Words of appreciation

Here are some excerpts and links of English newspapers / websites that mentioned my book, A Brief Hour of Beauty: A tribute to Edmund Thomas Clint, the master who died young.

"Ammu Nair’s narrative is superlative. What Clint did with his paintings, Ammu does with her story. And that’s what makes it a perfect tribute — only a dreamy, sensitive storyteller could have told the story of the little master so tenderly and poetically. His story could not have been told in a better way. The book is a rich canvas of words and color all the way through. Reading it would make you grow in many ways and see life and nature Clint’s way. And there’s heartache. You miss little Clint, like he was your very own." Sunday Tribune

"A moving glimpse into the mind of a child prodigy... A must read, not only for parents but for everyone who loves children." DNA Mumbai

"A fitting tribute to Clint" The Hindu

"An incomparable tribute to Clint... Ammu Nair's writing is lyrical, pictorial at times, rugged when it needs to be, tender when great feeling is to be evoked... A Brief Hour of Beauty is one of the most beautiful books ever. The Gulf Today

"He was one of India's most promising child prodigies; also, the most tragic. When Edmund Thomas Clint passed away at the age of six in 1983, he left behind more than a staggering 25,000 pieces of art. A few decades on, his childhood friend, Ammu Nair, has paid homage to the artist through the just launched tome A Brief Hour of Beauty, which tells his story in a way that is heartbreaking and life affirming at the same time." Deccan Chronicle

"A Brief Hour of Beauty is a monument for Clint, timeless shrine built with words." MT Vasudevan Nair, Jnanpith Award Winner, Novelist and Screenplay writer

"Hearing the story of Clint would make it obvious to anyone that he was special in more ways than one, and that there was a touch of something divine about his entire existence." The Indian Express

"A month short of his seventh birthday, Edmund Thomas Clint dies. The boy leaves behind some 25,000 paintings he created during his short lifetime. A Brief Hour of Beauty is a moving account of Clint’s life, the world he lived in, and how he celebrated them both through his art. Deccan Herald

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