Lunch With a Bigot

Lunch With a Bigot
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Publisher : Duke University Press
Total Pages : 213
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ISBN-10 : 9780822375395
ISBN-13 : 0822375397
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Book Synopsis Lunch With a Bigot by : Amitava Kumar

Download or read book Lunch With a Bigot written by Amitava Kumar and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-29 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To be a writer, Amitava Kumar says, is to be an observer. The twenty-six essays in Lunch with a Bigot are Kumar's 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 Kumar's 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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