India in Mind by Pankaj Mishra
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 world's second most populous nation over the past two centuries.From Mark Twain's puzzled fascination with Indian castes and customs, to Allen Ginsberg's awe at the country's spiritual and natural splendors, or from J. R. Ackerley's delightful recollections of his visits with an eccentric gay Maharajah, to Gore Vidal's unforgettable scene in his novel Creation, in which his character finally meets the Buddha and is bewildered-all twenty-five selections in India in Mind reveal a place that evokes, in the traveler, reactions ranging from fear and perplexity to astonishment and wonder. Edited and with an introduction and chapter notes by the award-winning novelist Pankaj Mishra, India in Mind is a marvel of sympathy, sensitivity, and perception, not to mention outstanding writing.
Pankaj Mishra is the author of various books, including From the Ruins of Empire. He writes regularly for The Guardian, the London Review of Books, and The New Yorker, and is a writer for Bloomberg View and the New York Times Book Review. He lives in London and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780375727450 |
| ISBN 10 | 0375727450 |
| Title | India in Mind |
| Author | Pankaj Mishra |
| Series | Vintage Departures |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2005-01-04 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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