Susurrus

In this episode of Susurrus, host Nandini Krishnan delves deep into the unique world of Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee. His extraordinary Nobel speech, the politics and themes he explores, the flawed characters who are alone and content--are just some parts of a complex inner world that exists in his books.

What kind of literature do a people facing constant war, deprivations, and homelessness produce? Is it sorrow? Is it anger? Is it longing for a home that was taken away? In this episode of Susurrus, host Nandini Krishnan looks in the rich and poignant body of literature from Palestine.

In this episode of Susurrus, host Nandini Krishnan takes us on a journey through the oeuvre of Tamil author Perumal Murugan, and how his books confront society with questions that have uncomfortable answers.

In this episode, host Nandini Krishnan talks about the books of the English writer Jim Crace, one of her favourites.

In this episode, host Nandini Krishnan talks about Yellowface, a novel that looks inside the publishing industry, and explores the question of representation and authenticity in literature. The question she asks is who has the right to write about what.

In the second episode of Susurrus, Fountain Ink's podcast on books, host Nandini Krishnan takes us through the dystopian worlds of the Booker shortlist a day before the big winner is announced.

On this first episode of Susurrus, Fountain Ink's Nandini Krishnan talks about books that have deeply affected her and the masterly hand of translators behind them.