Exploring Indian culture, history, and identity.
If you're intrigued by the vast and diverse tapestry of India, this collection of essays will offer you insights that are both deep and wide-ranging. The authors have woven together cultural, historical, and modern perspectives to give you a nuanced understanding of a country that's as rich in tradition as it is in diversity. It's like a mosaic of thoughts and reflections that could unlock new understandings about a land that continues to fascinate and inspire.
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ISBN: 9789386215307
Authors:
V.S. Naipaul
Publisher: Pan Macmillan India
Date of Publication: 2018-01-20
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.08
(rated by 12 readers)
Description
Between 1962 and 2006, V. S. Naipaul wrote six essays about his travels in India, some of his finest pieces of reflection and reportage. Approaching India through the residue of Indian culture and the scattered memories of nineteenth-century immigrants, eventually leading to a special understanding of Mahatma Gandhi, Naipaul offers an exceptional and sustained meditation on the country that was never his. These are essays, full of gentleness, humour and feeling, that take us into the mind of one of our greatest writers.
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Exploring Indian culture, history, and identity.
If you're intrigued by the vast and diverse tapestry of India, this collection of essays will offer you insights that are both deep and wide-ranging. The authors have woven together cultural, historical, and modern perspectives to give you a nuanced understanding of a country that's as rich in tradition as it is in diversity. It's like a mosaic of thoughts and reflections that could unlock new understandings about a land that continues to fascinate and inspire.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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