The most impressive civilizations are often introduced through their largest achievements: monumental buildings, military victories, famous rulers, or vast territories. Weirdly Indian – Toilets, Toys & Total Mystery! makes a much more interesting choice. It asks readers to look down rather than up—to look at drains, bathrooms, bricks, toys, seals,…
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The most striking fact about Being a Big Brother is not simply that its author, Pradev Karan, is eleven years old. It is that he uses authorship to claim ownership of his own experience. Instead of waiting for an adult to interpret his childhood, he writes it himself. Instead of…