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About meI am a fan of classical literature (from any tradition) above all. I prefer works leaning towards philosophy than simply clever interplay of words (though that does have its place). The epic, the Fruhromantik, the Renaissance...that's my cup of soma.

I can read works in English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Latin, Persian, and Urdu.

GroupsMahābhārata Anyone?

Favorite authorsTariq Ali, Rivka Galchen, Elias Khoury, Laila Lalami, Amin Maalouf, Naguib Mahfouz, V. S. Naipaul, Orhan Pamuk, Salman Rushdie, Tahir Shah, Dalia Sofer (Shared favorites)