Shashi Tharoor vs. Anthony Burgess

Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers

Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor

1956 – present

Politics
India

Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician, author, public intellectual and diplomat. A member of the Indian National Congress, he has represented Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, in the Lok Sabha since 2009. He was formerly an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and ran for the office of Secretary-General in 2006, coming second.

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"But no - what’s this? The branch on which he is sitting is weak. That is not all: wood-mice are gnawing away at it: before long they will eat through it and it …"

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Anthony Burgess

Anthony Burgess

1917 – 1993

Music
United Kingdom

John Anthony Burgess Wilson was an English writer and composer.

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"When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man."

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Connections

Anthony Burgess was influenced by Shashi Tharoor
Shared era: 1956 – 1993