‘Chronicle of an Hour and a Half’: What if I become the mob?
Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari’s debut novel is especially unsettling with Uttarakhand adopting a Universal Civil Code, and the eye of the State becoming invasive.
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Chronicle Of An Hour And A Half review: When the mob takes over
In Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari’s debut novel, the victim and the perpetrators are all from the same community
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An Affair in Kerala
Chronicle of an Hour and a Half by Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari tells a provincial story in the daily dystopia of Hindutva-led India
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Micro review: ‘Chronicle of an Hour and a Half’ by Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari
Debut novel ‘Chronicle of an Hour and a Half’ by Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari explores the impact of a rumor in the small town of Areekode, Kerala. The story follows characters like Nabeessuma and Ahmad, as they navigate the chaos fueled by unverified information on social media.
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Chronicle of a Rumour
In an age where social media fabricates the truth for all of us, Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari paints the picture of mass hysteria in the fictional village of Vaiga placed in the Western Ghats.
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Chronicle of an Hour and a Half review: A searing novel about mob violence in New India
Calicut-based Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari’s debut satirizes — with chilling accuracy — the alarming word of digilantism, where information is weaponized to cause riots and lynchings
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Kozhikode-based writer sets debut novel in a Kerala village, and at the cusp of new tech and old values
Set in a Kerala village in the shadow of the Western Ghats, Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari’s debut novel is a powerful portrayal of what happens when the use of technology collides with outdated social attitudes.
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‘Chronicle of an Hour and a Half’ book review |Prelude to a riot
Kannanari infuses the unsettling story with a sadness that permeates the place, the people, the happenings.
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Murder on WhatsApp | Review of ‘Chronicle of an Hour and a Half’ by Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari
A novel set in rural Kerala that makes for wonderful reading despite the grim theme
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Review: Chronicle of an Hour and a Half by Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari
A deeply immersive work, Kannanari’s Chronicle of an Hour and a Half offers an engaging study of the borrowed victimhood, fragile ego, petty insecurities, territorial energy and policing nature of the contemporary Indian male
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Book Review: ‘Chronicle of an Hour and a Half’ by Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari
Powerful, disturbing and gripping!
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Fiction: How WhatsApp Messages Turned Locals Angry Over an Affair Into a Lynch Mob
‘Chronicle of an Hour and a Half’ announces the arrival of a writer whose deep engagement with truth is set off by an equally sensuous delight in language.
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A storm and a downward spiral
The book attempts to take a look at politics, feminism, religious fervour, and impending natural disasters.
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A Chronicle of Mob Violence, Transgressions, and Social Media
Chronicle of An Hour and a Half (2024) establishes Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari as a writer fierce and loyal to his craft, as he invites the readers to reflect on the spectacle of violence in our technologically-powered society
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