On Wed., 13 Sep. 2017, 6:01 pm Aadisht Khanna wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 3:27 PM, Thaths wrote:
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> > On Wed., 13 Sep. 2017, 12:56 pm Suresh Ramasubramanian <
> sur...@hserus.net>
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> > > Hm. What’s that stuff they smoke in those parts? Qat? Kif?
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> > What is chewed.
On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 3:27 PM, Thaths wrote:
> On Wed., 13 Sep. 2017, 12:56 pm Suresh Ramasubramanian
> wrote:
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> > Hm. What’s that stuff they smoke in those parts? Qat? Kif?
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> What is chewed. And is not hallucinogenic. More of a mild upper.
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> There seems to be some confusion - the ca
On Wed., 13 Sep. 2017, 12:56 pm Suresh Ramasubramanian
wrote:
> Hm. What’s that stuff they smoke in those parts? Qat? Kif?
What is chewed. And is not hallucinogenic. More of a mild upper.
Thaths
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Whatever
> it is the rabbi was on, I’d like some please. It’d be fun to hold
> conversatio
On Wed., 13 Sep. 2017, 12:53 pm Aadisht Khanna wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 4:37 PM, John Sundman wrote:
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> > This is a query from Nicole Galland, a friend of mine:
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> > "Can anyone name a novel about Jews in the
> Arab-World-not-including-Israel?
> > Also interested in hearing about nov
On 13 September 2017 00:56:07 GMT-04:00, Suresh Ramasubramanian
wrote:
>Hm. What’s that stuff they smoke in those parts? Qat? Kif? Whatever
>it is the rabbi was on, I’d like some please. It’d be fun to hold
>conversations with a cat or dog.
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If I remember correctly, I think the cat eats the
On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 10:50 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote:
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> [1] A quote from an earlier work,
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> When shall I at last retire into solitude alone, without companions,
> without joy and without sorrow, with only the sacred certainty that
> all is a dream? When, in my rags—without desires—shall
On 13/09/17, 10:50 AM, "silklist on behalf of Srini RamaKrishnan"
wrote:
➢ His Rabbi clearly isn't smoking anything. The heaven hereafter can wait, he
says, give me the dirt I can touch.
Beautiful, thanks!
On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 10:33 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
wrote:
> Toda Raba, right? Heard a lot of it, not seen it.
Actually from his travelogue, "Travels in China and Japan", you can
read the full quote here,
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/903001-when-i-close-my-eyes-to-see-to-hear-to
Kazant
Toda Raba, right? Heard a lot of it, not seen it.
On 13/09/17, 10:32 AM, "silklist on behalf of Srini RamaKrishnan"
wrote:
On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 10:26 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
wrote:
> Hm. What’s that stuff they smoke in those parts? Qat? Kif? Whatever it
is the rabbi was
On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 10:26 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
wrote:
> Hm. What’s that stuff they smoke in those parts? Qat? Kif? Whatever it is
> the rabbi was on, I’d like some please. It’d be fun to hold conversations
> with a cat or dog.
Perhaps you'd like the Rabbi of Nikos Kazantzakis
A r
On 13 September 2017 00:52:57 GMT-04:00, Aadisht Khanna
wrote:
>The Rabbi's Cat by Joann Sfar is a graphic novel about a Tunisian (I
>think,
>but definitely North African) rabbi whose cat gains the power of speech
>and
>then engages the rabbi in theological debate.
It was also made into a French
Hm. What’s that stuff they smoke in those parts? Qat? Kif? Whatever it is
the rabbi was on, I’d like some please. It’d be fun to hold conversations with
a cat or dog.
On 13/09/17, 10:23 AM, "silklist on behalf of Aadisht Khanna"
wrote:
The Rabbi's Cat by Joann Sfar is a graphic novel
On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 4:37 PM, John Sundman wrote:
> This is a query from Nicole Galland, a friend of mine:
>
> "Can anyone name a novel about Jews in the Arab-World-not-including-Israel?
> Also interested in hearing about novels concerning Jews in India. “
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>
The Rabbi's Cat by Joann Sfar is
Thaths:
Thank you very much for this.
I recently read Ghosh’s “The Hungry Tide”, which I loved until the last 20
pages — I plan to write a review for posting on Goodreads describing what I
love about the book and why the ending so disappointed me.
EVERYBODY ELSE:
Thank you so much for your
On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 9:08 PM John Sundman wrote:
> This is a query from Nicole Galland, a friend of mine:
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> "Can anyone name a novel about Jews in the
> Arab-World-not-including-Israel? Also interested in hearing about novels
> concerning Jews in India. “
>
Not a novel, but Amitav Ghosh's '
BAUMGARTNER'S BOMBAY By Anita Desai. New York: Alfred A. Knopf (1988)
THE MAN WHO DIDN'T BELONG
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On Tuesday, September 12, 2017, 2:26:52
The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie.
On 12 Sep 2017 4:37 p.m., "John Sundman" wrote:
> This is a query from Nicole Galland, a friend of mine:
>
> "Can anyone name a novel about Jews in the Arab-World-not-including-Israel?
> Also interested in hearing about novels concerning Jews in India. “
Re Jews in India:
Esther David's trilogy 'The Walled City', 'The Book Of Esther', 'The Book
Of Rachel'
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Rachel-Esther-David/dp/0670058661
Gay Courter, 'Flowers In The Blood'
https://www.amazon.com/Flowers-Blood-Gay-Courter/dp/0595242499
Short stories:
Sophie Judah,
On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 4:45 PM, Vinayak Hegde wrote:
> Farthest Field: An Indian Story of the Second World War
> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26530362-farthest-field
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> This is not a novel in the strictest form of the world as it is
> non-fiction reminiscence by Raghu Karnad (the author)
On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 4:37 PM, John Sundman wrote:
> This is a query from Nicole Galland, a friend of mine:
>
> "Can anyone name a novel about Jews in the Arab-World-not-including-Israel?
> Also interested in hearing about novels concerning Jews in India. “
>
Novels by Esther David, an Indian
Farthest Field: An Indian Story of the Second World War
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26530362-farthest-field
This is not a novel in the strictest form of the world as it is
non-fiction reminiscence by Raghu Karnad (the author) about his Parsi
family caught in the throes of world war II in I
The Last Jews of Kerala: The Two Thousand Year History of India's Forgotten
Jewish Community, Ruby of Cochin, Dropped from Heaven are all great!
There's a great piece on CD that might be of help:
https://cafedissensus.com/2014/12/31/the-indian-jewish-fiction/
On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 4:37 PM, John
This is a query from Nicole Galland, a friend of mine:
"Can anyone name a novel about Jews in the Arab-World-not-including-Israel?
Also interested in hearing about novels concerning Jews in India. “
Those of you who read books by Neal Stephenson may recognize Nikki’s name;
she’s the co-author o
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