Lunch With a Bigot
The Writer in the World
Nonfiction, Travel, Asia, India, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Books & Reading, Biography & Memoir, Literary
| Author: | Amitava Kumar | ISBN: | 9780822375395 |
| Publisher: | Duke University Press | Publication: | May 29, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Duke University Press Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Amitava Kumar |
| ISBN: | 9780822375395 |
| Publisher: | Duke University Press |
| Publication: | May 29, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Duke University Press Books |
| Language: | English |
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.
