Eugene, you may be thinking of the newly published Goa Writers' anthology 'Ways of Belonging', to be launched at GALF on 16 Feb. Promises to be an amazing launch. I hope you can attend. I think of Michelle as a kind of Delhi-ite version of a Goan (I hope she won't be offended). Or, at the least, a Keralite. That is because the only Keralite Christian I know had a very low opinion of Goan (Christian) enterprise, in which Michelle abounds. I think of Delhi-ites as people of means who can make things happen for themselves. All these wretched stereotypes ... But do look out for 'Ways of Belonging' -- same title as Euinice de Souza used for a poetry collection. Best wishes Jeanne
On Sun, Feb 11, 2024 at 10:43 AM Eugene Correia <[email protected]> wrote: > > The youth-ki-awaaz says the review is "self-published" and doesn't say it > is responsible for the views. That's a surprise. Yesterday, I attended the > launch of Becoming Goa and heard the author, Michele Mendonca Bambewale, > gives the background to what made her write the "home-coming" book > She said she was born in Pune and lived in many places, including Bombay, > Dubai, Bangkok and London before come back to her native Siolim. I just > started reading the book and I feel Michelle had 'rediscovered' herself. I > feel once a Goan always a Goan and if we are "wanderers of the world" or > words to that effect, we cannot lose the "Goanness" in us. > I was told by a NIO scientist that I am not a "Goan" as I was born in > Bombay but my father was since he was born in Portuguese Goa. It made me > raise my eyebrows, coming from an educated man. These are types of people > who raised walls among Goans. > I will get the full picture of Michelle's self-diagnosis on this vexing > subject. > I saw another title, don't remember it fully, but the word 'belonging" is > in the tile. I have to buy the book, and sure that it's available at one of > Goa's bookstores. This sudden awareness maybe due to the crisis in the > political climate of Goa that is stil debating the "Portuguese Goan" issue. > Trying to seize back our roots, so to say, seems a new game or a new > subject that writers want to explore. > it's a interesting topic in the century when the very identity of who is a > "Goan" seems uppermost in the minds of those searching for an answer. > > Eugene Correia > > On Sat, Feb 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM 'Selma Carvalho' via The Goa Book Club < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Patricia, >> >> Oh gosh, much blushing but ever so grateful for your feedback. The best >> feedback is the unscripted variety. Much gratitude and hope to meet you at >> Dogears or GALF. >> >> Warm wishes, >> Selma >> >> On Saturday, 10 February 2024 at 08:35:43 GMT, 'Devika Sethi' via The Goa >> Book Club <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Amazon delivered the book yesterday, Friday Feb 9, and I devoured it the >> very same day. I simply could not put it down. Absolutely brilliant Selma. >> Your capacity to weave poetry and rhapsody into a narrative is truly >> astounding. >> Congratulations and warm regards, >> Patricia Pereira-Sethi >> >> >> >> ******************************************************************************************** >> >> On Friday, February 9, 2024 at 05:02:52 PM GMT+5:30, 'Selma Carvalho' via >> The Goa Book Club <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Overall, Selma Carvalho’s ‘Notes On A Marriage’ is a masterful work that >> reaffirms her place in the literary firmament. The novel’s mellow, poetic >> prose captures the essence of a marriage with tenderness and wisdom. >> >> I would recommend this book to everyone who enjoys reading literary >> fiction, contemporary or otherwise. 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