A Ved Mehta Reader by Ved Mehta
This reader begins with an introduction on the craft of the essay which explores the history and diverse purposes of the form, and the struggle of learning to write in it. Eight essays on a range of subjects follow, demonstrating the wide range of possibilities available to the writer today.
Ved Mehta is currently a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in Stanford. He was a staff writer on The New Yorker from 1961 to 1994 and has taught literature and history at half a dozen colleges and universities, including Williams, Vassar, and Yale. He is the author of an autobiographical series of books with the omnibus title Continents of Exile, of which the eighth book, Remembering Mr. Shawn`s New Yorker, has just been published. Among his other books are Portrait of India, Mahatma Gandhi and His Apostles, and Rajiv Gandhi and Rama`s Kingdom, all obtainable from Yale University Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300075618 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300075618 |
| Title | A Ved Mehta Reader |
| Author | Ved Mehta |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 1998-08-11 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
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