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The Nobel laureate offers a fascinating look at the people and landscapes of India, based on his years as an attache+a7 at the Mexican embassay and as Mexico's ambassador to India, offering a lyrical, evocative collection of essays on Indian history, culture, art, politics, language, and philosophy.
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Octavio Paz (1914-1998) was born in Mexico and is best known as a poet and essayist. He was also a professor, critic and translator and was the Mexican ambassador to India and France. Like Neruda and Jorge Luis Borges, Paz is one of those Latin American literary giants whose work has influenced not only their own politics and culture but those of the world.
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Paz looks at the people and landscapes of India, based on his years with the Mexican embassy, offering a collection of essays on Indian history, culture, art, politics, language, and philosophy.
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