These in-depth, thought-provoking, and often funny posts are the brainchild of The Book Barn's very own Glenn. He never fails to make a great recommendation, useful warning or entertaining suggestion!
#244. THE POETRY OF INDIA, SOUTH AND NORTH. Almost everything I’ve written on India has tried, time and again, to evoke the mass and welter of its culture: the profusion of its architecture and sculpture, the sheer tonweight of its literature, its plethora of deities. This hasn’t touched its other wild conglomeration: the twenty-two officially recognized languages, with numbers ranging from Hindi’s 528 million speakers (not to mention its official status in government docu
