David Selbourne Professions : Historian Born : June 4, 1937 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by David Selbourne If things continue like this, the history of our age may one day be written under a caliphate's supervision . David Selbourne one-day age may The Saga of Dharmapuri is one of the great works of modern Indian literature. (...) Set against Vijayan's heroic and scatological Candide -- originally written in Malayalam and finely translated into English by the author -- the timidity of our own English talent for political satire is embarrassingly laid bare. For this is dangerous stuff, and cut close to the bone. (...) Fiercest of all is Vijayan's Voltairean recoil from Indian cringing to power. David Selbourne cutting political literature Similar Authors Abram L. Sachar historian Bryan Ward-Perkins historian Bruce Catton historian Bruce Bartlett historian Brian Crozier historian Allan Nevins historian All Authors
