In this “candid, perceptive and intelligent” trio of
novellas, the acclaimed travel writer presents tales of Westerners
transformed by sojourns in India (Independent, UK). These three
intertwined novellas by the author of The Great Railway
Bazaar capture the tumult, ambition, hardship, and serenity that mark
today’s India. Theroux’s Westerners risk venturing far beyond the
subcontinent’s well-worn paths to discover truth, peace, or woe.
A middle-aged couple on vacation veers heedlessly from idyll to
chaos. A buttoned-up Boston lawyer finds succor in Mumbai’s reeking
slums. And a young woman befriends an elephant in Bangalore. We also
meet Indian characters as singular as they are reflective of the
country’s subtle ironies: an executive who yearns to become a holy
beggar, an earnest young striver whose personality is rewired by
acquiring an American accent, a miracle-working guru, and others. As
ever, Theroux’s portraits of people and places explode stereotypes
to exhilarating effect.
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ISBN
9780547347295
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Vendor
Mariner Books / Open Road Integrated Media
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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