The Killing of an Author by Richard Crasta | Books That Stayed With Me
The Killing of an Author by Richard Crasta It's a book that touches your innermost soul — with all its raw emotions, desires, pain, anguish, and the feeling of injustice an Indian author can experience at the world's publishing capital, New York. It's not a book — it's an act of bravery, a kick in the pants of the publishing lords, and an eye-opener for anyone who is awed by the glitter of modern-day institutions, be it the publishing world or any other modern institution. An imagined visual inspired by Richard Crasta's The Killing of an Author — a writer's struggle against publishing conventions and the courage to retain his voice. What stayed with me, beyond the anger and the humour, was the question of what happens when a writer refuses to play by the rules of an establishment that claims to decide what the world should read. The book makes you wonder whether the publishing world is always looking for the best writing, or whether it is also looking for wri...
