Howard Wolf's Letters tell a story and constitute a coherent narrative... These are larger segments of writing , more structured, encompassing wide areas of thought, feeling, action, and history : comprehending time and space seek a multidimensional representation of life, implying some degree of permanence as statements of representative truth.

— Dr. Shashi Prabha Kamra  (Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU),  New Delhi)

 

The book has a transparent honesty about it ... Howard Wolf has a fine Poetic sensibility. It comes out well in remarks like " India's future cannot rival the past of the Taj (and probably Raj) unless it reinvents its past in some contemporary and democratic form." poet that Wolf is, he can well see that a proper grasp of the times of the Taj and Raj is essential for evolving today's democratic forms.

— Dr. Anand Prakash  (senior Faculty Member, Deptt. of English,  Hansraj College, University of Delhi)

 

The book is a delight to read and is strongly recommended to any Indian reader of either sex with a sense of  humour.

Book section,  FINANCIAL EXPRESS, New Delhi.

 

The present collection is one of his most distinguished contributions to this important work, and everyone will enjoy the liveliness with which he approaches his chosen task. I can think of few writers at the present time who are as adept and insightful at this kind of work as is professor Howard Wolf.

— Alvin Kernan  (Professor Emeritus (Humanities) Princeton University (U.S.A)  and Author of The Death of Literature)

 

The present collection is one of his most distinguished contributions to this important work, and everyone will enjoy the liveliness with which he approaches his chosen task. I can think of few writers at the present time who are as adept and insightful at this kind of work as is professor Howard Wolf.

— Alvin Kernan  (Professor Emeritus (Humanities) Princeton University (U.S.A)  and Author of The Death of Literature)

 

Shrewd, perceptive, and knowledgeable, Howard Wolf is one of the most engaging commentators we have on the inter-cultural scene. We cannot write about ourselves, he warns, and his ESSAYS and LETTERS reveal as much about his own warm personality as they do about the lands he visits.

— J.M. Coetzee (The distinguished South African Novelist  teaching at the University of Cape Town  and author of Foe, Age of Iron  and many other works)