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  • 352

    Pages
  • 9780330439527

    ISBN
  • 129 mm

    Width
  • 198 mm

    Height
  • 342 gram

    Weight
  • PAPERBACK

    Binding
  • 17 FEBRUARY 2005

    Publish Date
  • 25 mm

    Spine Width

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    Description

    Ever since Herodotus reported that it was home to gold-digging ants, travelers have been intrigued by India in all its beguiling complexity. This superb anthology gives us some of the best fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that has been written about the worlds second most populous nation over the past two centuries. From Mark Twains puzzled fascination with Indian castes and customs, to Allen Ginsbergs awe at the countrys spiritual and natural splendors, or from J. R. Ackerleys delightful recollections of his visits with an eccentric gay Maharajah, to Gore Vidals unforgettable scene in his novel Creation, in which his character...  Read More

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    Pankaj Mishra

    Pankaj Mishra (पंकज मिश्रा) is a noted Indian essayist and novelist.

    In 1992, Mishra moved to Mashobra, a Himalayan village, where he began to contribute literary essays and reviews to The Indian Review of Books, The India Magazine, and the newspaper The Pioneer. His first book, Butter Chicken in Ludhiana: Travels in Small Town India (1995), was a travelogue that described the social and cultural changes in India in the context of globalization. His novel The Romantics (2000), an ironic tale of people longing for fulfillment in cultures other than their own, was published in 11 European languages and won the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum award for first fiction. His book An End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World (2004) mixes memoir, history, and philosophy while attempting to explore the Buddhas relevance to contemporary times. Temptations of the West: How to be Modern in India, Pakistan and Beyond (2006), describes Mishras travels through Kashmir, Bollywood, Afghanistan, Tibet, Nepal, and other parts of South and Central Asia.