A Return to Self: Excursions in Exile

by Aatish Taseer

A blend of travelog and memoir spanning from Turkey to Mexico, exploring Aatish Taseer's uniquely blended identity and asking: Why do certain cities become epicenters of great historical shifts and sites of unpredictable communities?

In 2019, the government of Prime Minister Narenda Modi revoked Aatish Taseer's Indian citizenship, thereby exiling him from the country where he grew up and lived for thirty years. This loss, both practical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646222792
• ISBN13: 9781646222797
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Catapult
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.