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Book Review - Surrogate Author by Santosh Avvannavar

Surrogate Author, by Santosh Avvannavar and Shilpa Patil is the expedition of a wannabe writer having an inclination for writings. The book take us all the way through an assortment of Bollywood characters. It wants to instigate other authors in the course of this stirring filmy narrative based on Devdas. This small semi-serious guide will help budding authors in the journey to getting published. The book does not have a plot. In fact, it is written in the form of a play in which the love for writing is analyzed under various aspects, just as they do in any wise analysis. It means that there is nothing serious; the book is funny, cynical, and sarcastic. Do not miss this for acute analysis and deep reflection. The book is deliberately disguised as a self-help manual of Indian style that follows in a pragmatic and polite language. The book is actually anything but a serious book. The author takes his hand guiding the reader step by step into the world of contemporary writing. We so