Lunch With A Bigot: The Writer In The World

by AMITAVA KUMAR

2020-12-29 23:09:48

To be a writer, Amitava Kumar says, is to be an observer. The twenty-six essays in Lunch with a Bigot are Kumars observations of the world put into words. A mix of memoir, reportage, and criticism, the essays include encounters with writers Salman Ru... Read more
To be a writer, Amitava Kumar says, is to be an observer. The twenty-six essays in Lunch with a Bigot are Kumars observations of the world put into words. A mix of memoir, reportage, and criticism, the essays include encounters with writers Salman Rushdie and Arundhati Roy, discussions on the craft of writing, and a portrait of the struggles of a Bollywood actor. The title essay is Kumars account of his visit to a member of an ultra-right Hindu organization who put him on a hit-list. In these and other essays, Kumar tells a broader story of immigration, change, and a shift to a more globalized existence, all the while demonstrating how he practices being a writer in the world.
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Book Details

File size9 X 6 X 0.98 in
Print pages240
PublisherDuke University Press
Publication date May 15, 2015
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780822359111
Amitava Kumar is a writer and journalist. He was born in Ara, India, and grew up in the nearby town of Patna, famous for its corruption, crushing poverty, and delicious mangoes. Kumar is the author of...

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