Lunch with a Bigot: The Writer in the World

by Amitava Kumar

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822359308
• ISBN13: 9780822359302
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"