I'd never heard of the author before requesting this audiobook, but the NetGalley blurb impressed me. Thankfully this book did not disappoint. It was a bit lengthy, but it gave me a glimpse of the vents the author lived thorough as well as his measured viewpoint on a variety of other topics.

lovely account of life in India, culture, heat, dust, food all conjuring up some wonderful scenes. I didn't know who the author was until I started reading and then looked him up on google. Educated at Cambridge University what a transformation Amartya had to adapt and change to, but also what a time of enlightenment and learning. Fascinating life story and you can feel the authors presence and sentiment in each and every word, What an engaging book and a very sensible approach to life long learning and teaching. Beautifully read. Thank you #NetGalley for the audiobook to review.

Home in the World is Amartya Sen's biography chronicling his upbringing in India and tracing his career as he becomes one of the most influential economists. I have to preface this review by stating that I am currently in grad school getting a MSc in Economics which heavily influenced both my interest and review of this book. I am always interested in how economic theories and the discourse related to it developed over time and this book really delivered on this. What is more, Sen's personal family story and India's history also tied in well with the book's narrative. Personally, I liked the parts on the famine as well has his relations to other famous Economists the best. While some of his elaborations got quite technical, I think their depth and scope was chosen to cater both the interested reader and the studied economist. For fans of Misbehaving by Richard Thaler that are interested in poverty and other social issues, this is a must-read for all those interested in Indian history as well as Development Economics and Social Choice Theory.

This was stepping into nostalgia for me. As a bengali, hearing Amartya Sen talk about Tagore, Bose, Shantiniketan, Presidency, college street and so on was so powerful. He also talks a lot of politics, economics and the history of India. Hearing one of the most well known intellectual from India share his life and living through books and thoughts filled me with pride and awe. There's so much to learn from this book and this man.

Although I'd strongly advice against the audiobook as the narrator has a very heavy British accent and mispronounces every single proper noun.