The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian by Nirad C Chaudhuri

The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian by Nirad C Chaudhuri

The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian is an astonishing work of self-discovery and the revelation of a peerless and provocative sensibility. Describing his childhood in the Bengali countryside and his youth in Calcutta--and telling the story of modern India from his own fiercely independent viewpoint--Chaudhuri fashions a book of deep conviction, charm, and intimacy that is also a masterpiece of the writer's art.

Nirad C. Chaudhuri (1897-1999) was born in the town of Kishorganj in East Bengal in the year of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. His first book, The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian, was published in 1951 and was followed by many others, including The Continent of Circe, for which he won the Duff Cooper Memorial Prize, and Thy Hand Great Anarch!, a second volume of memoirs. Chaudhuri moved to England in 1970. In 1992 Queen Elizabeth II conferred upon him the title of Honorary Commander of the British Empire.

Ian Jack was the editor of The Independent on Sunday and of Granta. He is the author of The Country Formerly Known as Great Britain and he writes regularly for The Guardian.

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ISBN 13	9780701208004
ISBN 10	0701208007
Title	The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian
Author	Nirad C Chaudhuri
Series	Lives And Letters
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House (UK)
Year published	1987-11-23
Number of pages	528
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