The Blue Umbrella
The Blue Umbrella||
Rupa Publications
The Blue Umbrella
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INR 80.00 View Details
| 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful  Five stars for the author but one star for kindle edition., By Verified Purchase(What is this?) This review is from: The Blue Umbrella (Kindle Edition) Master storyteller at his best !A fine example of how one can weave a beautiful story over such a simple idea. Some may even label it as children's book. Do not be mistaken. It will be enjoyed by both kids and adults. Is the author pitting child's (Binya) simplicity against adult's (Ram Bharose) complexity? It is a short read but I enjoyed every page since one does not know how it is going to end. One complaint though about kindle edition. Even in such few pages I came across at least 6 mistakes in terms of typing error. 1 star for quality of kindle edition if I could rate it. But this is something which I have been observing since I started purchasing kindle books. Kindle editions of books by Indian authors are nowhere near their western counterparts. Seriously lacking in quality and so full of typing and formatting mistakes. It just spoils the pleasure of reading. I have returned quite a few kindle books because of this quality issue. You need to improve, Amazon. If... Read more  A must have., Verified Purchase(What is this?) This review is from: The Blue Umbrella (Paperback) The Blue Umbrella is a short fiction written by Ruskin Bond & published by Rupa Publications. The author̢۪s first novel, The Room on the Roof, written when he was 17, won the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written several novellas, essays, poems & children̢۪s books. He has also written over 500 short stories & articles that have appeared in a number of magazines & anthologies. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra, a collection of short stories & the Padma Shri in 1999.Our protagonist of the story is Binyadevi or Binya as she is called by everyone from her village. She lives a simple life with her mother & elder brother Vijay or Bijju. One fine day she acquires a beautiful bright blue umbrella from some picnickers who came at the hills of Garhwal in exchange of her lucky leopard̢۪s claw necklace. The story beautifully revolves around how she gets attached to the umbrella while a shopkeeper named Ram... Read more 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful A must read !, By Sheetal Maurya (Halo of Books) (Mumbai) - See all my reviews Verified Purchase(What is this?) This review is from: The Blue Umbrella (Paperback) If I have to sum this book in one word then it would be 'beautiful'. Only Ruskin Bond can pen down such a touching story in few pages. Binya is an ordinary girl from hills who have not seen any luxury in her life. One day, she meets picnickers and saw an alluring bright blue umbrella. Her love for the umbrella was instant and after the demand of picnickers, she exchanges her lucky charm over the blue umbrella. This blue umbrella becomes the talk of the town. Some envied her, some feel happy for her. Overall, this umbrella brings various adventure in the life of Binya. This book has a very good ending, which I have not expected and at this point, this book becomes a mature reading. I am really touched by this book, I am so glad that I read this book. I am still lingering with the thoughts of this book. This book can be finished in 20 minutes so if you have read this book yet then you should definitely pick it up. |
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