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Armando Menezes. The Cradle of My Dreams: Selected Writings of Armando Menezes (1902-1983).(Book Review)
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World Literature Today
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July 1, 2003| Author:
Naikar, Basavaraj
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Louis Menezes & Ignatius Menezes, eds. Chennai, India. Casa Goa. 2002. 278 pages. ISBN 81-7525-308-8
BROUGHT OUT on the centenary of the birth of the late Armando Menezes, The Cradle of My Dreams is a much-awaited commemoration volume offering glimpses of the varied aspects of an Indian English romantic poet, delightful prose writer, able translator, popular teacher, educationist, great patriot, pious Christian, and pilgrim. The cover design displays a portable Remington...
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