Spring, Heat, Rains: A South Indian Diary

by David Dean Shulman

"Rocks. Goats. Dry shrubs. Buffaloes. Thorns. A fallen tamarind tree." Such were the sights that greeted David Shulman on his arrival in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh in the spring of 2006. An expert on South Indian languages and cultures, Shulman knew the region well, but from the moment he arrived for this seven-month sojourn he actively soaked up such simple aspects of his surroundings, determined to attend to the rich texture of daily...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226755762
• ISBN13: 9780226755762
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"