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Lunch With a Bigot
The Writer in the World
Taschenbuch von Amitava Kumar
Sprache: Englisch

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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.
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.
Über den Autor
Amitava Kumar is Helen D. Lockwood Professor of English at Vassar College. He is the author of A Matter of Rats: A Short Biography of Patna, A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Bomb, and Nobody Does the Right Thing, all also published by Duke University Press.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Author's Note xi

Part I. Reading

1. Paper 3

2. My Hanif Kureishi Life 14

3. The Map of My Village 29

4. The Poetry of Gujarat Riots 32

5. Conversation with Arundhati Roy 37

6. Salman Rushdie and Me 51

7. Bad News 58

Part II. Writing

8. How to Write a Novel 79

9. Reading Like a Writer 84

10. Writing My Own Satya 97

11. Dead Bastards 106

12. The Writer as a Father 110

13. Ten Rules of Writing 119

Part III. Places

14. Mofussil Junction 127

15. A Collaboration in Kashmir 132

16. At the Jaipur Literature Festival 141

17. Hotel Leeward 146

18. The Mines of Jadugoda 151

19. Upon Arrival in the Past 155

20. Bookstores of New York 162

Part IV. People

21. Lunch with a Bigot 169

22. The Boxer on the Flight 183

23. Amartya's Birth 187

24. The Taxi Drivers of New York 192

25. On Being Brown in America 196

26. Missing Person 201

Index 213
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Genre: Biographien
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 240
ISBN-13: 9780822359302
ISBN-10: 0822359308
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Kumar, Amitava
Hersteller: Duke University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Amitava Kumar
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.05.2015
Gewicht: 0,354 kg
preigu-id: 105158816
Über den Autor
Amitava Kumar is Helen D. Lockwood Professor of English at Vassar College. He is the author of A Matter of Rats: A Short Biography of Patna, A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Bomb, and Nobody Does the Right Thing, all also published by Duke University Press.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Author's Note xi

Part I. Reading

1. Paper 3

2. My Hanif Kureishi Life 14

3. The Map of My Village 29

4. The Poetry of Gujarat Riots 32

5. Conversation with Arundhati Roy 37

6. Salman Rushdie and Me 51

7. Bad News 58

Part II. Writing

8. How to Write a Novel 79

9. Reading Like a Writer 84

10. Writing My Own Satya 97

11. Dead Bastards 106

12. The Writer as a Father 110

13. Ten Rules of Writing 119

Part III. Places

14. Mofussil Junction 127

15. A Collaboration in Kashmir 132

16. At the Jaipur Literature Festival 141

17. Hotel Leeward 146

18. The Mines of Jadugoda 151

19. Upon Arrival in the Past 155

20. Bookstores of New York 162

Part IV. People

21. Lunch with a Bigot 169

22. The Boxer on the Flight 183

23. Amartya's Birth 187

24. The Taxi Drivers of New York 192

25. On Being Brown in America 196

26. Missing Person 201

Index 213
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Genre: Biographien
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 240
ISBN-13: 9780822359302
ISBN-10: 0822359308
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Kumar, Amitava
Hersteller: Duke University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Amitava Kumar
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.05.2015
Gewicht: 0,354 kg
preigu-id: 105158816
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