My February reading began with a graphic novel, The Pig Flip by Joshy Benedict, translated from Malayalam by KK Muralidharan. An Indian graphic novel, translated from an Indian language makes it one of a kind. I added two more illustrated books, specially meant for young readers to my kitty - The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Sophie Blackall and Paper Boat Paper Bird by David Almond, illustrated by Kirsti Beautyman. Also, added two more, very slim picture books- Shelter by Celine Claire, illustrated by Qin Leng and Olwen finds her wings by Nora Surojegin, illustrated by Pirkko Surojegin.
Other reads for the month include -
Silk by Alessandro Baricco, translated from Italian by Ann Goldstein
The Orange Grove by Larry Tremblay, tr from French by Sheila Fischman (for February in France)
The Secret of the Blue Glass by Tomiko Inui, tr from Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori
Under the Bakul Tree by Mrinal Kalita, tr from Assamese by Partha Pratim Goswami
The Patient in Bed Number 12 by Rajkamal Jha
Eden Abandoned : The Story of Lilith by Shinie Antony
Postcard from the Lushai Brigade by Hannah Lalhlanpuii
And cannot end the month's reading without a collection of short stories - Stories for winter : and Nights by the Fire (British Library Women Writers)
A wholesome reading month where I earnestly set aside a lot of my time to read as much as possible, knowing fully well that March is exam time for kid at school , April and May, the summer holiday months will have really spare or nil reading too.
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