6 BOOKS TO INDULGE IN DURING LOCK-DOWN
(Image subject to copyright) CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Dostoevsky Set in 19th century Russia, the novel holds relevance in contemporary times as it addresses the most essential human condition of life- the gap between our aspirations and reality (or what the millennials like to call existential crisis) . The novel, in a gripping way makes you think- what’s the bigger crime? A tenant murdering an opportunist pawn broker making a fortune or a university graduate loitering unemployed in the most vibrant of cities? source: https://www.planetebook.com/crime-and-punishment/ (Ebook). (Image subject to copyright) PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, EMMA by Jane Austen I personally like to call these classic Austen novels the English version of a typical Zoya Akhtar film- obsession with ballroom parties, gowns, courtship and crazy families. They provide an insight into the Victorian society and its class hierarchies in a light hearted manner. source: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342 (Ebook). (Image s