Swami Vivekananda was born as Narendranath Datta on January 12, 1863. He was an avid scholar of Western and Hindu Philosophy. He is one of the most admired spiritual leaders all over the world who left an indelible mark in history with his teachings. He celebrated the American Day of Independence on 4 July by penning the …
The mysterious connection between Mark Twain and Halley’s Comet
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was a famous American writer and a humourist. He was born on November 30, 1835, when Halley’s Comet passed by the earth. He predicted that he would ‘go out with it’ and sure enough he passed away the next morning of April 21, after the Halley’s Comet passed …
Different working titles for bestselling books
The bestselling books by eminent authors were named differently. The book Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell was named Ba Ba Black Sheep, War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy was named All’s Well that Ends Well and Frankenstein by Mary Shelly was named Prometheus Unchained.
Rowling’s ploy-ful pseudonym
.K. Rowling, the British novelist, is an iconic writer, best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. Incidentally, her actual name is Joanne ‘Jo’ Rowling, J.K. Rowling being her pen name. She has written a crime novel called The Cuckoo’s Calling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
India’s well-planned fictional town
Malgudi was envisioned by R.K. Narayan, the eminent writer, for his numerous books. Located somewhere in South India during the British times, the fictional town had the Mempi Hills as the backdrop with tigers and bamboo forests. The town had a college called Albert Mission College, and a cinema hall called the Palace Talkies. Along …
‘The Catcher in the Rye’ – Among the most censored books
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger was published for the first time on 16 July, 1951. Between 1961 and 1982, The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States.