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Bookless in Baghdad : Reflections on Writing and Writers by Shashi Tharoor (2012, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSkyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-101611454085
ISBN-139781611454086
eBay Product ID (ePID)111256881
Product Key Features
Book TitleBookless in Baghdad : Reflections on Writing and Writers
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicAuthorship, Asian / Indic, Reading Skills, Literary, Books & Reading
GenreLiterary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorShashi Tharoor
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height5.5 in
Item Weight14.2 Oz
Item Length32 in
Item Width0.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsThis amalgam of essay, literary criticism, and memoir blends into a tribute to the world of books.
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal823/.914 B
SynopsisShashi Tharoor is once again at his provocative best. In the title essay, we learn the steep price paid by some Iraqis just to obtain a book; what does it mean when selling books, essentially selling culture, out of one's own library is the only way to put bread on the table? Later, Tharoor reminisces about growing up with books in India and the central position of classics like the Mahabharata in developing his own literary identity. The poignant homage to Chilean poet Pablo Neruda recalls his incendiary deathbed challenge as an oppressive military regime invaded his home: "There is only one thing of danger for you here--my poetry " "The defining features of today's world," Tharoor writes of the global stage, "are the relentless forces of globalization--the same forces used by the terrorists in their macabre dance of death and destruction." His astute views on Salman Rushdie, India's love for P. G. Wodehouse, Rudyard Kipling, Aleksandr Pushkin, John le Carr , V. S. Naipaul, and Winston Churchill make for fascinating reading. His insightful takes on Hollywood and Bollywood will intrigue even the most demanding cinephile. Together, these thirty-nine pieces reveal the inner workings of one of today's most eclectic writers., Helping us learn what Iraqis go through in their beleaguered land merely to get hold of a book, the author reminisces about growing up with books in India and the central position of classics like the Mahabharata in developing his own literary identity. It also includes the author's views on Salman Rushdie and India's love for P G Wodehouse., Shashi Tharoor is once again at his provocative best. In the title essay, we learn the steep price paid by some Iraqis just to obtain a book; what does it mean when selling books, essentially selling culture, out of one's own library is the only way to put bread on the table? Later, Tharoor reminisces about growing up with books in India and the central position of classics like the Mahabharata in developing his own literary identity. The poignant homage to Chilean poet Pablo Neruda recalls his incendiary deathbed challenge as an oppressive military regime invaded his home: "There is only one thing of danger for you here--my poetry!" "The defining features of today's world," Tharoor writes of the global stage, "are the relentless forces of globalization--the same forces used by the terrorists in their macabre dance of death and destruction." His astute views on Salman Rushdie, India's love for P. G. Wodehouse, Rudyard Kipling, Aleksandr Pushkin, John le Carré, V. S. Naipaul, and Winston Churchill make for fascinating reading. His insightful takes on Hollywood and Bollywood will intrigue even the most demanding cinephile. Together, these thirty-nine pieces reveal the inner workings of one of today's most eclectic writers.
LC Classification NumberPR9499.3.T535
