Lunch With a Bigot
The Writer in the World
by Amitava Kumar
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Pub Date May 15 2015 | Archive Date Apr 30 2015
Duke University Press | Duke University Press Books
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Advance Praise
"These are the very best sort of essays: the kind in which the pleasure of reading derives from the pleasure of following a writer's mind as it moves from subject to subject, making us see connections we might otherwise have been unaware of. Often a single paragraph contains such a story or detail so arresting that the reader must pause to appreciate it before moving on."—Francine Prose, author of Reading Like a Writer
“Stimulating, wide-ranging, learned and funny—exactly what one wants from a book of essays."—Geoff Dyer, author of But Beautiful: A Book about Jazz
"Amitava Kumar is a sensitive, probing, erudite writer, always ready to question others and himself. It turns out his ceaseless curiosity and skepticism is the best way to write about India in all its complexity and heterogeneity—his is a fascinating mind turned towards a crucial subject."—Edmund White, author of Inside a Pearl: My Years in Paris
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780822359302 |
| PRICE | $24.95 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Librarian 148649
This book was a solid three stars for me most of the way through.
The essays ranged a bit in quality, and Kumar absolutely shined when he turned his intellect outward. His discussion with Arudhati Roy, the boxer on the flight, and the essays on Kashmir were strong and hit hard. His contemplations on writing tended to be more hit and miss, as I find most writers writing about writing tend to be. The weakest essay in the book was his piece on ten rules of being a writer-- it felt very self-satisfied, and that obsession with self pops up in a number of the essays in ways that got on my nerves.
And then I hit the last essay and legitimately started sniffling in public. The books started on a strong note and left me with a lasting emotional impression.
