FICTION REVEALS TRUTH THAT REALITY OBSCURES -Ralph Waldo Emerson
For all those people who have been inebriated time and again by the lure of adventure fiction ,there cant be dual opinion about the luminary's quote. I for one has greatly relished it . its importance is comparative to aspirin for a diabetic!!!!!!!!!! the legendary memoirs of sherlock holmes (primeval but hugely unrelenting ),the good old hardy boys( remembrall of my adolescence), the epoch-making harry potter(no need to wax lyrics about it) and the contemporary dan brownies (a captivating confluence of religion, science & mystery)...all of them : INCREDIBLE ;SPELLBINDING ;'UNPUTDOWNABLE'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My tryst wid adventure fiction started wen i was 9 .the first buk i went across was the usual hardy boys stuff .it was some bloodcurdling werewolf story .but it really got me hooked!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i kind of value dat buk even now .a collector's item for me ...the interest grew in geometric progressions from then.by class 9th i had finished scores of hardy boys , the entire famous five ; the three investigator series & the arthur conan doyles...i gobbled up the sumptuous books wid increasing appetite !!! the shakespearen classics were like a delectable brunch... still the apettite was unwhetted!!!
Moving on, i jumped into Novel-istic proportions .I gorged the'Three muskeeters' , mother of all novels (a tale of colonial chivalry ,seduction & romance).though my father tried hard but DISCOVERY OF INDIA never attracted me !!!the first few chapters only left me flabbergasted(plenty of re-reads were no saviour) and i finally(out of exasperation more i suppose) decided it was out of my domain.
Meanwhile ,a novel world of enchantments & spells awaited me . j.k. rowling had arrived !( not just arrived but blown the air out of many).hogwarts really transfixed the mind , soul and heart!!! it was heartening to know dat unforgiveable curses & sky-rocketing brooms were round the corner !!!
There was always the small town magic of MALGUDI for salvation in torturing summers & freezing colds ...R.K. Narayan is one great man."the financial expert" is the most elegantly & casually written buk i have ever encountered!!! i quickly devoured all his works wid earnest & glee.the wild factual fiction of ruskin bond was like a trumpet to noise -starved ears .the breathtaking transportation into the scintillating world of hobbits by tolkien was like the fulfillment of the most divine desire of life...
Two years of strenous preparations in the +2 strangulated the unearthed pleasures of witchcraft & wizardry.but finally competitions were over..b-tech started & wid it the da-vinci code , angels & demons ,the alchemist & many more .well the national bestseller 'INSCRUTABLE AMERICANS ' deserves a special mention( some wud argue dat dis shant fall under purview but gopal's humorous antics were really an adventure quest for companionship).
well in conclusion C'mon !Lets raise a toast to the LETTER & SPIRIT OF THE ART OF ADVENTURE FICTION( my tribute).may the legend continue !!!!!!!!!!
Signing out wid fun & frolic !!!!!!!!!!
P.S: A Little library in my sweet home & a colossal unread collection is still an eye-feast!
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just wondering..why don't you allow comments on your blog?
I'm basically referring to the last post on "rang de Basanti"
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