(Penguin Random House/Vintage 978-0-593-08115-0, $17, 272pp, formats: trade paperback, ebook, audio, June 1, 2021)
Fantasy novel, inspired in part on the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch, about mercenaries transporting a sacred oracle in 16th-century Netherlands.
With lush, erudite prose and a large cast of darkly eccentric humans and monsters, this spellbinding slipstream novel from Catling (the Vorrh trilogy) feels like stepping into one of Hieronymus Bosch’s playfully macabre paintings works which are aptly referenced in the novel’s second act. In a fantasy revisionist’s version of early 16th-century Netherlands, a troupe of ruffians transporting a malformed oracle and led by the fearsome Barry Follett travel across the wilderness and over Das Kagel, a mountain rumored to be the ruins of the Tower of Babel. Meanwhile, a young monk, Dominic, and his curmudgeonly mentor, Benedict, investigate the mysterious emergence of small demonic creatures called Filthlings and Woebegots, a
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The onset of the second major wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a fall in future sentiments index in the real estate industry for the next six months but it still remains in an optimistic zone, according to a report.
As per the 28th Edition of Knight Frank-FICCI-NAREDCO Real Estate Sentiment Index Q1 2021 (January - March 2021) Survey, the Future Sentiment score saw a decline from 65 in Q4 2020 to 57 in Q1 2021 due to uncertainties amid spread of a second wave of COVID - 19 infections.
However, it remained in the optimistic zone. The Current Sentiment score recorded a marginal improvement, inching up from 54 in Q4 2020 to 57 in Q1 2021. This improvement can be attributed to the healthy momentum in the commercial and residential real estate segments during Q4 2020 and during January - February 2021, Knight Frank India said.
Covid-19 second wave hits realty sector future sentiment, vaccination progress eyed
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The Knight Frank-FICCI-NAREDCO Real Estate Sentiment Index January-March 2021 Survey saw a decline in future sentiment score to 57 from 65 in the December quarter owing to uncertainties resulting from the spread of a second wave of Covid-19 infections. However, it remained in the optimistic zone.
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The onset of the second wave of the pandemic has influenced the future sentiments of the real estate stakeholders in the country despite higher sales momentum and rise in institutional investments witnessed in the last few months. The progress in Covid19 vaccination drive is expected to dictate the trend hereon.
Real-estate sentiment dampened by second Covid wave: Report
April 22, 2021
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The Future Sentiment Score saw a decline from 65 in Q4 2020 to 57 in Q1 2021
The second wave of the pandemic has influenced the future sentiment of real estate stakeholders in the country. With the substantial increase in Covid cases since March 2021, the outlook for residential launches and sales has softened in Q1 2021.
The Future Sentiment Score saw a decline from 65 in Q4 2020 to 57 in Q1 2021 due to uncertainties resulting from the spread of a second wave of Covid-19 infections, according to the 28th Edition of Knight Frank-FICCI-NAREDCO Real Estate Sentiment Index Q1 2021 (January-March 2021) Survey.
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