Tropical Classical: Essays from Several Directions

Iyer, Pico

ISBN 10: 0679454322 / ISBN 13: 9780679454328

Published by Knopf, 1997

Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly! Seller Inventory # DBV.0679454322.G

Synopsis:

The author of Video Night in Kathmandu offers a distinctive, perceptive collection of essays on topics ranging from a hermitage in California and Cuba to profiles of Salman Rushdie, Raymond Chandler, and Henry Miller. 12,500 first printing.

From the Inside Flap: pical Classical</b> the author of <i>Video Nights in Katmandu</i> and <i>The Lady and the Monk</i> visits a holy city in Ethiopia, where hooded worshippers practice a Christianity that has remained unchanged since the Middle Ages. He follows the bewilderingly complex route of Bombay's <i>dabbawallahs</i>, who each day ferry 100,000 different lunches to 100,000 different workers.<br><br>Iyer chats with the Dalai Lama and assesses the books of Salman Rushdie and Cormac McCarthy. And he brings his perceptive eye and unflappable wit to bear on the postmodern vogues for literary puffery, sexual gamesmanship, and frequent-flier miles. Glittering with aphorisms, overflowing with insight, and often hilarious, <b>Tropical Classical</b> represents some of Iyer's finest work.<br><br><br><i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i>

Bibliographic Details

Title: Tropical Classical: Essays from Several ...
Publisher: Knopf
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: good