Lunch With a Bigot
| Author | : Amitava Kumar |
| Publisher | : Duke University Press |
| Total Pages | : 213 |
| Release | : 2015-05-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780822375395 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0822375397 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (397 Downloads) |
Download or read book Lunch With a Bigot written by Amitava Kumar and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-29 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
