' But that's about to change. There's a stranger in town, a clownish and vaguely sinister Indian named Gyani, with a tantalizing PI gig on offer. The gig is just what the doctor ordered, except it isn't. Ginsberg soon finds himself trapped in a vortex of bizarre rituals and life-threatening ordeals that defy explanation. When all is finally revealed, Ginsberg must accept his new identity and prevent a planetary holocaust with the help of his cat Little Boy, a carrier pigeon named Kierkegaard and a 'wrasslin' alligator named Deklus Potreem.
About Amita Mukherjee: Amita is a former translator and interpreter, now writer, entrepreneur and publisher. She is based out of Paris and enjoys French wine, Indian curry and not having to go for work.
About Gopal Mukherjee: Gopal Mukherjee is a writer, imagist and provocateur of Indian origin. He was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) India and was raised in India, Britain and the United States.
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