Edna Fernandes discussed her book The Last Jews of Kerala at Jewish Book Week 2009 in London.
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US Jewish Book Council review
November 17, 2008 – 6:57 am
The US Jewish Book Council reviews The Last Jews of Kerala: “The subject is fascinating and poignant, the journey both languid and intense. Readers will not be disappointed.” For full extract, see the reviews page.
Sunday Times
October 3, 2008 – 9:55 pm
A touching investigative account…Fernandes movingly captures the sombre, embattled mood of this population in ‘countdown mode’, all too painfully aware that they have already become a ‘souvenir people’” Read Review at Times Online
Naseem Khan, Guardian
October 3, 2008 – 9:42 pm
‘What a cast of characters make their way through this sharp-witted and straight-talking book: the fatuous and the venal, the self-important and the deluded, the exploitative and the corrupt. Edna Fernandes has undertaken to track down figures who epitomise the most depressing facet of Indian life – its holy warriors – as well as some [...]
The Independent
October 3, 2008 – 9:41 pm
‘Fernandes reports on India’s differences with compelling insight. Holy Warriors makes for vital reading, showing India’s urgent need to rearticulate an inclusive identity, to master change and exceed past glories,’ Read the review at The Independent.
Nihal Arthanayake, BBC Radio One DJ
October 3, 2008 – 8:11 pm
‘This is an amazing book. Anyone interested in religions and how they get on – or don’t – should get hold of it.’
