Books, A Reader's Haven: World Book Day


Books, A Reader's Haven: World Book Day

The day and the date, both are special not just for avid readers but also for the history of novels and dramas. UNESCO has selected 23rd April 2022, as the "World Book and Copywrite Day" to pay tribute to great literary authors and writers, including William Shakespeare, Miguel Cervantes, and Inca Gracilaso de la Vega, who died on this day. The date is also special because it marks both the death and birth anniversary of one of the most noble minds of all time, William Shakespeare.

On this day people are encouraged to explore through the pleasure of reading. This not only allows one to develop a healthy habit of reading, but also to challenge and test the fantasies of one's own mind. The UNESCO prize for Children's  and Young People's Literature in the Service of Tolerance is awarded. Also this day encourages people and help them to understand the copywrite laws.

The books that one reads can not only "mend" their souls but also allow them to collect various experiences. Right from the comforts of luxury to pangs of hunger, one can visualize vividly and understand deeply, just  by merely reading books. Now, this World Book Day, without waiting much let's dive deep into the realm of books that you can read:

1. Sea of Tranquility, by Emily St. John Mandel:

Emily St. John Mandel  is a Canadian novelist, she has written several novels and essays, one of which is "Sea of Tranquility;" the novel offers an immense pleasure of puzzle-box plotting and high-flying imagination. The novel braids together a rich a rich esemble of characters, revealing the surprise linkages within their lives. A high society exile is spooked by an out-of body experience. The novelist endures the agonies and ecstasies of "the last tour on earth". The book is full of mysteries and fantasies, also a must read for this year.

2. To Paradise, by Hanya Yanagihara:

Hanya Yanagihara born in Los Angeles, was introduced to reading books at a very young age. she defined writing books "glorious as surfing". In this grand and sweeping novel Yanagihara crafts a symphony of three different stories  each one set in an alternate America, in 1893 the scion of a wealthy family resists an arrange marriage as he falls for a penniless music teacher. In 1993 a young Hawaiian paralegal hides his past from his much older lover. Finally in 2093, a woman in totalitarian pandemic-ridden New York uncover the mysteries of men she's loved. Resounding across these naratives linked by Greenwich Village Townhouse are the themes of family and fate. To Paradise, yet another masterpiece from a visionary writer who never fails to surprise and astound.

3.The Employees, by  Olga Ravn:

Olga Sofia Ravn, a prominent Danish novelist and poet, born in Copenhagen. This novel " The Employees" is among the year's most memorable novels, even though it clocks in at just 136 pages. On a ship hurtling through deep space, humans and humanoids work together under a rigid hierarchy, pittied against one another by a nameless corporation. On a planet called New Discovery, crew members retrieve mysterious objects that exert strange power over man and machine alike. Humans mourn their lost connection on earth, while humanoids colleagues yearn for connections they have never known. The Employees is an unforgettable novel about the psychic costs of labor under capitalism. Dreamlike and sensual yet mysterious, The Employees is not a novel to miss this year.

4.The Invisible Kingdom, by  Meghan O'Rourke:

Meghan O'Rourke, born in Brooklyn, New York, is a prominent figure when it comes to writing non-fiction novels. This novel "The Invisible Kingdom" describes the beginning of  a chronic auto-immune diesease and the decade-long struggle with it.  When asked for treatment then the character is put in a shadow world, where chronic-sufferers are dismissed by doctors, and alienated from their lives. In this elegant fusion of memoir, reporting and cultural history, O'Rourke traces the development of modern" Western" medicines  and takes aim at it's limitations advocating for community-centric healthcare model. The novel potrays a healthcare model that treat patients like people and not parts. At once a rigorous work of scholarship and a radical act of sympathy. The Invisible Kingdom has the power to move mountains.

5.Scoundrel, by Sarah Weinman:

Sarah Weinman is an editor, journalist, and a crime-fiction authority from Brooklyn, New York. The novel is a chilling crime-fiction, that revolves around the return of Edgar Smith who was a convicted murderer freed from death row, by virtue of his connections with powerful people. later he murders another woman leaving the blood on the hands of people who helped him. Exhaustively reported and compassionately told, Scoundrel shows how easily the justice system can be manipulated. Scoundrel proves again that Weinman  is the modern master of crime-fiction.