Name Dropping

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

i am impressed. I assume you read the novel that contained this character. did you like the character? how many novels has she written? what does Telugu mean? are any of her books available on audible dot com? is she a celebrity in india? abar.

Sorry for the delay -- I was out of town without Internet access. Actually, I haven't read any of her books. I know, it's criminal. I don't actually speak Telugu, only English. She has never authorized English translations of her works, though they have been translated to a variety of other languages. I believe she has published 22 novels, along with several books of short stories.

She is a celebrity; she routinely is honored for her work. She got an honarary Ph.D. from Andhra University; not bad for a woman who had to drop out of the fourth grade (because she was married, at the age of nine!) Sometimes, when I look at her life and compare it with what I've done with my own, I hang my head in shame.