THE DAWN EDITION
This Dawn edition of the magazine is a curtain-raiser. It gives a taste of the tantalising bouquet of flavours on offer in 'The Wise Owl' editions. The December edition (Tangerine Edition) is slated for release in the first week of December.
FEATURE
Abdulrazak Gurnah
The Winner of Nobel Prize for Literature 2021
ABDULRAZAK GURNAH
THE DISPLACED HERO
Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature 2021 "for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents". His body of work constitutes 10 novels, of which his novel, Paradise (1994), was shortlisted for both the Booker and the Whitbread Prize, his novel By the Sea (2001), was longlisted for the Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; and his book Desertion (2005), was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize.
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The Wise Owl Team analyses Gurnah’s writing which mirrors the sense of loss of a displaced character, who struggles to sever cultural ties but is unable to let lose the fragile skeins that bind him to his roots. The analysis is made with reference to Gurnah’s novel The Last Gift
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NON FICTION
Memoirs, Travelogues, Musings, Anecdotes & Essays
FICTION
Stories of Crime, Fantasy, Romance, Science fiction, Historical Fiction and Horror
WHEN THE BIRDS FLY HOME
With unflinching faith, a mother waits for the return of her only son.
POETRY
Eloquent Emotions
THE SCENT OF DESIRE
This heady scent of desire
is driving me as crazy as
a musk deer running amok...
~Nalini Priyadarshini
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BEING HUMAN
It’s exhausting.
The morality,
The forced behaviour against the natural fibre of your being
~Neha Soi
REVIEWS
Reviews of Movies Books and OTT releases
HOUSE OF SECRETS
A Netflix docuseries on the mysterious and spine chilling collective deaths of 11 family members in Burari. Leena Yadav shuns sensationalism and uses the docuseries to raise questions about stigmatized subjects such as mental health, superstition and blind faith
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VISUAL ARTS
A Visual Treat for your Soul
Editor's Pick
TWO WORLDS
The photo seeks to draw the reader’s attention to the
parallel world of quiet that humanity needs to explore more often.
PODCASTS
Podcast of Top Articles, Features, Poems and Stories
SHORT FILMS
Shots that convey what words fail to do
CONTRIBUTORS WELCOME
The Wise Owl Team prides itself in giving everyone an equal shot at publication, based solely on the quality of their work. We favour originality, freshness, innovation and novelty and would encourage our contributors to adhere to our norms. That is not to say we turn up our noses at traditional works. Well-written quality pieces are always welcome.
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The Wise Owl, welcomes submissions of hitherto unpublished poetry, Fiction (Short Stories), Non-Fiction (Essays, memoirs, travelogues, Reviews (Books/Films/TV Series/OTT releases). We would also be happy to publish literary and critical writing, as well as visual art.
To have the best chance of surprising us, please take a few minutes to read our Guidelines before you submit.
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Submit your contributions to editor@thewiseowl.art
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OUR CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS EDITION
Janvee Bose I Mridula Sharma I Nalini Priyadarshini I Neha Soi I Rachna Singh I Ranjeet Powar I Sumeet Gill
TEAM WISE OWL
DR. RACHNA SINGH
Principal Editor
Editor Non Fiction & Reviews
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CONTACT US
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