| ROBERT ADAMS Archive |
THE KITE RUNNER
The irrepressible Robert Adams presents an enthralling review of Khaled Hosseini's, The Kite Runner. The Kite Runner is the unforgettable, beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul.
 
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DISGRACE
Robert Adams discusses J.M. Coetzee's Booker Prize-winning novel, Disgrace.
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THE CORRECTIONS
Robert Adams offers his opinions on Jonathan Frazen's critically acclaimed novel The Corrections. It tells the story of an American family's disintegration and metamorphosis in modern America.
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BRICK LANE
Robert Adams gives his assessment of Brick Lane by Monica Ali. Short-listed for the 2003 Man Booker Prize, the novel is a finely textured picture of Bangladeshi immigrants in contemporary London.
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HERZOG
Robert Adams tackles Nobel Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winning author Saul Bellow and his critically acclaimed novel, Herzog.
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THE ISLAND WALKERS
Robert Adams focuses his attention on John Bemrose's, The Island Walkers, a novel about a family conflict set in the 1960s against the backdrop of a small Ontario town in the grip of industrial strife.
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THE SWINGING BRIDGE
Robert Adams examines The Swinging Bridge by the Trinidad-born, Toronto-residing Ramabai Espinet. It's a novel of double exile involving the little known story of the Indian diaspora in the Caribbean.
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BALZAC AND THE LITTLE CHINESE SEAMSTRESS
Robert Adams delivers his review of Dai Sijie's international bestseller, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamtress. Set during the chaotic days of the Cultural Revolution, two young men find themselves sent for re-education, yet they find hope in their discovery of a hidden stash of Western literature and their friendship with a "Little Chinese Seamstress".
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FAMILY MATTERS
Robert Adams reviews the best selling novel Family Matters" by Rohinton Mistry.
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MY DREAM OF YOU
Robert Adams discusses Nuala's O'Faolain's My Dream of You.
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STUDENT OF WEATHER
Robert Adams discusses the novel A Student of Weather by Elizabeth Hay.
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THE STONE CARVERS
Robert Adams, one of the North America's leading literary thinkers, reviews The Stone Carvers by Jane Urquhart.
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THE DIAGNOSIS
Robert Adams reviews The Diagnosis by Alan Lightman.
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CAUSE CELEBRE
Robert Adams reviews The Diagnosis by Helen Fielding.
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THE DRESS LODGER
Robert Adams reviews Sheri Holman's "The Dress Lodger" a Dickensian novel about 19th century England.
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The Agenda with Steve Paikin
