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Cricket and Literature - Literary connections of the noble game

John Fowles - the incredible cricketing experience of the Novelist

January 19, 2015

It is not very well known that John Fowles, the British novelist who passed away on November 5, 2005, was a fine cricketer in his youth and a devoted fan of the game. Arunabha Sengupta relates one bizarre cricket viewing experience during the final years of his life.

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In Serious Fiction Tags John Fowles
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2013 - A Pace Odyssey by Arthur C Clarke

January 19, 2015

Mickey Arthur and Michael Clarke are collaborating on their book on innovative concepts to win in India. The publication is set to hit the stands under the name “2013: A Pace Odyssey” by Arthur C. Clarke. Arunabha Sengupta reports.

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In Humour, Spoof Tags Arthur C Clarke
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Arthur Conan Doyle - the game's afoot

January 19, 2015

Arunabha Sengupta sketches the many cricketing connections of the man who created Sherlock Holmes.

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In Mystery Tags Conan Doyle
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Wodehouse at the Wicket - Cricketing connections of English language's greatest humorist

January 19, 2015

PG Wodehouse, the greatest humorist in English language, wrote quite a bit about cricket and was a useful cricketer himself. Arunabha Sengupta explores the cricketing connections of the great writer on his 131st birthday.

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In Humour Tags PG Wodehouse, Arunabha Sengupta
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Samuel Beckett - The only First-Class cricketer to win Nobel Prize for Literature

January 19, 2015

Samuel Beckett, born April 13, 1906, is the only Nobel Prize winning author to have played First-class cricket.Arunabha Sengupta looks at his short cricketing career with a new theory about Beckett’s seminal work ‘Waiting for Godot’. To him, the play is nothing but a metaphor of cricket.

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In Drama Tags Samuel Beckett
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