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 All About H. Hatterr - G.V. Desani
Newest Review: ... a trick or two from him’ (pg. xvi - 'Mirrorwork'). Anthony Burgess, in his 1970 introduction to 'All About ... more  ... H. Hatterr', says, ‘[T]he "meteque", “the writer with a non-English linguistic, racial or political background” who [, some critics, like F.W. Bateson claim that], being on the fringe of a language and the culture that begot it, lacks respect “for the finer rules of English idiom and grammar…[which leads them to] attem
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All About H. Hatterr - G.V. Desani: All About Who?, or, S. Rushdie’s Secret Guru (3313 words)
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‘Indian middle-man (to author): Sir, if you do not identify your composition a novel, how then do we itemise it? Sir, the rank and file is entitled to know. Author (to Indian middle-man): Sir, I identify it a gesture. Sir, the rank and file is entitled to know. Indian middle-man (to author): Sir, there is no immediate demand for gestures. There is immediate demand for novels. Sir, we are literary agents, not free agents. Author (to Indian middle-man): Sir, I identify it a novel. Sir, itemise it accordingly.’ -Epigraph to 'All About H. Hatterr' ******** 'ALL ABOUT H. ... Read the complete review
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