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Amitava Kumar
Amitava Kumar on Finding Solace in the Words of Others
“I was still reporting to my father, the things I had read and all that I had remembered.”
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Amitava Kumar
| February 27, 2024
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“A novel often serves as a site of contention for different viewpoints.”
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Amitava Kumar
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